I am in the middle of a full-blown retooling and need all new arrows. I want to make them, and I've been comparing the cost of having them made vs. buying shafts and starting from scratch.
Basically in Gold Tip Trad Hunters, I'm looking at $126 delivered for a dozen cut, nocks-n-inserts installed, 4-fletch, all-white shield feathered arrows. That's a pretty darn good price.
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For about $190 delivered (I'm still weighing paying higher unit prices where I can exceed it with shipping savings) for a dozen nocked GT Trad shafts uncut (I have a miniature cutoff saw), uninstalled inserts, 100 4-inch white barred TrueFlights (which I am having a hard time finding in stock), enough fletching tape for 3 dozen-plus arrows, AAE gel glue for the feather tips, a Grayling fletcher (I had my heart set on a Bitz but Rob's video convinced me it's not necessary... maybe later), plus plain-jane white wraps, plus all the other parts and pieces I have laying around.
Plus, you know one dozen won't do me. With tuning and mistakes (oops, too short!) and casualties and changes of mind and then getting into the fast water of pre-season, which is coming up so fast my teeth are chattering, I'll be three dozen minimum and that's when the math turns pretty fast in favor of rolling your own.