Raw Gold Tip shafts come bare (no vanes) but with brass inserts and your choice of nocks, neither of which are glued in. When one orders custom arrows, you specify length, choice of nocks, inserts and size of vanes. Bow-brand arrows (Parker, Excal, Ten Point, etc) come with the nock the bow manufacturer specifies (e.g. Parker uses moons, the other two use flat), specific length (18 to 22") as well as the vanes they prefer, generally 4".