jag, if you shoot a lot, its well worth it money wise and fun wise. Heck, its fun even if you don't make up a lot of arrows! I would hate to make a trip to my dealer every time I tore up some fletching. On the other hand, utilizing your local shop's services is being a good patron. Although I usually fletch my own, my local dealer should have my Axis arrows done by this weekend. Letting him dip in white laquar and he is also doing the fletching.