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b.glass:
I like Tru Oil and parafin. The current bow I'm working on is going to be backed with snake therefore I will use Tru Oil. I have'nt worked enough with a parafin finish to know how it would do on snake skin backings. Can anyone give me an opinion?

**DONOTDELETE**:
what about a spray on poly or a wipe on poly. I know lots of ppl use parafin on air backed bows.

Pat B:
Tru-Oil is the finish I use mostly. I haven't used paraffin but I think for self bows, where it will sink in, it makes a good, easy and cheap finish.  With snake skin I don't think it would sink in and would eventually crack as the bow bends. Just a guess on my part.   Pat

Dano:
You have to heat the bow slightly for paraffin to work well, I don't think I'd do that to a snake backed bow. I used to use Thunderbird 2 part epoxy, but here lately I'm learning to love Tru Oil, it's so much easier to use, bar none.

NightHawk:
profin is a very good sealer. Some of the big arrow makers use it to seal thier shafts

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