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Title: Deck Stain
Post by: bowmad on October 07, 2014, 12:44:00 PM

I feel like this is a silly question, but I have some cordovan brown oil based deck stain that I was thinking of using on a bow. Is this a bad idea or is it viable? I use Tru Oil to finish my bows.

Also on a completely different thought, I'm making a couple of 48" kid's bows and was wondering what might be a good string thickness for Flemish twist? 5 strands per bundle or is that too much?

Title: Re: Deck Stain
Post by: monterey on October 07, 2014, 03:21:00 PM

Depends on the draw weight, but five seems excessive.  For kid bows drawing 15 to 25 # I go with six strands on an endless.

Title: Re: Deck Stain
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 07, 2014, 03:27:00 PM

The deck stain could work, but I would try it on a test piece of wood and apply the tru oil to see how it works out.

For a kids bow, 10 strand would be excessive. If it's Flemish you want, do two, 3 strand bundles.

Title: Re: Deck Stain
Post by: bowmad on October 07, 2014, 09:50:00 PM

Thanks fellas. Experimentation in progress.