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Title: wood arrows
Post by: Greyfeather on March 20, 2007, 01:39:00 PM

I always buy my cedar shafts from Rose City, and LOVE their arrows, but I don't like the way the arrows are burnished and don't take the stain.  Is their something I can do to them to open the cells up to accepting the stain or can someone recommend another premium cedar shaft vendor for me to try?

Title: Re: wood arrows
Post by: grizz on March 20, 2007, 10:29:00 PM

I sand them with 220 grit paper, they stain well then.

Title: Re: wood arrows
Post by: Kingstaken on March 21, 2007, 10:05:00 AM

What grizz said.

Title: Re: wood arrows
Post by: Traxx on March 24, 2007, 01:41:00 PM

Or,you could run em through some fine steel wool.It also tells you if there is some grain runout or slivers in the shaft.

Title: Re: wood arrows
Post by: Kid on March 24, 2007, 04:08:00 PM

Sometimes using a alcohol based stain will work better on those shafts as well. A lot of the commercial oil based stains don't penetrate well. DYES as opposed to STAINS will penetrate better as well.

Title: Re: wood arrows
Post by: ColoBearBait on April 14, 2007, 04:54:00 PM

I have had some incredible results using wood dye instead of stain. It comes as either water or alcohol-soluble, as a powder. As long as the powder stays dry, it will last forever, and it will color anything. I used it on the bamboo backing of my bow, and had great results. I used Waterlox original for a finish, but any kind of sealer will take on it.

Title: Re: wood arrows
Post by: Blue Moose on April 14, 2007, 05:33:00 PM

The RIT dye at your local grocery is great too. It's alcohol based and dries quickly. TM

Title: Re: wood arrows
Post by: Terry Green on April 15, 2007, 09:22:00 PM

Move to the PowWow.