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Title: Bear bow refinish
Post by: kurtbel5 on August 30, 2007, 02:04:00 PM
Bowdoc,4nolz, HELP (or anyone else)
 I am waiting for my Tru oil kit in the mail, I've stripped the finish off. I am wondering what color/make stain Bear used or are they natural,if stained, I have used watco and deft with great results but I'm not sure on this application. is there a pro or con to stains under tru oil.If stain is used will the fiberglass p/u the color of the stain?now that the finish is off.
        Man law has to wait
         Thank you  Kurt
Title: Re: Bear bow refinish
Post by: TimZeigler on August 30, 2007, 02:38:00 PM
kurt, I don't recall Bear ever using stains on there risers, could be wrong tho.

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Title: Re: Bear bow refinish
Post by: OconeeDan on August 30, 2007, 06:39:00 PM
Well, I believe Bear used stain on their bows with green or blue risers!
I read that Bear used Fullerplast for finish.
Dan
Title: Re: Bear bow refinish
Post by: TimZeigler on August 30, 2007, 08:58:00 PM
Your probably right Dan, I even have one of those green bows with the blue stripe.  For some reason I thought the wood was a type of dymond or action wood or something and the stain was added in the early stages of making it.  Why'd they call it "future wood" anyhow?
Title: Re: Bear bow refinish
Post by: OconeeDan on August 31, 2007, 06:58:00 AM
I am guessing at the time, the '70's, everybody had a natural colored wooden bow.  But to make blue or green risers, that looked like the "future bow".
I have a green handled Kodiak Hunter, it is green stained (dyed) maple.
And a good shooter.