Douglas Fir Shafts and stain?

[flint kemper]

Has anyone tried leather dyes or aniline dies on fir shafts? I was wondering if you have had success. I am going to get some Surewoods and was trying to come up with a color pattern before hand. Thanks Flint  

[Charlie Lamb]

I've used aniline dye's in the past on Douglas Fir and it works great. I like a "mahogony" color.
More red than brown, warm without being gaudy. Doug Fir takes the dye's nicely.

[portugeejn]

I used some Fiebings walnut leather die, and the arrows turned out nice, if a bit light.  I had someone mistake them for PO cedar.  It took the dye well.

RonP

[Jack Denbow]

I use aniline dyes all the time, both water based and alcohol based. Both are available in many colors and you can mix the colors to get the color you want. I use aniline dyes on many different kinds of wood but mostly Douglas Fir.

[Chris Surtees]

Also have used aniline dyes on D-fir shafts with great success. Best looking ones to me where the warmer browns like walnut, and when I mixed some dye to make a osage color.

CS

[B M A]

The Surewood Fir shafts take stain very well.  As with any wood test it for the color you want on your shaft end first. All woods take stain differntly.  I have a stain color that I use on both the Fir and Cedar that on the Fir it makes it look like slightly darkened Osage.
 I prefer the Fiebings Leather stains.  They work great, even the water based ones. I have also used the Minwax stains on them with good results.

[VTer]

Flint, I've never heard of the Surewood's but I've used regular fir. I had good luck w/ Minwax stains. Who sells the Surewood?

[flint kemper]

Greg, they are made by Doug Knight. Google surewood shafts. Several sponsors here carry them Bull Mtn Archery(Brock)above Raptor Archery(Ted), and the Nocking Point as well. Flint

[Weasel]

I use Fiebing's alcohol based leather die as well.  Works fine!

Jerry

[flint kemper]

Tim, Thanks for the clarification. Flint