Arrow Shaft Colors

[Rick James]

For those of you who dye or stain their shafts what colors do you like the best and and what kind of dyes/stains are you using?  For those of you who do dye--do you put some sort of hi viz cap on and if so what are you using for that?
thanks, rick

[khardrunner]

I like minwax stain in ebony for dark slick looking arrows. Id use arrow wraps for the cap as it makes feather removal easier without damagin the shaft.

[Orion]

I use Minwax ebony and provincial stains on my POCs.  I seal and crest with Bohning lacquers.  Crown dip is about 9 inches of Bohning white lacquer.

[Stumpkiller]

My favorite is Three Rivers Pecan alcohol based for the shaft and Fiebings yellow leather dye for the crown.  They show up well (especially with yellow fletch) and look good IMHO.

 

 

I wipe on and use a crest to hide the seam/overlap between the two stains

[Rick James]

Those look good Charles! I have not been cresting my arrows--I have done some with black and orange Rit dye and just kinda let the colors fade into each other--they look ok but I'm  looking for something that kinda jumps out at ya--I like yours--they look good.
rick

[Stumpkiller]

Thanky.  Over the stain is MinWax wipe-on polyurethane.  Then the cresting is permanent Sharpie markers and Pilot metallic ink pens.  Fast, cheap and simple.  And they hold up well.