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Offline wood_bandit99

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Sealing arrows
« on: August 08, 2013, 05:45:43 pm »
Hey I'm new to wood arrows. I have been shooting carbons with my selfbow for hunting and the 3d people around me make us shoot wood arrows. I want to go cheap so I'm thinking sealing my arrows with linseed oil. Unless anyone can find me a cheaper place than 3 rivers :)
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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Sealing arrows
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2013, 06:25:37 pm »
I find Tru-oil to be the best.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Sealing arrows
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2013, 06:46:34 pm »
I use Tru-oil on most of my shafts. Cheap, quick, easy, effective. Polyurethane will also work. On true primitive or replica arrows, I use bear grease.
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Offline madcrow

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Re: Sealing arrows
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2013, 07:06:13 pm »
What Steve said.  Bear grease makes some fine biscuits too.   8)
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Offline wood_bandit99

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Re: Sealing arrows
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2013, 07:10:42 pm »
Ok. Ill try some linseed oil first cuz I have it but ill order some tung oil too!
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Sealing arrows
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2013, 07:50:04 pm »
Get some 3/4" PVC and a 3/4 to 3" adapter glue them together and cap on the opposing end and bam you have a dip tube. Fill it with an oil based poly. Dip, hang X3 and bam finished shafts
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Sealing arrows
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2013, 09:37:16 am »
  I use'lly use spray polly. But have used wax alot on shoot arrows. There's no better water proffing than wax. Heated wax soaks into the pours. OILS AND POLLYS cover the wood to seal. Also wax lets the wood breath this along this age helps shoots stay straight.
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Sealing arrows
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2013, 01:01:22 pm »
urathane. cheap, super de duper effective, and it doesn't gloss... i use it on locust, ceder, and oak shafting.

I don't seal my cane shafts. ever.
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Offline Forresterwoods

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Re: Sealing arrows
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2013, 06:04:34 pm »
I use teak oil. It soaks into grain well, drys quick to touch, can buff up with a wool sock, and is not greasy.

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