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cummins:
What to use for waterproofing arrow shafts Thanks Ron

Pat B:
For cane arrows I use nothing. For hardwood shoot shafts I use Tru-Oil or pine pitch varnish. When I was making cedars I would dip shafts into water based poly.

JackCrafty:
I use shellac.  I used to use pure tung oil, but shellac dries in less time than it takes to steal the antlers off a roadkill deer. ;D

Justin Snyder:
spray urethane

Hillbilly:
I've used spray urethane, shellac, paste wax, laquer, all kinds of stuff.They all work. Nowadays I usually use either Tru-oil or bear grease, depending on how primitive I'm feeling at the moment. The Tru-oil is quick, easy, cheap, and effective. I use it on cane arrows too, because I grind my nodes down even with the rest of the shaft. I've been meaning to try the Massey finish-two-ton epoxy thinned with acteone or denatured alchohol. Chris Cade (Mechslasher) says it works great, and I tend to listen to most things he has to say about making arrows. :)

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