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hunting in the rain...?
Pat B:
Banoch, You don't want to completely seal your wood bows even if you could. The wood needs to breath...and as it is breathing it is taking on whatever moisture is in the air. The best you can do is try to stay out of the rain if possible and unbrace your bow as soon as possible when in wet conditions. If you get caught in a rain storm, dry off your bow as soon as you can and store it in a dry location when not in use.
zeNBowyer:
Wow didn't know that Pat, thought bows were completely sealed, wonder if that is true for the evil fg also?
Pat B:
It doesn't matter with the fg because it is not hygroscopic like wood is. The wood in a fg bow will be effected by humidity.
smokeu:
I heated in bacon grease with a heat gun and then heated in a little bees wax, and then just rubbed on another coat of wax. I recoat it every few trips seems to be good and pretty resistant to the rain, and percipitation. My fletching seems to suffer though!
Mike
PeteC:
I'm not near as bad as I use to be about my self-made equipment getting wet. I don't worry about osage much,cause it's tough,although I still put a few extra coats of carnauba wax on them for insurance.But, I won't take my whitewood bows out unless it's nice and dry. God Bless
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