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Steve Cover:
To the moderators.

Thanks for pulling the plug on the Spline/spine thread.

Life is way too short for that kind of BS.

I'm a good guy, and intend to be an active productive member of the forum.

Feel free to delete any and all further attacks on me.

Steve

Steve Cover:

--- Quote from: Pat B on February 05, 2010, 02:03:26 am ---When I made cedars I would use a dip tube for finishes only. I usually used water based poly. Dip the shaft, let the excess drip off and hang to dry. It will continue to drip so protect the surface below from the excess. Two coats of poly made a good finish and no chemical smell.
  Now I use either hand rubbed Tru-Oil or my home made pine pitch varnish which I brush on for my hardwood shoot arrows and cane arrows I have removed the rind from. On cane with the rind intact I usually don't add a finish.

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I've dipped arrows in paint and hung them to dry for years.

I appreciate the feedback.

From what I've read so far, I think I will experiment with punching a 80% sized hole in the membrane and dipping in my walnut die.

Tell me more about your home made pine pitch varnish.  I have lots of pines on my retirement property.

Thanks again,

Steve

Pat B:
Dissolve hard pine pitch in alcohol, strain off the trash and store in an air tight jar. The harder the pitch the better. It will dry hard as soon as the alcohol evaporates. If the pitch is tacky or oozy when dissolved it will take longer to "cure" once the alcohol evaporates.
  I also use pitch varnish to seal sinew wraps on arrows.

Steve Cover:

--- Quote from: Pat B on February 05, 2010, 10:19:47 am ---Dissolve hard pine pitch in alcohol, strain off the trash and store in an air tight jar. The harder the pitch the better. It will dry hard as soon as the alcohol evaporates. If the pitch is tacky or oozy when dissolved it will take longer to "cure" once the alcohol evaporates.
  I also use pitch varnish to seal sinew wraps on arrows.

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Thanks,

Steve

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