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sweeney3:
The gaskets I got for the GL came pre-punched.  Are you talking about sealing the arrows with GL, or about dying/staining them?  If you are going to dip them to stain them, don't use the rubber gasket.  It pulls too much dye/stain off and doesn't let enough stay on the arrow to take it.  At least, that's what's I've seen.  That gasket may just be to keep the stuff from drying out when you are not using it.  I dunno.  To stain arrows, I'll dip them and let it drip off for several seconds, then run a towel down the shaft and set it aside to dry.  Or run stain or dye over them by hand.  But, I sure haven't used all there is out there, so you may have something else that would work better.  If you do, let me know please!   ;)

Hillbilly:
Fiebings leather dye rubbed on with a cloth is a great easy way to stain shafts, too.

Steve Cover:

--- Quote from: sweeney3 on February 04, 2010, 11:47:31 pm ---The gaskets I got for the GL came pre-punched.  Are you talking about sealing the arrows with GL, or about dying/staining them?  If you are going to dip them to stain them, don't use the rubber gasket.  It pulls too much dye/stain off and doesn't let enough stay on the arrow to take it.  At least, that's what's I've seen.  That gasket may just be to keep the stuff from drying out when you are not using it.  I dunno.  To stain arrows, I'll dip them and let it drip off for several seconds, then run a towel down the shaft and set it aside to dry.  Or run stain or dye over them by hand.  But, I sure haven't used all there is out there, so you may have something else that would work better.  If you do, let me know please!   ;)

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Thanks,

I've thought about the dip and wipe off scenario too.

The unpunched membrane has me stumped.

Steve

Pat B:
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.

Justin Snyder:
In the past it wasn't uncommon to soak arrows in Danish oil to increase weight. A plug with no hole would be necessary to keep from spilling the oil.

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