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Arrow finishes
Pat B:
On cedar arrows I would dip in water based poly. With hardwood shoot arrows I have used Tru-Oil, bear fat and pine pitch varnish. On cane arrows I don't use a finish because I leave the rind on. Pat
Shooter_G22:
has anybody used lard as a finish or sealer??? you know like land o lakes lard... somewhere i heard or read that primitive arrows and some bows were coated with animal fat as a protective sealer and i was wondering if land o lakes lard would work????
Pat B:
Lard is pig fat. It should work just fine. One of my hunting bows for this year is a yew selfbow and bear fat is what I used for a finish. I have noticed it gets a tad bit limp during very humid days. Pat
jape:
I have just tried wattle (acacia) pitch as a varnish and it seems good and can be mixed with stains such as red ochre (comes out orangey though), don't know how long it will last but I will try solvents such as alcohol which is reasonably primitive ;D as well as melting in water. Does anyone know of natural additives to make it harder/waterproof as a protective finish?
This is testing for future application on POC and hardwood shafts. I leave bamboo as is.
For the less primitive hardwood arrows and previous POC shafts I have always painted and poly'd, but given that it still scratches off easily so I am moving to natural finishes.
JW_Halverson:
For those of you using fats/greases, I would have to guessing you apply it AFTER fletching?
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