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Bamboo/Cane Finish
Roy:
I like to use tongue oil, the type you brush on, then wait about 6 to 7 minutes and wipe off with a rag.
welch2:
I leave mine alone ,or stain them .These are poke berry stained.
Ralph
Mechslasher:
pat, i use a 1" foam brush to put my massey finish on. i tried a bristle brush one time but it left streaks in the finish. if you have a couple arrows to finish, the five minute epoxy and alcohol works great. they are ready to fletch in 15-20 minutes. if you have a full set then the two ton epoxy will works better but takes a while longer to cure. one coat is all i usually use but applying a couple coats of massey finish will leave a diamond hard finish that is slick as two eels getting it on in a bucket of snot.
GregB:
Cheapshot, I've been doing some sanding on the fletching end and then some fletching glue (not fletch-tite, can't think of the name). I also have left a 1/8" or so of the quill exposed on each end and sinew wrapped. This has worked pretty good although I've had a couple of feathers still lose their bond with the cane but stay on due to the sinew wrap.
Talking with Sawfiler a couple of weeks ago, he sands the cane on the feather end, wipes with denatured alchohol, and then uses super glue. No sinew wrapping and hasn't had any problem with feathers falling off. Not the most primitive, but it works and yields a good hunting arrow.
cheapshot:
Thanks Greg, I have some super glue gel I have been wanting to try. I'll try sanding the fletch area, and an alcohol wipe.
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