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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: k9hiker on October 19, 2023, 09:30:48 pm

Title: Using tung oil as an arrow finish
Post by: k9hiker on October 19, 2023, 09:30:48 pm

Hi all

How well does tung oil work for finishing arrows? My preliminary tests look pretty promising for putting fletching on with duco cement and fletch tite. Is there anything I need to watch for?

I think my main concern was whether the fletching would actually stick well on a tung oil finished wood shaft.

Title: Re: Using tung oil as an arrow finish
Post by: stuckinthemud on October 23, 2023, 05:17:31 pm

I can’t speak for those products but tung oil is damaged and marked by water, and most adhesives tend to stick poorly to any form of oil residue .  I suggest sticking a fletching onto an oiled arrow off-cut  and seeing how you go.