I notice a lot of guys 'rolling their own' (building their own arrows) on You Tube talking about sealing their wood shafts with gasket shellac. Any reason why they would prefer that over a nice polyurethane sealer?
I used some Zinsser spray-on shellac for some wood trim border around the tile by my front door. I mean, this stuff gets walked on every single day, and the wood, stain and poly look like the day I put it down 4 years ago! Also, it dried in a matter of minutes after I applied it. Dry to the touch after 5 minutes! I would consider giving it a go on arrows.
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i think it would be because the shellac soaks in the wood a little better that the poly does.
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Well, the prime objective is to seal the wood from moisture, correct? So your arrows don't warp or take on added weight? I would think anything that keeps the ol' H2O out would be fine?bronco2 wrote:i think it would be because the shellac soaks in the wood a little better that the poly does.
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that is true. its is basically a person preference.
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On those lines, it also seems like spar varnish should work well if you can lay it on in thin coats.
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I like to seal wood with one coat of teak oil. After 72 hours it can be covered with anything. I then go to a quick dry polyurethane from Kwick Kleen. I put on 6 coats... (each coat one swipe with a sock)...and drys between coats in 30 minutes. After 48 hours a little buffing with a wool sock for that burnished look...and not the usual 'plastic' look from a dip finish.
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I have heard of and used Gasket Laquar but not shellac. It is now sold by 3Rivers. It is not so much about penatration but the thin coats dry real fast in warm temps. By the time you dip the doz. the first one can be dipped agian. I stopped using it when there were issues with cracking. I now use pure tung oil. I do the cap different, I use Bohning paints, crest then use Minwax Polycrilic (waterbased) to somewhat protect the cresting. I use NPV glue from Saunders to fletch.