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Author Topic: Re-finishing wooden arrows?  (Read 809 times)

Offline sean boyer

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Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« on: April 12, 2007, 09:35:00 AM »
hi everyone,
i have some wooden Hexshaft arrows that i dont like the cresting or the crowning. is it possible to completely refinish an already finsished arrow ?  lol  and if so ...HOW ?? please ??
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Offline TexMex

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Re: Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2007, 12:19:00 PM »
:coffee:
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Offline LAR43

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Re: Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2007, 12:22:00 PM »
Honestly . . . Probably not worth the effort . .
JMO

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Offline sean boyer

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Re: Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2007, 12:50:00 PM »
dang.....well  thanks  anyway
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Offline donw

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Re: Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2007, 01:00:00 PM »
lar43 is right but you could chuck them up in your drill motor, sand them down and refinish but bear in mind, that would change the spine...the hex shafts do not take kindly to heavy sanding action in my experience...
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Offline Ron LaClair

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Re: Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2007, 01:06:00 PM »
Dip them full length in a solid color paint, then crest. I've even spray painted shafts when I wanted to change how they looked.
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Offline The Ursus

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Re: Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2007, 01:40:00 PM »
...or you could just dip/spray the crowned and crested end of the arrow with a solid paint color.  Then just recrest over the top.  As for the fore-end of the shaft, I'd just leave it be.
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Offline Whip

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Re: Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2007, 03:38:00 PM »
Building new ones is too much fun.  Challenge your buddies with some difficult targets until they break!  "See that little tuft of grass next to that rock.....?"
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Offline sean boyer

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Re: Re-finishing wooden arrows?
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2007, 04:11:00 PM »
i  never thought  about  just  painting over the whole mess !! lol   Thanks  everybody
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