Author Topic: Question on stain for limbs (Read 234 times)

Dave Pagel · « **on:** September 23, 2010, 04:16:00 PM »

Mike Walkers beautiful Tip brought up a question for me. What kind of stain do bowyers use to do limbs like that? Do most of them use the same stains? Are they the same stains we use for arrows? Water based or alcohol based? Certain brands?

Dave

Sixby · « **Reply #1 on:** September 23, 2010, 05:22:00 PM »

I use a water based stain that I buy from Binghams.

firewater100 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 23, 2010, 05:55:00 PM »

Not that I'm an expert. But I have stained a couple bows that were made of actionboo. I used rit-dye powder mixed with pure alcohol. Even made one look like natural bamboo by taking a cue tip to make the pattern darker till I liked it

Dave Pagel · « **Reply #3 on:** September 23, 2010, 06:43:00 PM »

Thanks guys. Any more of you that have info?

Dave

Bow man · « **Reply #4 on:** September 23, 2010, 07:01:00 PM »

Dave, Tracey has used both water based and the alchol based both work well

Sixby · « **Reply #5 on:** September 23, 2010, 10:01:00 PM »

Yes, I think the dye I use is called analine dye.

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