Poly only

[stonewall]

No stain, Lately I have been finishing my wood shafts with just poly and really like the look of the grain showing through instead of staining . Anybody else like this look. I know most people like dark stain and capping but I just got tired of seeing the same old thang.

[WESTBROOK]

Yep...My favorite color shaft is just oil based poly that has aged to a mellow gold color.

[stonewall]

Yep exactly westbrook.

[FlintNSteel]

I have done that on quite a few dozen over the years for stump shooting.  I can find that nice light colored shaft a lot easier than a stained one when it tries to bury.  

I also like to leave the "cap dip" area just plain wood and only stain forward of that cresting the transition.  To me, that looks better than a cap dip of color.

[Cavscout9753]

I had RMS gear do a dozen that I just had them stain for the cap and leave the rest bare, just poly. A funky look. I like them, I just use my fir arrows more. All I really do anymore is 1 coat of stain, poly, fletch. I find the simplier the arrow, the easy the inevitable loss. One day maybe I'll have an abundance of time and money and I can play with nice looking arrows. Just not now.

[Soilarch]

Just tried Minwax Antique Oil Finish (red tin, it's a wipe-on)on a non-archery project.  Has an old-school light reddish-orange tinge to it. Oil poly on top of it should be fine. If you guys like that aged look it might worth trying.

[atatarpm]

I just use Teak Oil on mine. Being a cabinet makers grandson I love the look of wood with all it's character.