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Author Topic: Lets see your stained arrows!!  (Read 1580 times)

Offline smilinicon

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #20 on: March 27, 2008, 10:14:00 AM »
took me several tries to get it right... still improving on it.

Walnut stain on cedar. Several coats to darken it.

Coat of clear-coat and dry. Buff with 0000 steel wool.

Take a sponge-brush with walnut stain, dab off most of it, then add the patterns you like. Note it will not soak in and may even run together. It will look like the second arrow from left when it does this and you can rotate the arrow to control how that effect looks - or - you can take a dry sponge brush and dab off the runs for another type of look (arrow furthest left is me latest version).

Let dry a day, another buff with 0000 SW, then crest and final clear dip (I am using water based clear from 3R). One more scuff for a hunting satin look.

thanks for the interest and happy to share my idea.

Cary
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Offline Killdeer

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #21 on: March 27, 2008, 02:51:00 PM »
They have a copperheady look that I really like!

Killdeer  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :archer:
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Offline Jim Harris

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2008, 03:14:00 PM »
Killdeer, I use a Speedball sketching pen set to write and mark on arrows and fishing poles. I use it with black or gold india ink. Other colors are available also. Dip the pin in the ink and write. It doesn't fade like the sharpies. You can get this at art suppy stores. Jim.
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Offline V-Archer

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2008, 03:39:00 PM »
Dark oak stained POC's coated with three coats of polyurethane laquer.

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Offline Killdeer

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2008, 09:59:00 PM »
Thanks Jim, I guess I need to find the right ink. I have dip pens and nibs all over the place.

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Offline pointy sticks

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #25 on: March 27, 2008, 11:33:00 PM »
stained you say

 

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Offline Jim Harris

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #26 on: March 28, 2008, 01:48:00 AM »
Killdeer, I have also used whiteout with the nibs and dip pens to write on carbon and black fiberglass. With the india ink or white out I put a coat of clear finish over it to protect it.I have used rod builders epoxy and Minwax spar urathane over it. Works fine. Jim.
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Offline Al Kidner

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #27 on: March 28, 2008, 08:04:00 AM »
I've always stained my arrows. I think it sets 'em off better as well as bringing out the cresting work. Here is a few of my past dozen...

These are Danny Rowen's first of 2 Dozen:


 


And these went with me to New Zealand:

 

And some I made for my mate on the same trip:


 


What I like to do is darken the stain as you get closer to the point end of the shaft. Kinda makes it look like a footing.


Enjoy,


AK.
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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #28 on: March 28, 2008, 08:20:00 AM »
Lots of awesome arrows! You guys are truly skilled.
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Offline RamiusEng

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #29 on: March 28, 2008, 10:58:00 AM »
Here some I made last summer.  I haven't been making much. Though I do have a dozen tapered POC calling to me again...  :)  

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Offline BowHuntingFool

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #30 on: March 28, 2008, 12:17:00 PM »
Thanks everyone, those are some great looking arrows!
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Offline SCATTERSHOT

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #31 on: March 28, 2008, 04:35:00 PM »
Here are some of mine. I like the look of the stained nock end, second from the right. Sorry for the poor pics.

 
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Offline Auzoutdoor

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #32 on: March 28, 2008, 07:12:00 PM »
These are some Aussie hardwoods stained and bound with rod binding thread.
 
 
And the same stain on a roaring horn.....
Cheers KIM
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Offline KYArcher

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #33 on: March 28, 2008, 08:21:00 PM »

I finished these a month or so ago, stained raw sienna & red.
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Offline KYArcher

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #34 on: March 28, 2008, 08:23:00 PM »
Wow I finally figured out how to post pics on here!  :goldtooth:
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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #35 on: March 28, 2008, 08:33:00 PM »
Could you please leave them up a little longer? I didn't get a chance to see!

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Offline KYArcher

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #36 on: March 28, 2008, 08:37:00 PM »
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Offline BowHuntingFool

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #37 on: March 29, 2008, 10:26:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Killdeer:
Could you please leave them up a little longer? I didn't get a chance to see!

Killdeer    :pray:  
I hear ya, sure would of liked to see em'!!!!!   :D  

Auzoutdoor those a real nice, pretty hard to loose them!
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Offline Nate Fikkert

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #38 on: March 29, 2008, 02:35:00 PM »
KIM,

Those might be some of the greatest looking arrows I have ever seen!  AWESOME

Nathan
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Offline celticknot

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Re: Lets see your stained arrows!!
« Reply #39 on: April 25, 2008, 08:58:00 PM »
can some one show what burnt feathers look like im about to get a feather burner
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