wood arrows

[Greyfeather]

I always buy my cedar shafts from Rose City, and LOVE their arrows, but I don't like the way the arrows are burnished and don't take the stain.  Is their something I can do to them to open the cells up to accepting the stain or can someone recommend another premium cedar shaft vendor for me to try?

[grizz]

I sand them with 220 grit paper, they stain well then.

[Kingstaken]

What grizz said.

[Traxx]

Or,you could run em through some fine steel wool.It also tells you if there is some grain runout or slivers in the shaft.

[Kid]

Sometimes using a alcohol based stain will work better on those shafts as well. A lot of the commercial oil based stains don't penetrate well. DYES as opposed to STAINS will penetrate better as well.

[ColoBearBait]

I have had some incredible results using wood dye instead of stain. It comes as either water or alcohol-soluble, as a powder. As long as the powder stays dry, it will last forever, and it will color anything. I used it on the bamboo backing of my bow, and had great results. I used Waterlox original for a finish, but any kind of sealer will take on it.

[Blue Moose]

The RIT dye at your local grocery is great too. It's alcohol based and dries quickly. TM

[Terry Green]

Move to the PowWow.