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by Lord Gerbalicious
Thu May 08, 2014 1:10 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Starting a shop
Replies: 57
Views: 14369

Re: Starting a shop

Hey All First, to the guy opening the shop, awesome idea and I really hope it works out. So great to be able to browse local craftsmens' goods in the one place! I hope people don't take what I'm about to say the wrong way, I'm a lawyer and this forum has helped me out with building arrows, so I thou...
by Lord Gerbalicious
Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:26 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Arrow making - seal/finish/laquer etc.
Replies: 9
Views: 1643

Re: Arrow making - seal/finish/laquer etc.

Sorry Trad you do mean Minwax right, Miniwax is just a typo and not a different product?
by Lord Gerbalicious
Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:23 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Arrow making - seal/finish/laquer etc.
Replies: 9
Views: 1643

Re: Arrow making - seal/finish/laquer etc.

Awesome thanks Trad, I'll go grab a tin at Bunnings. Any specific type?
by Lord Gerbalicious
Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:05 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Arrow making - seal/finish/laquer etc.
Replies: 9
Views: 1643

Re: Arrow making - seal/finish/laquer etc.

Cheers for the advice guys. So would the above mix (beeswax, linseed oil and pine turps) be considered a wax and not a varnish (sorry, I'm new to woodwork altogether)? If so, the suggestion might be to fletch onto the raw shaft and then apply the Balsam?
by Lord Gerbalicious
Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:54 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Arrow making - seal/finish/laquer etc.
Replies: 9
Views: 1643

Arrow making - seal/finish/laquer etc.

Hi folks This will be a very amateur question for 99% of you, I am trying to make my first set of wood (POC) arrows and I am getting very confused over the abundance of information on the internet. I have been told that a linseed oil / beeswax can be used to either seal or finish the arrow (I'm not ...