Anybody have a dip tube set up for sealing bows? Half at a time obviously. It sure seems like it would fill every little crack, crevice and grain line on the bow. Im thinking two dips would be adequate.
You sound like a volunteer to me ;) . Don't forget to post pics of everything!
Im half way there Tom! I have a quart and a half of Helmsman itching to get dumped in a 2 1/2" PVC tube......I aint scared of nuttin'!
Gary Davis Has dipped em for years. That is for his sealer before he steams and straightens,but I think he has done it for final finish also.
If Gary does it......it works Chuck.
I think John Cooper of Bronz bows is doing it that way also. Lernt it from Gary.
Sounds to me like your headed in the right direction then PD.
It seems to me the runs would all go to one end like arrow shafts do. I would do half at a time.
Gary uses Tru-Oil and does it one limb at a time. His bows are amazing.
I have done it with spar , works great except for that little drip on the end of the limb tip. I hang it and keep wiping it off, but seems like there is always a tiny drip. Dip 1/2 at a time.
Yes, Gary Davis dips his bows!
He uses Formby's tung oil! 1 limb at a time. If I remember, he dips each limb past the handle, 7 dips each!
I have 3 of his bows, and the finish is like glass!
7 dips of tongue oil would make any bow shine.. I wipe on 4 coats of it and my bows shine like glass. Nice thing about tongue oil is, there are no runs or dust period.... Cause ya wipe it back off in 6 - 7 minutes. Wait 24 hours and apply another coat.
I like it! I dip all my wood arrows...like you said Pearl, why not bows?! I am working on a Mr. Davis osage r/d bow right now. When it is done I'm going to do the dippity-dippity do! :thumbsup:
PD I dip all my duck and goose calls in deft to seal inside and out, just hang them straight and never have a run. Gotta work on a bow. Thanks now I have one more tool to build (bow dip tube) LOL