Trad Gang

Hey Gang.

I've heard that Ipe and osage are fairly oily woods and are tricky to seal.

I'm a fan of minwax wipe on poly for my arrows.

Would this be a good finish for a bow using these woods?

Thanks

Wipe a coat or two of shellac on it. Then seal it with any sealer you chose.

Shellac eh?
Just some thin stuff?..  1-2# cut or so?

Why shellac if you don't mind telling me..
..dry quick over the oily stuff and gives a base for other finishes?

Thanks!

I used Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac in a spray can  to seal up a Rosewood bow once, I sprayed glass and wood. It worked well and I sprayed Minwax Helmsman Spar urethane over it   (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/pauferoriser-1.jpg) (http://s596.photobucket.com/user/Robertfishes/media/pauferoriser-1.jpg.html)

I haven't had any issues with Osage....rosewood on the other hand I've had to use superglue or shellac...


good luck

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Glenn

Exactly as you said.
It drys fast and anything will stick to shellac.
Just about any cut will work. I just keep some granulated shellac and mix a small amount at a time.

Thank you gentlemen.

zradix i used spray shellac and tru oil on my ipe and it worked good

Sounds like a plan.

Thanks guys!