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Started by halfseminole, January 28, 2015, 06:47:00 PM

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halfseminole

A clear finish for wood that is all natural?  With the true blues of the tips and handle of my St Jude's bow, I don't want it changed by an amber tinted finish.  I normally use "natural" Danish oil, then wax with a beeswax/pitch blend.  But that imparts a clearly visible amber tone to the wood.  Most of the time it's great, but with this odd wood I want to get the most out of it.

I thought about a paraffin finish on the tips and handle only, as the Danish oil will work just fine over the rest of it.

Any thoughts?  I'm open to suggestions.

Bowjunkie

Paraffin was the first thing that came to my mind as well.

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Mike

eflanders

Any oil will impart the same tone as when the wood is wet from water.  Even wax will slowly get darker in time.  

To the best of my knowledge, all raw woods will darken with age even when left totally uncoated and without UV exposure.  Some woods will also turn a grayish tone with UV exposure.

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