Dan,
When you say you seal the shaft first, does that mean with gl? I think you meant you do that just to the cap section, right? If you're putting one coat of gl on after the tip section is stained and before the cap goes on, why don't you do it all at once? Anyway, that's something I haven't tried. I've got some white latex enamel thinned down to where it pours off the shaft pretty fast after dipping, but it still builds up faster and thicker at the nock end. Maybe if I put up a ceiling fan in the shop and mount clamps to the end of the blades....centrifuge those things off....yeah.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Seriously, thanks for the tip. Having that smooth gl surface to put the cap on makes sense.
Tom