linseed oil
05-30-2020, 05:39 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 46
linseed oil
when should you put linseed oil on a bow and what exactly does it do. does it just make it shiny or does it make the bow itself stronger?
is there a type of bow to not put linseed oil on, aside from compound bows
is there a type of bow to not put linseed oil on, aside from compound bows
05-31-2020, 01:22 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: west central wi USA
Posts: 2,242
Unless your bow is an entirely wooden self-bow, and is dried out, I can think of no reason to put linseed oil on it. Linseed oil is used to preserve raw wood. Any composite or laminated limbed bow or a bow with a finish on it, won't benefit from it. If you are concerned about waterproofing, use carnuba wax or car wax.
05-31-2020, 05:10 AM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 15,436
Linseed oil is used to finish gun stocks, it makes them shed water and brings out the grain for a beautiful finish. I finished a gun stock with 20 coats of hand rubbed linseed oil using just my fingertips to apply it. I have never heard of putting it on a bow unless it is an all wood bow and it would be used for the same reason it is used on gun stocks.
