bigcountry

I hand straightened a doz of port cedar arrows from 3 Rivers tonight. Seemed too easy. Makes me think I will have to straighten after every range sesson. Should they stay straight after a few straightenings?

LBR

If you get them sealed, they should stay straight for the most part. Check them once in a while--sometimes they get bent pulling out of a target or if they aren't stored flat. Easy to do when you get the hang of it.

Chad

bigcountry

Chad, I have been storing them in the box with the foam around them, you know like they come new. But standing vertical. How do you guys store em?

Alex The Hawk

Inside a PVC tube and I wind rubber bands around them in a bunch.

It is best to dip them instead of just spraying them with sealer or polyurethane as dipping them gives a thicker coating that helps keep them straight.

LBR

The ones I'm not using (finished arrows) are stored in cardboard display boxes (a hole for each arrow) that I got from an archery shop that closed. Arrows that are in use just sit in my quiver, however it happens to land. Unfinished shafts are rubber-banded and stand upright (probably not the best way to store them) in a box.

I use an epoxy recipie to seal them--wipe on several coats. It's the best arrow finish I've ever used--I reckon it's a variation of Jay Massey's epoxy bow finish--real tough. Spray-on finishes always stuck in the targets like glue, and I gave up on gasket laquer a few years ago--just not durable enough for me (goes on quick and easy though).

Chad

john49

I can't remember ever having to straighten a cedar after they were sealed. I dip mine in polyurethane and apply 4 or 5 coats. I store them standing upright in my quiver, and the ones I'm not using are stored in the foam dividers and laid flat. Hope this helps.