Chad, I suspect you're right about the difference between "normal conditions" vs. what Lilhunter experiences. I'm in So. Calif. and the conditions we experience just aren't what he's got up in his area. I think I'd have to fill my quiver with water and then toss it in the freezer to get an equivalent test :-)
I've never used the colored gasket lacquer, only the clear. I use Rit dye and aniline dye for all my coloring and it gives me greater flexibility than if I were limited to the colors the gl is available in. Besides, with a clear finish I can see the beauty of the wood. If I was using opaque finishes I'd miss one of the best things about wood arrows.

Pyral, my offer of a shaft stands if you want to see how this stuff works out for you. You can email me through my profile if you're interested.

Guy

Gh,

Its exactly the same!

btw, welcome to the board!

Grey,

Your exactly right. For a person who hunts, and goes home every evening, lives in motor homes, hotels, wall tents, or the home base as your hunting cabin, yes it will work great! WHere getting dry mean sitting in front of a fire place, not trying to scour the tundra for a piece of wood praying its dry, sitting behind a rock outcropping 13 miles from you inflatable, a couple hour flight from civilization. I cant use things that will fail period! I wont allow myself to knowing use things that will fail period! And I cant tell someone else to go and use it KNOWING it WILL fail period! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>! You catch my drift, its like selling a car that might work, might not at 50k miles.

Dont use it in very wet conditions, IE southeast Ak, Wash, or on an august or october sheep hunt.

All that said, I have found a way to fix it and still use the fast, arrow maker friendly Gasket lacquer! Works great but diminishes the reason people use it. Speed!

Use what you will heck if I care !


Edited by - Lilhunter on 11/29/2002 15:38:28

Edited by - LBR on 11/29/2002 15:47:02

Gasket lacqueris not waterproof. When I have found a lost arrow, I have noticed the cracking of the finish too. The one thing that seemed to help was that I dipped the ends of the shafts after tapering. That seems to help. I shoot carbons now and don't worry about the weather. I do miss my woodies though. Very Pretty! Dick

oops ty Chad <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>