Greetings, I have reposted this topic from last night to the traditional section. Any input is appreciated.

This is my first post to this forum. I discovered this site a few days ago when I was researching "arrow cresting". I found several informative post's on this topic since joining. My wife and children bought me a cresting kit this past year for my birthday and I finally got around to tinkering with it. The photo that I have attached is my first attempt at this. There are a couple of questions that I have that I hope some of you with more experience can answer.

1) Where the paint is applied to the shaft to create the cresting, it feels "ridgey". I understand that applying the paint increases the circumference, but would that indicate I have applied too much paint?

2) If the answer to question #1 is yes, will this affect the flight of the arrow? Do I need to thin the paint down further? Can you use fine grit sandpaper to smooth them down without hurting the finish?

3) I will be trying flex bond adhesive with Bohning Blazer fletchings. Has anyone use this adhesive with the lacquer paint and what were the results?

Not sure if these are the exact colors I will be using. My intentions are to use orange vanes with either a white or green cock vane. I think the pattern on the bottom though is the one that I like most though. Thank you for any input to my questions. I look forward to participating more with this forum in the future. Mike

1. That is normal--won't hurt a thing.

3. If you use Bohnning paints, you will need to use a Bohnning adhesive. I don't have any experience with those vanes, but Bohnning products generally only work with other Bohnning products.

Your first cresting job looks a whole lot better than my first several attempts!

Chad

NOW you're in the right place to get help! (This is where I learned all I know -- though admittedly it ain't much -- about the subject!)

I feel the ridges you allude to is what helps give it that "custom" feel, and lets the observer know that he is holding a one-off, specialized arra for the discriminating bowyer!

Nice work! My first few attempts didn't look 1/2 as good.

I always lightlyrun some fine steel wool over the finished crestings - just to smooth out the high spots. It seems to work pretty well, but I'm definitelynot an expert in the trade by any means.

I think they look very nice. Good job.

Those little ridges are normal.

I call or e-mail bohning for the best answer to #3.

Below are come crestings that I did last night. --- Yea right, have to tell the truth, the are just wraps. I don't have much artistic ability. Hats off to the guys that make the reals one's.