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I stained my fiberglass (fiberwoodies now) with dark brown rit dye yesterday, painted on a white cap with spray paint, wrapped red electrical tape to seperate bare shafts and cap, sprayed about 9 coats of polycrylic on cap and 2 on stain. Shouldn't have sprayed on stain, it made dark spots all over. Looked just like wood before I messes with it, but isn't bad now. Fletched with 2 whites and a red shield cut. I used Duco on the nocks, but it are all the polycrylic and paint, so I used superglue gel on the feathers. Worked well, cept I didn't do the best job fletching.
Made a dip tube too. I took 1 1/2" PVC pipe, bought some wingnut locking plug thingies, and 1 1/2 to 3" converter as a stand. Looks nice. I am going to buy another 1 1/2 to 3 converter to use on the top as a resevouer thingy, along with a cap. I don't think the spray polycrylic is durable enough, so I will try it in a can. I will get some Gasket Laquer and a little dipper dip tube too. I figure I might as well do it "right." I am trying to get my mom to get me a Sewing machine motor so I can build a crester. I am not brave enough to go into the repair shop. This is just getting too fun. There is so much to experiment with.

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Hope you don't get too big a welt where that archery bug bit you. Mine sometimes looks like I've got a growth on my butt <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

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The welt is on my forehead cause the &quot;traditional&quot; fedora hat I bought is too tight most of the time.

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man Grey, you just dont leave anything to the imagination <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>!!!

I am not sure if that gasket lacquer will eat a pvc tube or not. Being as 'hot' of a lacquer as it is, it wouldnt suprise me none so fillener up I would try putting some in a pvc cap or something similar. Just a thought.

As for the crester, try and build something on the lines like the arra specialties crester, you will thank yourself later! You can take almost, if not all, of a bend out where you want to pin stripe with that stinker making your hairline stripes true hairline stripes as apposed to a pass lane on the highway line <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>!

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Tox, get yourself in that sewing machine repair shop. One of these days your wife will ask you to pick up some 'personal' <img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle> items for her while you're at the store. Might as well get used to it now. Be a man. Buck up and go for it!

Oh, sounds like you're doing a good job on the arrows. I've gotta try that sometime ... like I need another hobby.

Romans 8:28

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WTG Tox! Yup, your bit...<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Toxophiliac - Just wait until you dip those babies in GL 3 or 4 times - that smooth glossy finish is awesome ....