Nov 18, 2006 · once you put the desired number of coats of tru oil on your bow, you do not need to do anything else. you could also use tung oil. if you have your heart set on a poly finish. i have used minwax spar ureathane with excellent results.

Dec 16, 2008 · Another species of palm is Jessenia bataua - Seje Palm, that is used to make bows by the Yanomami Tribe. I was wondering if anyone has tried making a bow from these woods or from some other type of palm wood that might be found in the US?

Jan 4, 2018 · For the bow, boiled flaxseed (linseed) oil is also a seal but not really protective, it's a beautiful finish but not very practical. I'd either keep oiling it with something that will keep soaking in (lemon, mineral) or go ahead and seal it off (tung, laquer, poly.)

May 11, 2021 · coconut palm (cocos nucifera) has a specific gravity of .68 - .82, i'd try that, the inner part is quite spongy and soft but the outside is harder, mango is soft, easy to work, spalting in mango wood can happen so check the board/stave for any signs of fungal growth, it's specific gravity is .52 - .68 on the wood database website so it could be ...

Jul 5, 2014 · It's a natural oil (a close second in smell to the glorious beeswax!), applies simply by coating, waiting a half hour, wiping off, drying for a day, repeat at least four or more times with a touch of 0000 steel wool between each coat until you think the bow looks just right.

Also, other natural candle waxes are good options, such as coconut, palm, and soy wax. You can find these candles in most bio shops. Most cheap candles are made of paraffin. This material is gained from crude oil and contains some petroleum jelly, therefore it’s less useful as string wax.

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Dec 10, 2014 · coconut palm wood. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 3 of 3 Posts. T. tanger · Registered. Joined Nov 9, 2014 · 5 Posts. Discussion Starter · #1 · Dec 10, 2014. Only show this user ...

Dec 21, 2013 · This video shows the summarized process of the making of the bow, as well as shooting. The bow is made of nibong palm, is 6 foot long and draws 37~40 pounds at 28 inches. The string is made...

Sep 19, 2022 · Sealing a yew wood bow with gunstock oil. - See how this bow was built here: https://youtu.be/dJ6l-OYriUc - Working on bows always remember about the prop...