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Offline Jon Kaw

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Tung Oil on Cloth Backing
« on: April 25, 2016, 07:45:42 pm »
Will tung oil work well to finish a bow with cloth backing?

Offline CrazyHorse1969

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Re: Tung Oil on Cloth Backing
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2016, 07:57:14 pm »
Here is a sinew- cloth-backed Osage bow with six coats of Minwax Formby's Tung Oil Finish. Worked well for me.
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Offline Jon Kaw

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Re: Tung Oil on Cloth Backing
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2016, 08:42:49 pm »
That's a beauty.  Do you think the blend is much different than straight tung oil?