Most water proof sealant for fishing bow

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Yawn.... no pictures....

[Stick Bender]

Thanks for posting the thread Mo coon  ,Ok thanks Ed I found the pre catalyzed lacquer in a rattle can to !

[Hamish]

Hey Pat, I hadn't heard of Dean doing an about face with paraffin.  Couldn't see anything about in on the web either. Where might you have heard that?

[George Tsoukalas]

Back in the mid 80s, I bought some wooden snowshoes. The directions said to reapply spar urethane to them which I do. Years ago I started using the spray on my bows. It is the best I've used but still raises grain in a heavy rain. Maybe if I applied more than 3 coats it would be better.
Jawge

[Stick Bender]

I  tried a tip I got off a guitar makers forum today on a bow I mixed Tru oil & denatured alcohol 50/50 and it worked great the wood really took it in deep ,after the 3 rd coat I switched to 20 % alcohol it only takes about 90 minutes to dry enough for another coat was able to get 5 coats today I'm going to try air brushing on the other bow I'm doing. 

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Thanks for all the tips everyone. Isn’t sure which method I want to go with yet. I haven’t worked on the bow since I roughed it out. I brought the stave in from the humidity and have been working in some other projects, like some cattail quivers for some friends and my Grampa. Some of these ways of sealing the bows I’ll have to keep in mind for later projects.

Thanks,
Kyle