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Bows / Re: Sharpies - No Go for Bow Layout

« Last post by Pat B on November 22, 2025, 12:22:19 am »

I do all my layout with a carpenters pencil and never had problems removing them with a light scraping or light sanding or indenting the wood.

Arrows / Re: fletching maintenance

« Last post by WhistlingBadger on November 21, 2025, 11:47:35 pm »

I do the camp dry thing; not sure if it helps, but it makes me feel like I'm doing something.

I also wrap front and rear with silk thread and glue it down with TBIII. A lot of people use sinew but in my experience silk is slicker and doesn't wear out as fast. Your mileage may vary.

Bows / Re: Sharpies - No Go for Bow Layout

« Last post by WhistlingBadger on November 21, 2025, 11:43:35 pm »

Try wiping it with rubbing alcohol. Sharpie ink is soluble in alcohol.

Bows / Re: Sharpies - No Go for Bow Layout

« Last post by Badger on November 21, 2025, 10:46:29 pm »

It looks like you drew the lines 10 years ago. Put it in a room with some light and it will even out a little bit.

Bows / Sharpies - No Go for Bow Layout

« Last post by Burnsie on November 21, 2025, 10:03:45 pm »

Well - I learned a new lesson - don't use a Sharpie to lay out your bow on the back of you bow. The lines laying out the profile of the limbs are OK because they end up getting scraped/rasped away. Lines drawn perpendicular across the limb/ bow, and left for any length of of time will leave a stain that won't come out. The black color will scrape off, but it will leave a line. I've worked on the lines, but I was afraid to be too aggressive for fear of violating the back ring. I'm hoping it will all turn the same amber color over time?