How I Stain and Finish Bows

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How to achieve a natural 2 tone camo effect on a self bow. This video covers how to shellac a bow, as well as staining with dyer's polypore and other natural materials. If you'd rather use a more available stain, my favorites are leather dye and aniline dye.
Featuring music by my awesome cousin, guitarist Marcos Topolanski Quintero. You can find more of his work on iTunes and Spotify.
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@jrempp7729 Ай бұрын

Another fine video Dan! Always looking forward to the next one! We have a lot of similar techniques!

@DanSantanaBows Ай бұрын

@@jrempp7729 I probably stole them from you!

@andreburre8991 Ай бұрын

This Bow is a piece of art! Loved your previous shown ones too. But THIS one... I want to hang it in my living room and admire its beauty 🥹

@ThirdLawPair Ай бұрын

I love the hornbeam bows that you make. The one used for the video about making bow grips is the most beautiful bow I have ever seen.

@Gauchooriental Ай бұрын

A piece of art melting with the ancient need to forage and hunt!!! Fenomenal work!

@mithrandir6283 Ай бұрын

What a blessing to encounter a new video from you! Thank you for all the effort you put into these videos. Exquisite craftsmanship and stunning artistic beauty aside, the gentle way in which you freely give so much knowledge is incredible. Thank you for the peace you bring, it is truly life-changing!❤️✨

@Erik-oy6io Ай бұрын

This man is so underrated . Love the work!!

@brianbaldwin3700 Ай бұрын

Good to see you again and excellent work as always

@adamvanwagenen3394 Ай бұрын

Thank you for another awesome video!

@MgFalcon Ай бұрын

i love all the natural dyes, i never knew all it takes is just smearing flowers or mushrooms into something would dye it, i figured you'd need to dehydrate and then process them into a paste or something

@DanSantanaBows Ай бұрын

@@MgFalcon Of course not everything is colorfast with this method so it’s worth trying samples in advance. Most of the methods you see for dye or stain production are designed for textiles. With wood you don’t always need to extract the pigment just to concentrate it again later. With some sources the pigment is already concentrated and pure enough right in the source

@simonfail2942 28 күн бұрын

Thank you for introducing me to your cousin Marcos to Polanski he is my number 2 on Spotify wraps

@organicarchery Ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial, my friend. Really digging your handle wrap style!

@mapleknot3 Ай бұрын

As a woodworker, I love using shellac as a finish, but I never use it on anything that comes in contact w water due to its permeability. Is that the main reason you use the wax afterwards? Curious as to your thought process. Thanks

@DanSantanaBows Ай бұрын

The whole shellac water panic comes from the furniture world. If you have a cold drink trapping moisture for an extended period of time the shellac will go milky. No big deal to fix Anyway you can go out in the pouring rain and be relaxed about water droplets. As long as you generally wipe them off once in a while it’s fine. I’m not completely flippant about water but the issue is way overblown. And yes, a bit of wax helps the water bead up even more

@stevebostic9812 Ай бұрын

@@DanSantanaBowsDan, how is it that you “fix”t rapped moisture as mentioned? Great videos!

@DanSantanaBows Ай бұрын

@ Just dissolve the finish with a layer of alcohol, or a new layer of shellac

@stevenkeil7869 Ай бұрын

Great video as always!

@Silentbet1of Ай бұрын

I’m a fan, who is low key your most unknown adversary I love the content so much I kind compete to keep up my skills thanks to you keep it up brother 😊

@The-Logic-Garden Ай бұрын

Very professional

@hansimgluck9207 29 күн бұрын

I wonder what you would do with the greenish coloured piece of wood. I found a lot of this stuff this year and try to stabilize it with various agents. I also have dust that came from sawing it, and i kept it but i dont know how to use it for staining, so I am interested in the way you would use it in general. When I put a piece of it in a shellac solution to stabilize it, the solution became green. So maybe it would be a way to solve the green colorants with alcohol for a natural green satining. Just some first thoughts on this.

@DanSantanaBows 29 күн бұрын

Very cool. I’ll try that!

@metalmix7773 Ай бұрын

Awesome!

@tonymaurice4157 2 күн бұрын

Just curious if Red Oak will make a 60 lb bow? and will it last?

@DanSantanaBows 2 күн бұрын

@@tonymaurice4157 Yes, just make it 50% wider than a 40 pound bow. See the board bow tutorial and beginner essentials playlist

@stevebostic9812 Ай бұрын

I wondered if a shorter bow from “ironwood” would be possible?

@DanSantanaBows Ай бұрын

@@stevebostic9812 You can make short bows from any species. What changes between species is mostly width. That said when you run out of width you have to start making bows longer

@jonathanbennison9220 Ай бұрын

Is Danish oil a good finish for Bows? I know it's excellent for other woodworking projects, But partially because the oils soak into the wood, and crystallize.

@DanSantanaBows Ай бұрын

Yeah it’s perfectly fine if you like danish oil. See my finishes video for more ideas. Most woodworking finishes are more than ok, depending on the kind of protection you want

@jonathanbennison9220 Ай бұрын

@DanSantanaBows Thank you. Excellent. I wasn't sure if the crystals in the cured Danish oil, might not be ideal in a flexible woodworking such as a bow, Or might be less effective, compromised by the flexible use of the bow.