What do you hold the shaft with while it drys?

I rub water based stain with a cloth and then set the shaft on the edge of a board. Sometimes I turn the shaft a bit. Jawge

Have board with arrow clips on it (12) hang off side of workbench.

Arrow clips.

Yeah, what George said. Stain isn't fragile. Just wipe off the excess and lean it on something.

If you prefer, a spring clothespin will hold onto the taper on whichever end you choose. I run a piece of wire through the hole in the center of the clothespin, bend a J on the other end and hang it from a wire, garage door rail, or whatever. Mainly do this when I apply paint, clearcoat, etc, but it would work for stain too if you like.

I prop them up on my workbench.

I use the real small bulldog clips I got at Office Depot years ago. I don’t do the whole shaft, just from cap down. Stain doesn’t run so never had an issue.

Clothes pins if I feel the need to hang them up.

Arrow hanger with clips. I like working outside the shop

Deno

I made a rack similar to the others here, but instead of clips, I tacked a row of old-style clothes pins (the kind with the metal spring) across the top. They hold the shafts well and don't mark up the arrows. Just grip either the nock taper or the point taper.

Clothes pins or go to dollor store and get potato chip bag clamps there stronger and wider Then i put them on clothes hanger and let them dry

Clothes Pins.

I just leaned them up thanks everyone for the ideas

What Go fish said.

Lean them against a wall.

I use a piece of 2x4 that I have drilled a bunch of the right sized holes in to put 11/32" and 23/64" shafts in for drying arrows that have been stained or finished.

I don't "lean" wooden arrows as a general rule.

I use a clothes pin on the point end taper and a wire coat hanger.

Same thing as Nemo and Mike E. Clothespin on the point taper and a rubber band.

I'll confess. I'm a leaner too. And it seems the OP already gone doneit too. :)

Alligator clips used for electrical connections. I drill out the wire hold-down on the clip and slip them on a finishing nail driven into a 3/4" board that slips into my table saw fence rail. Easy Peasy!

My board holds 24 shafts and has served me for 25 years.

I'm a leaner.So long as you don't overdo the angle I cant see it hurting any.

Leaning a shaft at a slight angle for the amount of time it takes for stain to dry shouldn't hurt a shaft in the least. If it does, get different shafts!

I like the board with holes drilled in it gonna try that

I prop them on my workbench. After staining I’ll put maybe eight coats of wipe on poly with a few sanding runs between some coats. I pretty much only touch the taper, simple and goes pretty fast.

I do the same as Eric. I have a board drilled with the right sized holes. I leave my shafts full length until I am through finishing them. I insert the point end in the hole. It has worked just fine for drying shafts. The only mistake I made was the first time I did it I drilled the holes too close together. That made inserting and removing the shafts a little awkward at times. I gave them a little more space in the next board I made up. No more problems.

Nice Yewbender; I don't make enough arrows to justify a piece of furniture but you gave me some ideas for a little pull-out rack at my existing workbench.

I have a board with nails that I clamp to the bench. I use a gator clip on the taper and hang it from the nails.

Old wooden clothes pegs on a line.

I’ve always just leaned mine up when staining. When I dip mine for the clear finish I hang them from clothespins.

I never found stain to be that touchy but I wipe it down pretty well and leave it usually overnight. Mostly put anything touchy on rack.

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