What does everyone think of the idea of a burlap/jute/hessian/the stuff sand bags are made of quiver with leather and fur trim?
Just a project I was thinking of, the material would be doubled over preferably, and id hope to use rabbit fur (OBVIOUSLY shot with air rifle, bowhunting is illegal in the UK
) around the top, and some thin leather stitched over the bottom. Strap would probably be sone string plaited into a cord.
I'm not following native american/medieval ideas, I'm just doing my own thing here and going with what is functional and attractive.
Love to show you a picture of my current quiver, but my camera isn't with me at the moment. It's dark brown goatskin, and the top is made of a thicker tan leather, which is still not thick enough to stand by itself, i bought them both off ebay. to keep the top open, I bent a piece of green maple into a circle, tied it with wire, then untied it when it was dry, and stitched the tan leather around it. The strap is made of plaited cord as described in the second paragraph, and by means of moving a knot it is adjustable. It is that soft white string that you seem to be able to buy everywhere, at least in the UK. It's a nice quver, but it's not very big, 6 arrows is the realistic limit.
PS anyone know a good source of cheap, thick leather? Shooting deer isn't pheasable in my current situation, I was thinking more like calfskin.
