Back quiver

[Ruddy Darter]

Just finished making a back quiver out of some thick leather, I got one of those little leather lace making tools that turn a 6" square piece into 5+metres of thong in about a minute, saves a lot of work.I (I found cutting the thick leather neatly and accurately hard going with a Stanley knife, i may invest in some proper leather cutting equipment if I try anything else.) Im happy with how it turned out.
The little Celtic knot holding the lace ends is carved from a piece of Holly.
Ruddy Darter.

[Ruddy Darter]

And with it on...


Ruddy Darter.

[YosemiteBen]

looks like it will do the trick! nice work!

[Aaron H]

Looks great

[Ruddy Darter]

Thanks guys, didn't quite realize how involving it would be. Seemed pretty straight forward at the start then it started taxing my pea brain getting it right and wasn't sure it would work out o.k until near the finish, I was getting a fair bit nervous I'd just wasted a lot of nice leather 


  Ruddy Darter.

[gifford]

Nicely done, great looking quiver. Those lace makers are quite the tool; they have come in handy on more than one occasion.

[Pat B]

Ne quiver RD. Not much you don't do. I like that!   
Will you post a pic of your lace maker?

[Knotty]

Loved it! Well done!

[Ruddy Darter]

Thanks all  , and will do PatB first thing in the morning over here I'll post the lacemaker.

Ruddy Darter.
 

[stickbender]

     As usual, well done!  Yes please show the lace cutter, and the Celtic knot, you carved. Thanks for showing us.
                                    Wayne

[Ruddy Darter]

Here is the lace maker, you first need to cut a small hole in the leather to start, I use it smooth side down as I find it works better. You pull the leather towards you until the blade cuts a little tail, you then grab the tail and pull that towards you and the let the leather spin on the back of hand while  doing this. Thinner leather is a little trickier to get right but soon get the hang of it. There are different size cutting gaps to select. I used an off cut to demonstrate, for a good length a 5-7" square of leather is good.
(And the Celtic knot, I glued two thin slices of Holly back to back opposite grain, drilled holes and then sawed out with a coping saw and a little jewellery hand saw and shaped  with a small chisel.)

 Ruddy Darter.

[BowEd]

Very nice work.A quiver that should last a lifetime.

[Part time Archer]

Nice touch with the Celtic knot!

[Pat B]

Thanks RD.  bought one of those a few years ago but never got it work right for me I'll have to give it another try.

[Ruddy Darter]

PatB, I had trouble with thin stretchy leather, it didn't cut too even and had trouble getting the tail started, so I cut a starting tail and thread it through and start that way, it pays to cut the starting circle as neat as possible too, I use the base of the lace maker as a template for the circle and draw around it, I then stab out the circle with a utility knife. It takes a few trial runs, I much prefer a thicker more stable piece of leather for making lace, the blades got to be sharp too. I think there's a couple of tutorials on YouTube that show it well.
Thanks Beadman and Part time Archer, I had the Celtic knot made some time ago and thought I'd put it on, I also have a sparrow hawk tail feather I may tie on as well, might be a nice touch I think  .

  Ruddy Darter.