Show me your quiver

[Pat B]

Patrick, I think some of these fur on quivers are rawhide. Rawhide is just that, raw hide...just dried. Of course tanned would be better but rawhide can be coated to help preserve problems however if it does get wet that can cause problems.

[bjrogg]

Patrick like said tanned will be much more trouble free. If rawhide like some of mine they must have all grease and fat completely removed. They also need to stay dry. If they get wet when they dry back out they will shrink and shrivel up. Bugs are also a problem although I have kept rawhide fur or "air dried" for 3 years and never had a problem. I do scrap them very clean though and my climate may be better suited to it than yours. Tanning really isn't that complicated. The hard part is getting hides to the point I have them for air dried. Some hides like beaver, cattle and thicker hides are a lot more work to tan unless you have a thinning machine which I don't. Then it just a lot of scrapping and sanding to thin the hide to soften it.
Bjrogg

[BowEd]

Clint...I've gotten along with these side cat quivers for quite some time now.Hunting or target shooting.Quick easy access and very quiet as a fur made one.Beef rawhide too.Completely infiltrated with melted bees wax that will make it into a canteen in a rain storm.

[lebhuntfish]

Thanks guy's,  I want to tan them but I just don't have the time.  I did however find a good easy process to tan that Fox hide I got from you BJ!

Patrick

[BowEd]

Seems like I got way more quivers then I use consistently.Ridiculous really.The fancier ones are nice and I call them struttin quivers really at shoots etc. but for all around brush beating roving and hunting don't care if they get dirty or messed up the rawhide ones suit me.
Brain tan beaded quiver & split dogwood/ash strip quiver

rawhide quivers/some I had to make for others out of some free beef hide.

[bjrogg]

Very nice quivers Ed. I may have to try the bee's wax sometimes.
Patrick and I made a trade after the trade blanket if I remember right. I got this quiver from him. I kinda like the style but the size is a little large to suit me. I think I'm going to modify it. I have a plan in mind. You might see this one again.
Bjrogg

[Tower]

Hers my lil quiver. It's hung on to me through thick & thin for almost 10 years.  I just can't retire her yet .. Tower

[osage outlaw]

Thanks for all the pictures guys.  You have given me some good ideas.  I'm really liking this style that Beadman posted.  I need to figure out what to use for the strap.

rawhide quivers/some I had to make for others out of some free beef hide.

[Hawkdancer]

I made a side draw back quiver with a lid and plan to put a rain flap on just in case .  Out of cowhide.  It still is in the prototype stage but works well for me.  Haven't hunted with it yet, but it should allow an arrow to be drawn with little movement to be detected.  Plan to put some fleece around the top for silencing, and stuffed the bottom with closed foam and plastic bags to stop point punch.  I cut the strap out of a lighter shade and weight of leather.  Will get some pics and post soon.  Very similar to Ed's, but very plain. 
Hawkdancer

[BowEd]

I took a leather strap Clint and sewed trade wool cloth to it on one side.That side goes against me.Does'nt get sticky when wet with sweat against you then and the leather does'nt stretch any either.Otherwise a vegetable tan leather leather strap a good 1.25" wide works well too.That stuff does'nt stretch very quick.Previous description using trade wool backing would be for using deer leather that might stretch some when wet.But now I've always fancied a canvas strap too.That stuff does'nt stretch either.

[PaulN/KS]

I picked up a couple of braided macrame belts at the goodwill that are made out of jute. They make a good strap for quivers.

[osage outlaw]

What would be a good length to make that side stalker quiver? 

[Pat B]

For me, either below the fletching or beyond the fletching all together. I prefer the fletchig sticking out back and cover the fletch end with a fleece bag to protect from weather or heavy brush.

[Knoll]

Clint . . . this may be useful to ya.

http://www.trad rag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=604
Get rid of [space] between "d" and "r".

[BowEd]

What would be a good length to make that side stalker quiver?

That's a matter of preference and self comfort with mobility the main concern.How's that for some crazy wording.....lol.Strap on my rawhide quiver is 51" long finished.It hangs by my side though which makes a difference then your back quivers which have shorter straps.Your a bit wider fella then me so you make it the way it suits ya.