Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: huntertrapper on October 11, 2007, 05:29:32 pm
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i am new on using side or back quivers and was wondering how do you keep your broadheads from touching or cutting through the buckskin. Right now all i can carry in my red fox quiver is field points because i dont know how to keep broadheads in a quiver. Do you use cardboard wood. Need help thanks
Trapper
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i stuff grass or roughed up cedar bark in the bottom of the quiver. if you keep it soft enough itll keep the heads away from each other. you can also make a loose leather sock for the points that will fall off as you remove the arrow. kind of a pain seeing as you have to dig through the quiver to find the sock in my opinion. peace
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thanks jamie anyone else?
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I stick Spanish moss in mine.
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what hide do you use though for the quiver itself? I have a red fox and im thinkin its too thin skinned for broadheads. Maybe buckskin or cowhide i have an elk robe but its pretty rough. Any more suggestions thanks though mullet. what the weather like down south?, here it got real chilly quick in a matter of days. Thanks again mullet
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.................................. I cut pieces of corragated cardboard ta go over stone pernts. Will post a pic ifn I get time later. Can shoot thru them makes no difference. Get wet , no problem just make more ! ;D Fox is a real thin skin. I use deerhide er hawgskin, whatever I got at the time Iam makin' a quiver..................................bob
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Here ya go. Pernt attached ta foreshaft of course ! ;)......bob
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If I was using a fox skin .I'd glue or sew it to some buckskin or put a thicker leather liner in the bottom.But you would still have to be careful removing your arrows.I think I would do something like Mechlesher did with the raccon quiver.It's still hot down here though.I was working on the airboat today and it felt like it was in the ninety's on the water.But a cold front is coming tomorrow so it will drop to high's in the 80's.
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well f you like hot weather its nice for you and thanks mullet and everyone else
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i know its not primitve but i use pvs tubing to keep the arrows away from each other so they don't dull, or rattle. i line the pvc with cloth. works great
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yeah well whatever works. thanks all for the ideas
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Hi,
All my quivers have a pine wood bottom, and for broadheads, I put about a 2" thick piece of dense foam in the bottom to poke the broadheads into. Kinda like a bow quiver head.
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Eeyup,florists foam. Works.
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I made a cup out of heavey sheep skin, with the wool on, and put it in the bottom of my quiver
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i think i will try the sheepskin i have some
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my wife is a rather accomplished fiber artist. she is currently working on a thick piece of wool felt foe me to place on the bottom of my leather quiver. the wool is washed but should still have enough lanolin in it to keep the field points from rusting. should work well with other points as well. as it is hand felted, she can make it quite thick - i requested about half an inch. ::)
furthermore, my wife informs me that felting is a rather old skill - older than weaving, keeping the primitive archer primitive ;D
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my wife started felting not long ago, its kind of an interesting thing to watch.
Bish