Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: osage outlaw on June 12, 2017, 08:41:23 am
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I'm wanting to make a couple of new quivers and I'm looking for ideas and inspiration. Can you post some pictures of your home made quivers?
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(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Mobile%20Uploads/20151111_145835_zpsxyqmvmpk.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151111_145835_zpsxyqmvmpk.jpg.html)
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Clint, are you looking to make a hunting quiver, for shooting 3D and targets or both?
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Thanks Bubby.
Pat. I was thinking 3D or backyard shooting quivers.
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I like a "side stalker" style quiver for target and 3D. my computer crashed so I don'tn have access to pics. Hopefully I'll be getting a new computer soon.
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Whatever you make, be sure its a side quiver. You owe me one to round off that "trade" we made in Marshall. A-a-ron is still trying to figure out just what happened there :)
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Don't get much simpler than mine. I'm sure it's not for everyone, but I works for me. Really should make a nicer strap for it and I actually liked it better fur in. It is just a tanned mink with a toggle to hold my finger tab. Really interested to see everyone else's though
Bjrogg
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(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Mobile%20Uploads/20160611_141644_HDR_zps7pkcivqm.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160611_141644_HDR_zps7pkcivqm.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Mobile%20Uploads/20160611_141447_HDR_zps7jwcfxa4.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160611_141447_HDR_zps7jwcfxa4.jpg.html)
I made this with the quiver parts i got from pearlie at marshal last year
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Nice quivers Bubby. Does the second one strap on to bow? Or does it have some type of carrying strap? Looks like that one arrow made a real sudden stop.
Bjrogg
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Yeah bj it was going into the ever inlarging repair pile😉 if you look you can see a green paracord strap i braided for it. Lots of emergency cordage. It used to strap om or bolt on a bow, not sure about the attachment, i use it as a side quiver
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My GFA style hunting quiver is similar to your's, bubby. I used an old Selway bow quiver for mine.
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I was leaning towards hip quivers and fur side or back quivers. I've acquired some furs this summer and I would like to turn them into something.
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Can't wait to see what you come up with Clint. I'm sure it's going to be good.
Bjrogg
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Those are some beauties boys. Makes me want to make one!
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Left to Right:
Gray Fox Quiver with Wapum Beads on Strap
Large Basket Quiver
Bark Quiver with cordage strap
Red Fox Quiver
Bamboo Belt Quiver
Basket Quiver with Brain Tan strap
Leather Quiver trimmed with Bear hide
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Here is one I quickly made, to change from a back quiver to a side quiver.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8658/28671837650_56db3aef0a_z.jpg)
Cheers, Bob
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my quiver is a back quiver. I mostly just shoot in my back yard. By making it custom to my back, I don't have some of the problems of not reaching the arrows, or having them rattle around too much. The leather work is pretty simple, really. I just cut in the pattern and used a single stamping tool to highlight. stain and seal
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Left to Right:
Gray Fox Quiver with Wapum Beads on Strap
Large Basket Quiver
Bark Quiver with cordage strap
Red Fox Quiver
Bamboo Belt Quiver
Basket Quiver with Brain Tan strap
Leather Quiver trimmed with Bear hide
That basket quiver on the right looks very much like the quiver I got from Dino's wifey. Its by far my favorite for bunny hunting and roving.
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She made mine also.
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I have one also!
Dino's wife makes a great quiver!
Kevin
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Don't get much simpler than mine. I'm sure it's not for everyone, but I works for me. Really should make a nicer strap for it and I actually liked it better fur in. It is just a tanned mink with a toggle to hold my finger tab. Really interested to see everyone else's though
Bjrogg
I think that style with the forward facing arrows (vs the field quiver) is actually better for speed shooting, thus comfort, so I like it more now. I really like that quiver. Looks nice.
Do you find that it moves around a lot or no?
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Loon I actually had one last year that was really just fur on rawhide mink. It was put up just like I would sell it to a fur buyer. I really liked that one better. The rawhide was stiffer and the fur in really did a nice job of keeping the arrows quite. I could tip it upside down and arrows wouldn't fall out. I really do need to work on a strap. It does move around when I walk some from your leg bumping it. Nothing to serious unless you're running. It is very nice for selecting arrows quickly and you can see which ones you have to pick from. I really haven't gone through the thick brush yet to see how it maneuvers, I would imagine it could snag on branches. Really when I hunted last year mostly I just held it in my bow hand between back of bow and my fingers. When I got to my spot I either hung or set it somewhere I could easily get another arrow. It is very light and compact and I love having my finger tab on its toggle. I actually had a stone blade knife on the one I hunted with last year.
Bjrogg
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The top picture is the one I hunted with last year the second is the one I made for Christmas trade.
Bjrogg
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Here are two fur ones I use.
First is a badger fur back quiver. This is the one I had at Marshall. It holds a lot of arrows. I need to shorten the strap just a bit more to make reaching the arrows easier.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4220/34894045400_c023853058_k.jpg)
Second is a reindeer fur quiver, with the fur in. It holds the arrows very securely, no rattling, and is cooler (not as hot) than with the fur out. There is a stiffening rod sewn into the side.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4251/34437576194_b1bb743501_k.jpg)
Kyle
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I'm hoping to make a quiver out of the mink fur I got in trade with BJ at Marshall.
Can't decide hair in or out......like it both ways
Thanks again BJ :OK
DBar
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Maybe you got another 500 lb tree stand you want to trade next year Bill so you can do one both ways.lol. Most people like the looks of fur out better and it still functions well. I put a little stuffing from a old chair it the bottom. I like the look both way, but prefer the leather out.
Kyle I like the looks of that Riendeer fur in. Nice :OK
Bjrogg
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I'm hoping to make a quiver out of the mink fur I got in trade with BJ at Marshall.
Can't decide hair in or out......like it both ways
Thanks again BJ :OK
DBar
Bill did you ever make that bobcat or yote quiver you were talking about? I cant remember which it was
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Hey bubby
Nope the bobcat skin didn't turn out like I was expecting. I found out I'm not a Tanner. I think I will still be able to use it though. Just needs some work
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Sweet Quivers!
One question though. Are all of you guys fur pelt type quivers tanned? Or does it matter?
Patrick
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I would definitely recommend tanned, to keep the bugs out of them. Any grease left in a raw, but dried skin will attract all sorts of little wee-beasties. Soft hides can be glued with contact cement to a heavier foundation to give the quiver more body. Deer, reindeer, etc have more structure to the hide than say fox, coon or mink.
Kyle
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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.
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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
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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.
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/DSCN1101_zpsasy0spwl.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN1101_zpsasy0spwl.jpg.html)
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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
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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
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/DSCN1666_zpsaywiiwzx.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN1666_zpsaywiiwzx.jpg.html)
rawhide quivers/some I had to make for others out of some free beef hide.
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/DSCN1667_zpsb87rabog.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN1667_zpsb87rabog.jpg.html)
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/DSCN0905_zpsdwxvbfvl.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN0905_zpsdwxvbfvl.jpg.html)
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/DSCN0884_zpszgi2v1y1.jpeg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN0884_zpszgi2v1y1.jpeg.html)
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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
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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
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/F3083E3F-786A-493E-A44B-3138F97E58BC_zpshhgvqnzw.jpg) (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/Dontower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/F3083E3F-786A-493E-A44B-3138F97E58BC_zpshhgvqnzw.jpg.html)
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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.
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/DSCN1667_zpsb87rabog.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN1667_zpsb87rabog.jpg.html)
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/DSCN0905_zpsdwxvbfvl.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN0905_zpsdwxvbfvl.jpg.html)
(http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN0884_zpszgi2v1y1.jpeg.html)
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I made a side draw back quiver with a lid and plan to put a rain flap on just in case (R. 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
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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.
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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.
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What would be a good length to make that side stalker quiver?
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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.
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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".
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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.