Quiver Build Along

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[themiser3]

So after going on vacation, I managed to come back with a hell of a viral infection combined with a sinus infection that basically kept me in bed for 20 hours a day until yesterday.  

The picture I never got posted before I left is here:
 

And unfortunately, the quiver has not progressed past this point.  I can't decide how I want to finish the bottom of the quiver or what I want to do for the strap.  

The person I'm modeling it after used a 1/2" piece of wood cut to shape with foam on top of it and then tacked it in with decorative nails through the leather.  I don't like this technique, but am having a hard time thinking of how to attach something that would have the same type of longevity of wood without the ugly nails.  

I'm thinking going with a thinner piece of a hard wood (probably oak) and keeping it in place with a leather bottom, but that gives me the problem of how to attach the leather bottom, it should have been done several steps ago before I put the decorative strip at the bottom and formed it all up.  

I just don't have the right type of leather to make my own strap for it, I'll be heading to Tandy early this week to remedy this.  Also, I'll be building another one for a friend of mine for his birthday.

So this is why its been so long since a post has occurred.  

I'll update this as soon as I have an update.

[Robyn Hode]

Did you get your leather from Tandy?

[themiser3]

Yeah, it was a tooling belly that was on sale a long time ago and I've used it for several projects including a couple bracers and a shooting tab.  This quiver pretty much finished off the piece, so I'll be heading back to Tandy for some more.

[fujimo]

just a quick tip. having learnt this the hard way!!you will find tooling leather is not very stable, and has lots of stretch, and doesnt quite have good density.
"bridle backs" are the best quality, or even butts are really good. i always try and buy the best quality i can, as there is usually sufficient natural lubricant/tallow in the hide. very cheap leather , is dry and difficult to stitch, and whe noiled can become very 'spongey'.

great job on the project thus far.

[Pat B]

If you taper the wood plug for the bottom it will fit smugly from the inside and can be removed easily to clean out any trash that might get inside the quiver.

[themiser3]

Here is what I decided to do for the bottom.  I just cut a piece to size and stitched it onto to the bottom using existing holes in the quiver.  

 

I'm still deciding what I want to do for a finished strap and will be heading to Tandy today to get some of the pieces as well as some more leather.  

Regards,
Sean

[fujimo]

get some of their shearling scraps, and glue in a band on the inside around the top, an inch or so down from the top- that will help keep the arrows quieter in the quiver!- helps stop some of the rattling.

[themiser3]

Yup, I was debating between something like that, and possible doing a strip of leather arrow holders (Sort of like the plastic ones you see on modern bow quivers) to keep the arrows from rattling.  If I were using this for hunting, I'd definitely do something that would hold the arrows still / silent.  I care a lot less when I'm target shooting.  I'm still debating whether or not I want to use this type of quiver for hunting or if I want to try to make a bow quiver.  Only problem with a bow quiver is that I shoot a handmade stickbow, so my quiver would also have to be pretty custom.