I had some floppy light 6oz leather hanging around the shop for a year or so and finally decided that even though it was on the light side I'd see how it would work for a medium/small back quiver for roving and "bunny punching".
Since the leather had almost no stiffness to it, I'd wanna roll the top for added stiffness. I made up a pattern out of a cut up box, 27.5" long, with a top width of 17" that tapers down to a bottom width of 14". I laid out the leather on work table, put the template on top of the leather as a guide for my Xacto knife and cut it out.
On the unfinished side of the leather I drew a pen line 1" in from one long side, for the full side length. Did the same for the other long side of the leather.
On both long sides of the quiver, I drew a pen line 1/4" in from the edge, for the full side length. I put pen tick marks every inch up from the bottom, on each of those lines (two long lines per side).
I drew a pen line 1/4" in on the full length of the bottom edge. I put pen tick marks every 1/2" on that line.
I folded over the quiver top flap at 22" from the bottom, and held it in place with a few clothespins. At every tick mark I punched a 3/16" hole.
I picked up a a pair of 72" long leather shoelaces and used some walnut aniline dye stain to color the obnoxious yellow-orange color something a bit more woods friendly.
Starting at the quiver bottom, I used just one 72" long shoelace to begin lacing it all up. I didn't show it, but take a sharp knife/razor and cut the two ends of the lace at a low angle to make points on the ends - this makes it easier during lacing. You can make for even easier lacing by coating those leather lace points with super glue.
Getting the laces through those FOUR folds of leather at the top cuff can be daunting. First, enlarge those top cuff holes by sticking a piece of wood into the mouth of the quiver, align those holes that ya punched before as best ya can, and repunch 'em again. I stuck a piece of tubing into each of those holes and used it as a guide to line up and pull out each lace. If need be, use a pair of long nose pliers to pull out the lace.
Welp, here's where we're at for now - I'll pick this mini project up again in a day or two ... :cool:
Topic: Back Quiver Build (Read 563 times)
