making a new quiver?

[Aunty]

Hey guys i am looking at making plains indian quiver  
i carnt buy leather so i was thinking of taking the long road buy tanning it but heres the question what kind of skin do i use cow hide calf skin deer skin ? any help would be great.
cheers "MOOSE"

[Pat B]

Hair on deer hide would be more realistic and will make a great quiver. And, there are sources for relatively cheap tanned deer hides.

[Aunty]

cheers pat b

[YORNOC]

You cant buy leather?

[Jake Fr]

what animals do you have down there if you could find a farmer that just lost a cow or calf and they would let you skin it out you could tan it and have plenty for lots of quivers

[snakewood3]

Kangaroo hide is one of the best leathers to work with. I bet it would make a great rawhide as well. Far better then bovine or deer.

[Art Oneshot]

If you've never tanned a hide before...good luck.  It's a tough job.  I would suggest you buy a tanning kit. Tandy Leather carry's a kit that will do one average deer hide...hair on or hair off.

You can buy a deer hide for about $20 on ****. I wouldn't consider using hair-on deer hide...it sheds badly..never stops it seems, but looks good while the hair lasts.  Deer hide is a bit stretchy and will work out of shape in a couple of years. Deer or Glove tanned cow hide is the best for what you want to do...soft like deer hide but much thicker and tougher. You can make it look like "brain" tanned leather by wearing the 'flesh" side out (rough side)

Frankly, if I were going to make a plains quiver and money was the issue to buying leather. I'd just save my penny's until I got enough.  Check out **** or Tandy leather on line. Or if you are set on using deer skin..no hair, I have sides I can sell you for $25 plus the shipping.  I currently have about 30 deer hides.  None with hair on, just sold all of those I had.  These are southern deer hides, meaning they aren't very big, but big enough for a plains quiver.  You'll need two if you want long fringe.

Deer/Glove or Chap leather tanned cow hide is more expensive, but in my opinion the better choice.  You can find it listed here
 http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/Leather/Chap-Leather/Chap-Leather.aspx

Or Google Hide House.  **** is also a good choice. I have other resources if you don't find what you want there.

Again, you can give a go at tanning your own leather, but it sure ain't an easy process.  You can do the old timey way, with wood ashes, a #3 wash tube and plenty of time.  You'll need a beam or log also.

PM me if you are interested.

Art
Cedar Ridge Leather Works

[Aunty]

Jake Fr i am a farmer as luck would have it. had a cow die on me yesterday but thought cowhide might be a little thick and stiff for a quiver. Yornoc i carnt find leather anywhere were i live not in big sheets of it anyway. Art oneshot thank you very much  on the advice i might give tanning it a shot first have tanned skins with hair on before but never without hair and if i fall flat on my arse i will give you a pm lol

[Aunty]

thank you guys for all your help that is the beauty thing about this forum everyone is so willing to help    

[Gray Buffalo]

http://www.brettunsvillage.com/leather/  

Mail Order. This is where I get mine. Good service and good hides

 

[compound_convert]

what kind of quiver, for the back or the bow. i made 1 out of bleached rawhide that is strapped to the bow. in a native american design, but it has he same format of the compound quiver.

[compound_convert]

i will post the link where i got the idea from, i have seen more and more of them. they call it the modern native quiver, for the traditional one though deer skin is what i would advise with a piece of folded rawhide to fit the form of the quiver, just to make sure that your arrow points dont poke through. watch out with the tanning process especially if you plan to brain tan. its a long n time consuming process. get the tanning kit that was recommended. good luck and have fun

[Jake Fr]

You could raw hide that cow and strech it then flesh it then shave the hair and burn the rest with a tourch to smooth and scrap it and have a nice full hide of rawhide you can soak it in a bag with water and saddle soap and make all sorts of stuff or braid it and make using gear if your pretty cowboy it makes a nice reata

[Aunty]

Here is a question how do you put rawhide in a side quiver to stop broadheads cutting through the quiver? The quiver i want to make looks alot like gray buffalo quiver but i want a flap at the fletchings so if it rains i can close the flap like a lid and have dry fletchings and i can use the quiver to cart more arrows into a hunting area as i hunt with a bow quiver but it is nice to take more arrows with you. Again thanks for all the advice.

[Art Oneshot]

Aunty, you might consider goat or deer raw hide. It is thinner and lighter than cow.  Also, much easier to work with.
Art

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Gray Buff .... THAT is a beautiful quiver. please send me a pm. i'd like to talk about where i might get my hands on one of those.    

[tecum-tha]

http://www.lapco.co.nz/

 http://www.nzlsl.co.nz/

 http://www.tasmanleathers.co.nz/

3 minutes on google  

[compound_convert]

for the raw hide piece, you can do that when the quiver is done. soak the raw hide until it is really flexible. cut out a piece i would say 3-4 inches in an oval shape. with the long ends if u will on the sides. fold it slide it down the quiver. until it hits bottom. the outside bottom of the quiver will get a bit wet and look darker for a little while until the raw hide dries. it should then turn the back to the same color. back to the rawhide, u r going to have to put some thing between the fold so that way the hide sides do not touch. i would use folded news paper in a plastic baggie. so, that the raw hide doesnt clam up. its simple although it may not sound like it. i work with leather all the time from saddles to wallets. need any more help pm me.