I finally got back to working on the quiver.
Here’s the bottom being stitched on:
I did everything that I could to limit the number of knots in the leather lacing. There are no knots on the inside of the quiver. I kept them all on the outside to eliminate the possibility of hanging up a broadhead when removing an arrow. The only knots are where the straps and the pouch top attach to the body and where the buttons attach. The knots that hold the top strap on might take a bit getting used to on your shoulder and depending on how sensitive your shoulder is you may want to add some type of padding, but I thought that this was still better than having them in the way inside. The lacing for the front seam and the bottom end at the same place at the front and are braided together.
Here I am braiding:
The ends of the braids are wrapped in serving thread and coated with superglue:
And it’s finally DONE!!!
Some glamour shots with me wearing it:
The finished quiver is 22” tall and has a 6 3/8” diameter. In the pictures above there are 30 arrows in the quiver. The short ones with the barred fletch are 27 1/2” long and the long ones are 31 1/2”. I’m 6’-3” and my chest measures about 47” and this fits me perfect.
Just for grins I kept track of my time working on this. I had 48 hours total from making the buttons to stitching the parts together.
Next week it’ll be off to be partnered up with the Evo and the donated arrows.
Now it up to all of you to run the bids up and raise some big bucks for St. Jude’s and the kids.
Thanks for letting me be a part of this and allowing me to share my build.
Brian
Topic: Building a St. Jude's Quiver - Update on Page 3 (Read 732 times)
