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I have been back and fourth on what type of quiver I want for hunting and roving with my longbow. After looking around I decided that I needed to try a tube side quiver. The prices on the ones I could find all made my wallet cry. So I decided to build my own to try it and see if it worked for me. Then if it did I could order a good leather one sometime in the future.
Like most projects this one seemed to come in way over budget. I only drew blood once when the leather awl decided it just had to inspect the inside of my index finger. Over all it was a learning experience and took up some time over the last few weeks. All the materials were bought at Lowes, Wal-Wart, a random fabric store and Hobby Lobby.
First I decided to use PVC as a frame since it is cheap and easy to work with. I looked at the thin wall pipe but it was too flimsy so I ended up going with schedule 40. This is a three inch piece that I bought at Lowes precut in a two foot section.
In this pic I have cut out the window and have one of my 27 inch arrows in it to gage length. I wanted full coverage since for some reason I had mental pictures of me falling down and generally being rough on the quiver.
Then I cut a piece of plywood and foam for the bottom plug. You cant see it in this pic but I covered the plywood with fabric and glued the foam to it.
Here is the PVC with the fabric I purchased glued to the outside with spray glue. The bottom plug was glued in at this time also. I then lined the whole thing with self adhesive foam that I bought at Hobby Lobby. As a side note I sprayed the glue on the dining room table. I used a large paper target "36x48" as a drop cloth but still managed to get overspray on the table. Do your gluing outside!
I wanted to sew suede around the arrow opening to hide the edges of the foam and give it a more finished look. This ended up being easier said than done. I had to drill the holes for the awl around the opening and the suede didn't want to bend around the corners. I ended up having to do it in four pieces. I had planned to line the top with fake fur to help give it some cushioning. I did a dry run before I glued the fur on and am glad that I did. It looks like a Muppet reject!
I finished sewing the suede on the top and arrow opening. Then I just had to fashion a suede strap and it was outside to the haybale for testing. I like it so far but only time will tell how it works out.
Topic: Side quiver build along (Read 345 times)
