Originally posted by VictoryHunter:
That is a good looking quiver!
Thanks.
Ya it doesn't flatten at all lol. I made this one out of very heavy thick saddle leather. I wanted it to be really rigid. I pretty much just rolled the leather into a tube, cut to shape, drilled holes and laced it together with leather thong and latigo. Then I cut out a plug for the bottom to the exact shape of the hole and glued the plug in with ultra heavy duty duty glue. Then I braided the strap and attached it by tying it on at either end. its 100% leather, no snaps or buckles. I do intend on lining the mouth/top with raccoon fur to quiet the arrow rattle. I built it large and rigid to hold alot of arrows. I can get 24 in there with field points. I imagine the fur might reduce that number to 20. To be honest I kind of modeled it after the quiver Legolas carries in Lord of the Rings. His is a rigid tubular design, not the kind that flattens out.
Also I drilled some very small holes about an inch and a half apart all the way around the mouth of the quiver, then I take stretchy cord, also called shock cord, and I used it to make my own home made version of "nock-line". I insert the cord through the hole from the outside, tie a couple overhand knots in the end on the inside and then cut the cord to a guestimated length, and then tie a loop knot in the end. This loop then stretches up over the knock of the arrow and holds it snugly in and against the side of the quiver so they don't rattle or fall out. Theres room for about 8 cords to hold 8 arrows all the way around the mouth of the quiver, but thats plenty for hunting.
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