Well, I made my first quiver.

[Dorado]

Bud B's thread on the St. Jude Auction build along inspired me to make my own. So I followed his great directions and built one of my own. It's also my first leather project other than little things like grips. I'm quite happy with the way it turned out. I still need to color it and seal it. I was thinking of just giving it a good coat of SnoSeal, I've used it on some boots and like the way they turned out. I need to reapply it to my boots anyways. I'll just buy a bigger can.

Here are some pictures of my quiver.
   
   
   

My arrows are a bit long but that's alright. I'll get used to it or eventually get shorter ones.

So, What do y'all think?    

I know I probably should have dyed it before I punched out the holes but I didn't have a good color available. I'm hoping the SnoSeal will give it a good color. I'll coat it inside and out.

[fmscan]

For a first that is darn good, once you darken it you will be happy  with it...I have a feelin this will not be your last...

[slowbowjoe]

I think it looks just fine, will be even better, cosmetically, with the SnoSeal. Should fit nicely also, with the strap placement.
How long is it?

[Dorado]

Originally posted by slowbowjoe:
I think it looks just fine, will be even better, cosmetically, with the SnoSeal. Should fit nicely also, with the strap placement.
How long is it?

Inside it's 22" on the dot! I cut it to 24x19" and figured I'd just roll the top more or less to make it fit. Turns out that gave me exactly 22".
I did make a rather funny mistake. I punched 35 holes on the bottom of the body. I punched 34 holes on the bottom piece. So I ended up using one hole twice. Can't really tell though, you'd have to be really close and nit picky to tell. It does bug me a little though. lol

[The Whittler]

Great looking, congrats.

[RIVERWOLF]

.........Looks great & functional  to me .

[Green]

Very well done.          

That quiver will serve you well for a whole lot of years. Pitch Blend Oil available from Kustom King works well, and will give that leather a great color.

[Dorado]

I'm heading out tomorrow to look for SnoSeal, Pitch Blend, or something I can use. Hopefully I wont have to order it again. Although, I can get a 7oz can of SnoSeal for $10 shipped.

[far rider]

Man! I like it!

[Bud B.]

Pure Olive Oil from the dollar store will work with a sno-seal final covering or two. Looking mighty good!

Glad to see the build along paying off for some fellow tradgangers  

[MR BILL SHORTY]

       

[RAU]

It's a beauty! I made one similar but a lot rougher looking with the hide from my first traditional killed deer. I kept the hair on, on the inside of the quiver to quiet arrows and it works well

[limbolt]

Fine job!!!      

[locohunter]

love it.  gonna copy that.

[Dorado]

Originally posted by Bud B.:
Pure Olive Oil from the dollar store will work with a sno-seal final covering or two. Looking mighty good!

Glad to see the build along paying off for some fellow tradgangers    

How do I use Olive oil? Just rub it in until it won't take anymore?

[Bud B.]

Noooo.        :eek:    Get too much and you'll have it transfer back to your clothes. Maybe 3-4 coats with a cheap paint brush. Set in direct sunlight to let it soak in. Work the leather between each coat, gradually getting more flexing in.

Were you going to try the wet forming first?

[Dorado]

Better to use several lite coats than one heavy one huh? Thanks for the heads up. Like I said this is my first leather project. I didn't know if it was like SnoSeal and you just warm the leather, apply until it won't take any more then wipe off the excess. Any other tips I should know about before I make a mess?
What does leather look like with olive oil treatment?

Wet forming?? Do I need to wet form this? I thought that the breaking in process would form it.

[Bud B.]

From the build along, page 4:

 

Originally posted by Bud B.:
Forgot to cover the treating...sorry.


Treating the leather:

If the leather is "green" (untreated) vegetable tanned leather, then I like to wet form the quiver before adding any oils.

Wet forming is just what it sounds like. Wet the quiver, not a dripping soak, or a light rub of a damp cloth, but wet it so it's pliable. Wear it when pliable to get the shape you want and use your hands if necessary to form it to your needs. Be careful not to crease the sides where the body begins to collapse, but rather allow the body to collapse with a nice rolled over transition from front to back.

Let dry completely.

When dry, treat it with your favorite leather treatment

Mink Oil paste
Montana Pitch Blend
Neetsfoot oil
Fiebing's Aussie Conditioner with bee's wax (what I use mostly)
Pure Olive Oil

Basically anything that does not have petroleum distillates in it, such as Neetsfoot Compound.

Treat it and flex it. Let the treatment soak in.
Repeat/treat/flex until the desired look/feel is reached. The more treatment you put on it, the darker the leather will get. You can do too much. If you do too much, the treatment will transfer to your clothing easily.

You can also treat after cutting out your leather parts but prior to punching any holes on your leather. Then after you get the desired soak of treatment, punch the holes and assemble. Treating with punched holes can allow the treatment to soak into the holes more so than the leather surface of the body. It can look splotchy.

I use a cheap paint brush to apply the oil/treatment. Sometimes I use my bare hands.

This is where my wife gets upset occasionally. The kitchen table gets oiled alot. Use old towels as a work surface, if possible, on top of your workbench, countertop, table. Keep the wife happy.

[Dorado]

Completely forgot about that. Duh! Sometimes my stupid switch gets stuck in the on position. lol
Thanks! I'll do that tomorrow. I'll try oiling some scrap pieces before I do the actual quiver as well.

[Azwatasha]