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Offline ohma

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2010, 12:17:17 pm »
great job on that.the more i look at that style quiver the more i like them.
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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #16 on: December 26, 2010, 02:55:23 am »

     Dang Boy, that is nice. :o ;D ;D  But I think, you should send it down here to me so I can take a closer look, at it, and if I find any flaws, I will discretely dispose of it, so you won't be embarrassed, and ridiculed by these other uncouth louts on here.  ;D  Mind you I am only doing this so you won't have to deal with sharp tongued curmudgeons on here.  ;D But I think it is beautiful! :o  I mean from what I can see, so I think you should send it to me so I can give it a closer inspection...... ::) ;D  Nice work!  Hard work, and skill, and patience came together! ;)

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #17 on: December 26, 2010, 09:54:52 am »
Great work, that's something to be proud of.
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Offline 22arrows

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #18 on: December 27, 2010, 02:11:57 pm »
Very nice!
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2011, 02:57:40 pm »
           That is really nice work.
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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2011, 06:20:55 pm »
Wow!  Don't know how I missed this one.  That is one awesome quiver!!   :)
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Offline Barrage

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #21 on: February 11, 2011, 07:47:17 pm »
That is just awesome.   8)
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Offline okiecountryboy

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2011, 01:10:03 am »
Hey Swamp Monkey
Stickbender stole my thunder...I was going to say that first!!! ;D
I've put a lot of work into gun cases, and various other leather beaded Items.....All I can say about your project is.......Holy Cow! :o Wow! :o Dang! :o I could come up with more, but I think you get the idea.
That is some kind of artwork. Proud to see it!
Thanks for sharing.

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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #23 on: February 22, 2011, 02:22:39 pm »
Stunning work...again, (I am sounding like a broken record) this site has some amazingly talented individuals on here.  That bead work and construction is impressive.  I also can't get over the pace at which some of you folks create your pieces and the shear variety of the implements.

I DO know that whenever I see a thread started by Swamp Monkey it's one I will read immediately!

Thanks for sharing...

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Offline theleatherk

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2011, 10:55:01 am »
If going out on a limb were easy, everyone would do it.  ;D

VERY nice piece, sir. The beading looks better than novice as I'm sure you became better than novice through the 20+ hours of hard learnin'. Damn fine job.  ;)
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Offline bareshaft12

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #25 on: February 26, 2011, 12:26:38 pm »
 :o wow an that is awesome,great work.Can you tell me how much something like that cost in material?
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Offline swamp monkey

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Re: My first attempt at a Plains style quiver and bow case (river otter)
« Reply #26 on: February 26, 2011, 04:05:52 pm »
Beads - less than $20
red flannel - around $10
thread $3
hardwood pole and leather for quiver cup $5
otter pelts.  I used six. So either you have to obtain skin, flesh tan and soften six hides or purchase them.  I do not know what an otter hide goes for today but would not expect them to be lower than $75 a piece.  Either way you will REALLY think long and hard before you make the first cut on such beautiful pelt.  Either you worked it and it is valuable, or you paid for it and it is valuable.  I tfeels like cutting the Mona Lisa's canvas. 

I got a lot of design tips from Jim Hamm's book Bow and Arrows of the Native Americans

My next quiver will be a coyote but that may take some time.  I only have one hide so far.  I need another and then the fun begins.
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