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Offline lowell

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gourd quiver
« on: March 12, 2008, 08:16:15 pm »
Neighbor had a bumper crop of snake gourdS and he gave me a straight one to make a quiver out of.  Don't plan on making it my hunting quiver but will use it for 3-d shoots!!

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Offline DanaM

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2008, 08:27:22 pm »
Now thats something different, I like it. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2008, 08:29:11 pm »
Nice quiver, it looks primitive to me. Justin
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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2008, 08:34:49 pm »
Hi, that is just great!!! But what the h*ll is a gourd??
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Offline huntertrapper

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 08:39:14 pm »
is it weak? i always thought dried gourd was brittle.
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Offline 1/2primitive

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2008, 09:11:26 pm »
Very unique! Cool looking, too.
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Offline Strongbow88

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2008, 10:10:28 pm »
awesome quiver
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Offline lowell

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2008, 11:02:59 pm »
Cromm,

  Never had to think what a gourd was????  They are a plant that is harvested in the fall here.  Not grown commercially.... mainly just for fun in small gardens.  If they are not suspended some way to keep them off of the ground they will bend and turn (like a snake) if they touch the ground!! Some gourds are used for fall decorating... I think maybe pumpkins are gourds??

  Some gourds like this snake gourd dry out to just a thin shell.  Bird house gourds are another gourd that dries to a outer shell.  They are used for......what else but birdhouses!!

  huntertrapper,  It is kind of fragile but I think it will hold up fine for stump shooting and going to 3-d shoots.   Definately would not want to lean on it hard or sit on it by accident in a hunting situation!! >:D  It is kind of like the thickness of the cardboard wrapping paper comes on.

  That's all I now about gourds!!!!! :D ;)
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2008, 11:33:41 pm »
That's cool. Never thought of using a gourd for a quiver, I like it-looks good .
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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2008, 11:33:50 pm »
Lowell
That quiver is awesome, i love the way you can access the arrows. i bet if you had enough gourds you could make a tidy sum selling those. i want one!!!
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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2008, 11:35:32 pm »
And you could make a bunch of those Papua New Guinaean gourd garments and sell 'em on Ebay  ;D
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Offline lowell

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2008, 12:33:58 am »
Hillbilly.....  I'll send you a gourd if you post a picture of you hunting with your "Papua New Guinaean gourd garment" on!!!! ;D
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Offline david w.

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2008, 12:52:23 am »
thats awesome i love it
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Offline Pat B

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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2008, 12:57:59 am »
Cool quiver Lowell. Gourds are pretty sturdy. With care your quiver could last a long while.
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Re: gourd quiver
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2008, 11:53:50 am »
Very nice,I like that a lot. :) Thats a heck of a gourd. :)
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