quiver questions

[jeffp51]

My neighbor gave me 3 small buckskins so that I can make him and me a couple of quivers. fore.  The buckskin has a lot of holes in it from the tanner (they did a pretty lousy job on it)that I will have to work around.  I figure I can stitch some of the smaller holes closed.

 I want to make a plains style quiver,  I have never made one before  and I don't really know what I don't know, so I could use any advice on what I have to watch out for. I have seen plenty of pictures, and I think I can guess on a pattern (it looks simple enough)But I was wondering how do deal with broadheads, especially steel ones in the soft leather.

[Pat B]

You may have to make individual broadhead covers for them that will slide off easily but still protect the quiver and arrowheads.
Use a stiffener stick that the quiver hangs from and the strap attaches to.

[Hawkdancer]

You could also stuff a closed foam pad into the bottom of the quiver, maybe double thick.  Let me know if you need some pieces to patch the larger holes and what size.
Hawkdancer

[jeffp51]

I have seen some quivers with pockets on them. What do you put in them?  I am just posting questions as I think of them

[ksnow]

Many old plains quivers had rawhide cups in the bottom to hold the arrowheads. There was a long stick attached to the cup that could be used to pull the cup out of the quiver.

Kyle

[tipi stuff]

Ksnow is correct about the use of a cup on a stick on some Plains quivers. This is from a Comanche quiver collected in Texas in 1868. It is currently in the National Museum of Natural History.