Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Staver on April 06, 2008, 11:26:23 pm
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I have a couple a quivers that I made recently and finally got some pics of em. The first one is a badger skin back quiver and the second one is a plains style quiver. The plains style is made of tanned buffalo leather and is my favorite :) since it keeps the arras from bouncin around and makin noise. ;) Just thought I'd share what I made.
Joe H
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Boy you do some nice work ! :o
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very nice quivers and excellent workmanship.
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Wowy wow!! That badger quiver is absolutely STUNNING!!
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I see nothing wrong with those , good looking quivers ,great job
Dennis
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THOSE are Awesome. I can't say which one I like best.
Mike
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I like the badger but LOVE the plains quiver....guess I have always liked that design.
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Hi,Looking good!!! Very nice work.
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wow really good lookin quivers there sir. :)
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Thanks for all the super compliments everyone. ;D I was gonna take pictures along the way, but I was kinda freakin as I was goin' along and wasn't sure if they would be worthy of a build-along; :-[ ??? my camera was outa commission anyway. But in the end I was real happy with how both of em turned out. I only learned how to do these things from all the people on this website and PA magazine, so thanks a million again to everyone. If you have any questions about materials, demensions, or how I put em together just let me know. Joe H
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yeah about the plains, how long, compared to size, im about 5'7" maybe, do ya make the strap? and again really good lookin quiver
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Great job on those, well done!
Mike
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Beautiful quivers,I really like the Badger,that is supper nice. :)
Pappy
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Huntertrapper, I'm about 5'8" and I wasn't sure how long to make the strap either. So I used some twine and adjusted it so that it hung with the arrows higher at the top so it would be easy to grab one. I also wanted it to rest somewheres between my waist and hip at the middle of the quiver. With all that done I came up with about 45" for a strap. Then I wanted it to be adjustable so I could give or take a few inches. I had 2 straps 1 1/2" wide x 40" long. I used the thickest parts of the strap to anchor onto the stiffener. The back strap is 40" and the front strap is about 15". The 2 straps overlap about 5 inches and the anchor points take another 3-4" apiece. So it worked out pretty well. :)
Thanks for the compliment Mike ;D
Pappy, again thanks for the compliment. I got the idea to make the badger quiver from the April/May 2007 issue of PA. Steve Sell had an excellent article on how to make one, so I got the materials and dove in! I'm really happy with it except it's a little noisy. :-\
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Beautiful Quivers staver!
Here is a pic of one that i just started, made out of birch bark and sinew. Im not done cause i dont really know how I want to finish the top, put a possible divider inside, and no clue what to do for a strap or how to attach it, i was wanting to use it as a back quiver. Any ideas on how to complete it, and do you mind if i try to replicate the straps on your?
Again Great job!
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That Plains style quiver is killer!! Nice job.
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Thanks adb3112 and Akbowman. Akbowman, That's a nice looking birch bark quiver you have in the making 8). Funny enough, I really wanted to build one of those first, but I couldn't find any good resources on how to get started. I am definitely not an expert on quivers so I'm not sure if I'm qualified to give you advice. ;D However, I found that functionality kinda drove the process of building the quivers. I found myself kinda stumped as I was going along and realized I wanted to keep things simple, but try to make em look good too.
If it were my birch bark quiver I think I would finish up the top with some smaller strands of birch bark and wind them around the top like the badger quiver and then use either a leather or plant fiber strap to sling over the shoulder. As for copying my quiver... I copied the designs from other quivers so all's fair game. Do what ever pleases you. :) You know after looking at your quiver over and over, it might look cool with some animal skin with hair included stiched onto the bark in the same "X" design. Hair/fur might keep it more quiet too and extend the length of your quiver a little. Good luck with it. ;)
You'll have to post it when you finish it up! I'd like to see it. ;D Joe H
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Beautiful quivers, lots of work goes into those things. Kenneth
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Thanks for the advice Staver. I had never messed with birch bark before i did this, I had in mind to leave the outer bark on the outside so it looked more like the tree, but i was amazed at what birch bark does when it gets wet and decided that i liked it inside out the best. If you get a piece of BB about the size that you think will work for a quiver, just put under some warm water in the shower, and it will rapidly curl up, then just take some clothes pins and get it to the shape you want and let it dry for a couple hours and it will hold its shape. At least thats how it worked for me, may be different with different speicies of birch.
Another thing that i found that i thought was really cool was, i had about a 5 inch by 8-10" piece of bark that was left over, that curled up into about a 2 inch diameter circle. It works perfect for an armgaurd, you just roll it around your arm and because it wants to stay curled it is pretty darn tight, dont need to tie it on or anything. I like it much better than any store bought armgaurd that ive had and its free.
Thanks again for the advice.
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Those quivers are pretty nice.The badger gave me a good idea for a skunk hide quiver.Thanks! :)
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if ya got the overwhelming need to give the badger one away, i'll take it!! ;D
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really nice!
frank
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Hi, I've always liked the plains style quiver. This is my new one for this year!
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I saw your badger skin quiver and thought it looked familiar by design. It turned out very nice. The article Apr/May '07 by Steve Sell was excellent. I deviated from the plans a little because my badger hide was rather large for the basic tube and found a raccoon hide in my stash that made a better fit. I've also got a skunk to use for a youth version of this quiver. I posted in the HOW-TO section where a I remembered seeing a thread about the article. Tracy
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,3287.0.html
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Great quivers. :) Thanks for sharing.
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After buying and building quivers looking for the most comfortabe for hunting, I finally picked this one. I got this quiver from Bobby Ratcliff, he used to frequent this site. It is very versatile. It can be worn as a stalker, over the shoulder or down the center of the back. It is light and by far my favorite.
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Hi Mullet, Man thats a great looking quiver!!!! I like alot!!!!!!