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Title: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 17, 2009, 07:12:00 PM
well here it is, it turned out fairly decent. it could have been worse, but it could have been better. i doubled the hide everywhere except the front pouch/pocket and the overhanging flap. i lined the inside with a generic fleece type cloth that i cut from a pull over i had(don't tell my wife). the arrows i have in there are really long and since it's just sitting there they seem to be sticking out alot, but when i had it on the feathers were just touching the top. i'm sure it'll hold at least 6 arrows, more than enough, but possibly more. the top has a bendable piece of metal so you can adjust the top opening to be any shape you like. i decided to put the same wood burned skull on it as the armguard i made so it's kind of like a set  :) . hope you all like it... Jay
(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab240/hunterace1/leather%20projects/leatherprojects012.jpg)
(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab240/hunterace1/leather%20projects/leatherprojects011.jpg)
(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab240/hunterace1/leather%20projects/leatherprojects010.jpg)
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(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab240/hunterace1/leather%20projects/leatherprojects007.jpg)
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(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab240/hunterace1/leather%20projects/leatherprojects001-2.jpg)
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: luvnlongbow on December 17, 2009, 07:24:00 PM
Looks pretty darn good to me. Great job.
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Post by: blueline on December 17, 2009, 07:26:00 PM
That there is a thing of beauty!
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Post by: stickhunter 81 on December 17, 2009, 07:29:00 PM
Great job, That sure is purty.
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Post by: rp65 on December 17, 2009, 07:29:00 PM
NICE!!
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Post by: wv lungbuster on December 17, 2009, 07:29:00 PM
Great job that is awesome looking!!
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Post by: DesertDude on December 17, 2009, 07:51:00 PM
I really like the skull.....  Great job..
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Post by: blind one on December 17, 2009, 07:53:00 PM
Thats nice!!!. Great job....Roy
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Post by: bow loving man on December 17, 2009, 08:00:00 PM
Very Nice, first back quiver I built got taken apart and the leather used on a another project! ;o) Congrats
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Post by: Pops on December 17, 2009, 08:01:00 PM
Nice Job
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Post by: koger on December 17, 2009, 08:02:00 PM
It would really look nicer if it was mine! Nice job man.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on December 17, 2009, 08:02:00 PM
I like it a lot!
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Post by: Jason_MO on December 17, 2009, 08:05:00 PM
looks great
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Post by: stumpsniper on December 17, 2009, 08:09:00 PM
That's gonna look nice with that armguard!  Nice job
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Post by: James Oertel on December 17, 2009, 08:29:00 PM
very nice    :thumbsup:
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Post by: TOEJAMMER on December 17, 2009, 08:38:00 PM
It takes a lot of convincing to sell that as your first effort.  Not that I don't believe you it is just that it is most excellent.  Congrats.
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: ron w on December 17, 2009, 08:43:00 PM
You did an excellent job.......really nice!!
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Post by: ohiobowhunt on December 17, 2009, 08:49:00 PM
Good looking quiver !
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Post by: Mudd on December 17, 2009, 09:10:00 PM
Wow!!! No need to say more other than thanks for sharing.
God bless,Mudd
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Post by: straitera on December 17, 2009, 09:39:00 PM
You're holding out on me Jay. Way too good for a rookie. Great job!!!
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Post by: Cookus on December 17, 2009, 10:13:00 PM
Nice job!   I like the matching set!
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Post by: Pepper on December 17, 2009, 10:25:00 PM
Looks good to me.  Some folks have all the talent.  That is one nice quiver.
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Post by: bdawg on December 17, 2009, 10:27:00 PM
wow.you did really good.i dig it!!!!!
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Post by: JMartin on December 17, 2009, 10:33:00 PM
That's a very nice quiver! I dig it!
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Post by: JMartin on December 17, 2009, 10:35:00 PM
Dang bdawg.......didn't mean to copy.
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Post by: Onewldcat on December 17, 2009, 10:40:00 PM
That's impressive work!
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 17, 2009, 11:03:00 PM
:)  thanks everyone for the nice comments, makes a guy feel good  :)
i cross my heart that this is my first quiver, it's isn't perfect, but it'll work. the skull really makes it stand out, i almost didn't put it on, but glad i did. here's the quiver and armguard matching set
(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab240/hunterace1/leather%20projects/leatherprojects002-3.jpg)
(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab240/hunterace1/leather%20projects/leatherprojects001-3.jpg)
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: Gordon martiniuk on December 17, 2009, 11:24:00 PM
Looks to me like you have done that before Very nice ,, I thing you have found your calling and should start to make and sell those I am sure lots of trad People would love to have one   :wavey:
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Post by: Over&Under on December 17, 2009, 11:24:00 PM
Looks like you been building them for years!!

Nice Job!!
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Post by: Ben Maher on December 18, 2009, 12:47:00 AM
way cool ... good job mate .
Ben
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Post by: Jerry Wald on December 18, 2009, 12:49:00 AM
awesome>>>>I by jove I think you've go it.

Jer Bear
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Post by: Bone lake on December 18, 2009, 09:17:00 AM
Wow , nice work.
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Post by: hayslope on December 18, 2009, 10:02:00 AM
Fine work.......you are going to get inquiries about doing more!
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Post by: Dave Bulla on December 18, 2009, 12:06:00 PM
Great job Jay!  I love the color of the leather.  Looks nice and soft too.
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Post by: 58WINTERS on December 18, 2009, 01:33:00 PM
Very nice work. You might try speedometer cable inside the top instead of the bendable metal. It is very springy and won't take a set. You would have to use a leather lace as an arrow divider and pull the top into an oval shape that you like. It comes in .130 .150 .187 diameters and can be found at most heavy truck parts houses. The .130 is automotive size. .150 is the most common.
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Post by: jim ratcliff on December 18, 2009, 01:40:00 PM
i'd use it! i like the "demon deer" on it
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 18, 2009, 02:07:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by jim ratcliff:
i'd use it! i like the "demon deer" on it
it's not really a demon skull  :) , just used a little tribal art mixed with an actual buck skull. it does look a little evil, not the intended purpose though. but i do like the way it turned out, had it been a drawing vs. a wood burnt pic, it would have been alot more detailed and i would have done an actual realistic skull. wood burning only allows for a certain amount of detail, especially on something of that size. if it was bigger, say 10 inches by 10 inches, i could have been more precise. 2 or 3 inches by 3 is more difficult though  :)
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Post by: Bob Barnes on December 18, 2009, 02:27:00 PM
great job!  It almost makes me want to try a back quiver again...    :thumbsup:
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Post by: greywolf63 on December 18, 2009, 02:48:00 PM
relly good work, and nice looking
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Post by: HillbillyGadget on December 18, 2009, 02:51:00 PM
very nice job
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Post by: Pegg on December 18, 2009, 02:52:00 PM
Hey Jay
Great work. But don't think it will look good on you so I think you should send it my way. lol  :biglaugh:  It does really look great. Nice work.

Sean
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Post by: Irish Archer on December 18, 2009, 03:04:00 PM
Really nice. Great job there.
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Post by: widow sax on December 18, 2009, 05:02:00 PM
AWSOME JOB Widow
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Post by: Kevin L. on December 18, 2009, 05:50:00 PM
Jay, you're on a roll Bud! Nice work    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 18, 2009, 06:17:00 PM
thanks for everyones nice comments, and some little jokes too  :) , the more time i spend on this site the more i love it. i can see the quality of people here is top notch and so is there advice and generosity
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Post by: NewtoTrad2008 on December 18, 2009, 06:34:00 PM
That is incredible! Very nice work!
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Post by: varmint101 on December 18, 2009, 07:56:00 PM
That turned out well!  Great job!
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Post by: JEFF B on December 18, 2009, 09:33:00 PM
now thats cool well done  :thumbsup:
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Post by: elktalker on December 18, 2009, 10:31:00 PM
WOW thats realy nice can I have it?  :biglaugh:
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Post by: barebow17 on December 18, 2009, 11:09:00 PM
Very nice.
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Post by: Apex Predator on December 19, 2009, 06:03:00 AM
Man, you have some talent!  Great job on that one.
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 19, 2009, 02:40:00 PM
thanks everyone, i'm thinking about making a round quiver, open on top and a side opening. not sure what that design is called but i have a decent idea of how to pull it off. got jerky to make today and Christmas stuff and packer game on sunday, so i'll probly start it on monday, hopefully finish it by tuesday. if all goes as planed i'll post it up when i'm don. i may end up making some other stuff first though. i want to make 2 cases, 1 for my new bow that i'll have in a few days, 1 for my dads recurve, some string holders and a bow stringer. haven't totally decide whats next, but whatever i make i'll share with you all, thanks again for your great support  :)  Jay
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Post by: SuperSlamChaser on December 19, 2009, 04:12:00 PM
That's a good lookin quiver! Awesome job!!
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Post by: elknutz on December 19, 2009, 08:56:00 PM
Very nice, you have talent!
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Post by: gregk on December 19, 2009, 11:29:00 PM
I like it, the skull looks great on it.  NICE JOB!!
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Post by: hunterace on December 20, 2009, 11:52:00 PM
thanks again  :)
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Post by: DVSHUNTER on December 21, 2009, 12:09:00 AM
very nice
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Post by: DVSHUNTER on December 21, 2009, 12:11:00 AM
very nice
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Post by: Shifting Shadow on December 21, 2009, 12:18:00 AM
hunterace, would you consider a build a long on a quiver like you just made?  I think it turned out well.
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Post by: NW Trad Wife on December 21, 2009, 12:37:00 AM
Looks great!  I have yet to make mine, I have the tools and the leather, just gotta dive in one of these days!
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 21, 2009, 09:10:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Shifting Shadow:
hunterace, would you consider a build a long on a quiver like you just made?  I think it turned out well.
possibly after i have done a few more. this one looks good, but there are many things i'll do different next time. i want to try out some other quiver types too. if i make the same kind of quiver more than 2 times i could do something like that. i would have to change how i go about making stuff too  :) . with my art background, i sort of just wing it when it comes to stuff like this. not too much measuring or blue prints to go by. i look at something like a quiver and just sort of unfold it in my head and then cut stuff out and put it back together. let me get a few more things under my belt and then i may do something like that
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Post by: cacciatore on December 21, 2009, 09:50:00 AM
Congrats,I would like to be half as good as you,I really love it.
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Post by: hunterace on December 22, 2009, 02:23:00 PM
i'm getting alot of ?'s on the color of the quiver, it's an acorn color and the brand of dye is Eco-Flo. i bought it at hobby lobby, i know that fiebings is the brand i've seen the most about on the net, but the eco-flo was at the store where i got some other stuff i needed. i'm assuming that fiebings makes a color similar to what i used but i'm not positive. i also didn't use an even application when i dyed it so it would have a different, broken up, camo ish look.
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 27, 2009, 10:16:00 PM
i'm starting a new one tomorrow, going to be a different style so it'll be my first again, will post pics when it's finished, should be in a few days
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: Mudd on December 27, 2009, 11:17:00 PM
Take a look at the thread??? it's about back quivers. There's a quiver that hangs on your back like a back quiver but operates like a side quiver. The difference is if you're a right handed shooter you have to wear it as if you were left handed so the arrow can be removed from the bottom. It look like the best of two worlds. But having never done more than see a picture I can't be sure.
I was wondering how difficult it would be to convert a back quiver to one?
Thanks!
God bless,Mudd
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 28, 2009, 12:22:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Mudd:
Take a look at the thread??? it's about back quivers. There's a quiver that hangs on your back like a back quiver but operates like a side quiver. The difference is if you're a right handed shooter you have to wear it as if you were left handed so the arrow can be removed from the bottom. It look like the best of two worlds. But having never done more than see a picture I can't be sure.
I was wondering how difficult it would be to convert a back quiver to one?
Thanks!

that's the kind i'm making, i'm not sure what it's called. it does go on your back, and you will be able to remove or put in the arrows from the top, but in the field you can simply pull an arrow out the side of it. i have an idea how to make it, just have to give it a shot now
God bless,Mudd
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Post by: widow sax on December 28, 2009, 01:11:00 AM
awsome looking back quiver.  Widow
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Post by: SpankyNeal on December 28, 2009, 08:54:00 AM
Looks like a winner to me - nice job!

Ken
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Post by: SpankyNeal on December 28, 2009, 08:59:00 AM
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Post by: Keefer on December 28, 2009, 10:07:00 AM
Great Job you did...
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Post by: highelk on December 28, 2009, 10:21:00 AM
Nice work.  :thumbsup:  
Did you put any wire at the top to keep the openeing from closing up on you? or did you use a different method?
Title: Re: my first homemade back quiver
Post by: hunterace on December 28, 2009, 12:04:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by highelk:
Nice work.   :thumbsup:  
Did you put any wire at the top to keep the openeing from closing up on you? or did you use a different method?
yes i put a metal wire of some sort in the top. it's not as stiff as a cloths hanger so you can form it to whatever shape opening you like. it's some wire i had from some other craft stuff when i was making clay sculptures, it worked out well