I've been working a little on a bow quiver project and thought I'd share them with you.
3 arrow/2 blade using Selway mounting parts
Sorry about the picture quality. My wife took my camera on a cruise and my phone is all I have.
here's the first one I put together
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and then here's another I put the finishing touches on last night while I watched the Crimson Tide demolish the Irish
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the leather I chose is a little soft but I think it's gonna be very functional. I'll be making another with some top grained veg tanned leather now that the bugs are worked out.
give me your thoughts, Trap
Sweet! How's the weight add opposed to a hooded selway?
I think they look awesome Trap! Let me know if you need a field tester for a long bow model! Lol :bigsmyl:
sweeeeeeet!
NICE LOOKING QUIVER!
Are those the new/old Zwickeys?
Very nice Trap,Roll Tide.They should have had the ducks.
Kyle I think the weight is pretty similar to the rawhide hood. It's just a lower profile which keeps the hood in close to the bow. I've always loved Selway quivers but felt the hood stuck out too far and was kinda bulky for me.
The downside is it's just a 3 arrow quiver, but I don't shoot more than that very often when I'm hunting.
Trap
So when will these be on the market? ;)
Thanks guys
John they are the new barbed Zwickeys. That particular hood was made specifically for them. The first hood in the first pic will hold pretty much any 2-blade head.
Harold, I agree, the Ducks vs. Tide would have been a better game probably.
Trap
Are there rivets protecting the lacing?
Looks like a good quiver. I'd like to make one to hold HH heads. That one you have made looks like it would fit the billing... :)
They both look very nice!
Didn't realize there were 2 different ones...thought it was just photo quality making them look different.
I like the looks of the second one with the little cut outs. But the top one is probably does the job better as there's more leather.
Really great job either way! :clapper:
I've been trying to figure out how to make one for 3 blades...without it weighing a ton... and keep the lacing off the blades etc :confused:
No plan to market them David.
As far as I know, the guys at Kenati came up with the "stacked 3-arrow/ 2-blade" idea and they deserve credit for it.
And then of course, Selway's excellent mounting system has been copied by many. The Selway really is a neat quiver. I used them for years, but had gravitated to side-mounted Great Northerns. When I bought a couple bows without quiver inserts I started exploring other quiver options and just combined some other's ideas and made my own.
Trap
No rivets, and I realize that could be an issue. I may have to re-lace at some point.
Trap
They sure do LOOK Nice,I hope they work aswell for you,I NEVER wanted a Quiver on my Bow,but I would considder one like that,
Kurt
Very good looking quiver.
Little copper rivets used by harness makers can do wonders before any damage is done. Makes them look vintage too.
Get the tiny 1/8" shafted ones or smaller.
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i like it nice job
Really well done sir!! Look really good.
I think I want one for MY TallTines ;)
Nice work, I am always amazed with the talent of those around us here.
Looks pretty good. :thumbsup:
Just took it out to my "leather guy" and he critiqued it for me and gave me some tips to make it even better.
I call him my leather guy cause he has helped me with many small projects which keep me from going stir crazy this time of year when coons aren't running and I'm not bowhunting. If you ever want some really "high end" custom leather work done check out Marty Overstreet of Circle-Bar-T leathers. You'll be amazed.
I'll work on another model tonight and post a pic in the AM.
Thanks for the kind words and suggestions. I like working on projects like this and sharing them with other bowhunters
Trap
Hey Daryl
Nice work!
How does the Selway to leather connection work?
Real nice!
If a person was going to contruct one similar to that, what type of leather should they buy? I have always wanted a side quiver with the same type of broadhead hood. It makes so much more sense than foam. Very nice Job!
Thanks Kurt, How you been Man? Hard to explain but pretty simple if you ever take one apart. There's a flange molded into the rubber portion of the quiver. That flange is 1 1/4" or so and it fits around a 7/8" or so hole cut into the leather and there a washer and a threaded bolt that holds all that together. Like I said, very simple when you start taking it apart.
Pack, these quivers were made with some belly side veg-tanned leather. It's about 3/32" thick 8-10 pound I think. They have more stretch than I would want in a finished product. The final models will be made with some really good leather from the back or "top grain"
Trap
The quiver looks GREAT. Nice work. Hope it works well.
I really like your work.
homebru
Trap, there is a similarity to the Slim Jim that Annawakee makes. At EFA we took a different route to keep it more compact by staggering the blades rather then having them side by side.
Copy or not, it's still a good looking quiver. You might be the next new quivermeister.
Very nice work! When you come up with a 3 blade 3 arrow design I'd be more than happy to test it out during spring Turkey season :readit: :bigsmyl:
Steve
Just wanted to quickly show the modifications made. I added a beavertail on the bottom two pieces of leather. This allows the back to be sewn, makes inserting broadheads easier since a shelf is created to position them before inserting and takes away square corners. I'll post a pic of the original for comparison. Fun project for sure, thanks for letting me share it with you.
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Trap
Very Nice Job
Good Job :thumbsup:
Very nice, if you have issues with the lacing gettin cut you could re lace with rawhide if you don't want to use rivets.
Thats pretty cool... :thumbsup: What material did you use for stitching?? and What kind of stitch is that?? Nice job...
Thanks Charles, I do want to avoid rivets.
Rustic, the creme color lacing is 4 strands of B50 Dacron. The white lacing is artificial sinew. Not sure what kind of stitch it is. Cross-stitch???
Trap
Daryl that looks awesome.
I traded for a rubber hooded one and tried to cover it in leather... lets just say it was not a success, I thought if I took it apart I would be able to get the leather a little snugger...
Now I am thinking I'll get in line for one of yours
Lookin good TRAP. Need you to help Mike and I finish this load of Slim Jims we're taken to Kalamazoo. :D ;) Thanks for the credit on The Slim Jim too.
The Slim Jim credit was very classy.
Nice job, Trap.
How about a closer look at that knife/file combo?
Here ya go Tom, My version of The Bear Bowhunter Kit
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Trap
Very nice!
Cool stuff Trap! Are you using the five arrow Selway gripper for the three arrows or a custom three arrow version? Would like to see the opposite end if it's a customized version.
Nicely done Sir.
~CB
C.B., The 5 arrow works but I cut some Selway piggybackers, (mostly because I needed tight grippersfor some skinny carbons) and added a couple spacers to get the spacing I wanted. I used a 6 arrow gripper bar to set the arrows back some.
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I'm starting to get a small pile of Selway leather hoods. Wonder what to do with them :dunno:
Trap
Trap
Thank goodness you sent the misses on a cruise so you could get down to bizzzz
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Lol Mitch,
Yeah man, who needs that stupid old..,.camera around here anyway.
Trap
Gonna sell 4 of these quivers if anyone is interested. They are in the Sponsors Classifieds
DD
Without those arrows of course :saywhat:
Those arrows are headed to the Last Frontier Keith
Your a good man. Thanks Daryl I knew they were coming just funny seeing them in that quiver.
Cant wait to try em...
:jumper:
Nice looking job, I like them :thumbsup:
Very nice quiver :thumbsup:
Man that's cool Daryl. You have some talent.
Very Cool!! Great Idea and Well Done!!