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I have been back and fourth on what type of quiver I want for hunting and roving with my longbow. After looking around I decided that I needed to try a tube side quiver. The prices on the ones I could find all made my wallet cry. So I decided to build my own to try it and see if it worked for me. Then if it did I could order a good leather one sometime in the future.

Like most projects this one seemed to come in way over budget. I only drew blood once when the leather awl decided it just had to inspect the inside of my index finger. Over all it was a learning experience and took up some time over the last few weeks. All the materials were bought at Lowes, Wal-Wart, a random fabric store and Hobby Lobby.


First I decided to use PVC as a frame since it is cheap and easy to work with. I looked at the thin wall pipe but it was too flimsy so I ended up going with schedule 40. This is a three inch piece that I bought at Lowes precut in a two foot section.

In this pic I have cut out the window and have one of my 27 inch arrows in it to gage length. I wanted full coverage since for some reason I had mental pictures of me falling down and generally being rough on the quiver.  

 


Then I cut a piece of plywood and foam for the bottom plug. You cant see it in this pic but I covered the plywood with fabric and glued the foam to it.

 


Here is the PVC with the fabric I purchased glued to the outside with spray glue. The bottom plug was glued in at this time also. I then lined the whole thing with self adhesive foam that I bought at Hobby Lobby. As a side note I sprayed the glue on the dining room table. I used a large paper target "36x48" as a drop cloth but still managed to get overspray on the table. Do your gluing outside!

 


I wanted to sew suede around the arrow opening to hide the edges of the foam and give it a more finished look. This ended up being easier said than done. I had to drill the holes for the awl around the opening and the suede didn't want to bend around the corners. I ended up having to do it in four pieces. I had planned to line the top with fake fur to help give it some cushioning. I did a dry run before I glued the fur on and am glad that I did. It looks like a Muppet reject!

 


I finished sewing the suede on the top and arrow opening. Then I just had to fashion a suede strap and it was outside to the haybale for testing. I like it so far but only time will tell how it works out.


 

That looks nice. I was thinking about building a back quiver similar to that.

Im still not sure if I will sew a fletching cover for it or not yet. As it is now it rides nice on my right hip and the fletching is back and out of my way. Im wondering how it will work in the woods this summer.

Looks pretty cool to me. Good work.

Nice job!  I've been throwing around a similar design.  How's the weight with the schedule 40?

Cutting out the window really reduced the overall weight. Right now it weighs enough that it hangs down and doesnt bounce too much but at the same time I dont think it will be a issue walking with it all day. You can definately tell its there and the suede shoulder strap is really "grippy" at the moment but the weight isnt too bad.

Very practical and looks good!

this is fantastic!

Great job, it is fun making your own equipment.