pesky quiver

[nugget]

I hate quivers. I have yet to find one that suits me. I have tried most all styles. I am a tall and wide, so my quiver snags on everything when walking through brush. All that said I tend to lean towards the plains style quiver or one that is similar to that style.

[Bentstick81]

  When you guys use the Plains style quiver, does your feathers get matted down while laying on top of one another in the quiver? Wife has a soft leather coat that is old, and she doesn't wear any more, thought about trying to build one, myself.

[woodstick]

i had a back quiver and didnt like it, it r4estricted my arm movement when shooting, pat made me a nice coydog quiver the hangs on my side and luv it.

[Pat B]

Put the seam on the top of the quiver and add a stiffener stick along that seam. This will allow the quiver to "purse" along the bottom allowing for more room for the arrows. A little matting of the feathers shouldn't hurt their flight if they normally fly well from the bow.
  On Tim's(Woodstick) coyote quiver I put the seam on the bottom of the quiver because I wanted the hair to lay down and back(as it did on the coyote). For his I added extra leather inside over the stitching not only to make it "purse" correctly but also to protect the stitching from the sharp arrow heads. 

[ShinneryOak]

Bentstick81, Found the chapter on quivers by Jay Massey. Volume 2 of Traditional Bowyer's Bible, chap. 12, "Quivers and Other Gear". The pattern I used is on page 303. Like PatB said, you need a stiffener along one side which is shown in the plans. I used an arrow shaft. My fletches do get a little mangled in it but I use high banana cut feathers. Straight cut fletches would probably work better. BTW, Massey called the Plains quiver "Indian style". If you don't have the "Bible" series, get it. It's indispensable and I wouldn't be making bows if I hadn't picked it up. 

[Pat B]

Check out the "How To" section here. There are a few plains type quivers to get some ideas from on there. Both Jackcrafty(Patrick) and Medicinewheel(Frank) have excellent build alongs and I'm sure others do to.

[kylerprochaska]

I just got my boa quiver from 3rivers and I have to say that I like it a lot...doesn't move on the bow and it can hold up to 6 arrows...not that I need that many   

-Ky

[Jesse]

I have the 4 arrow boa quiver and I love it. Very light. Dont even know its there. Not for target shooting but I like it more than other styles for hunting.

[Stonedog]

Side stalker......

[Pat B]

I liked the feel and heft of a bow quiver on my glass longbow and recurve but hate the feel on a self bow. It adds too much physical weight and throws the balance off for me. I have tried back quivers and they are too noisy and unruly, a plains type doesn't feel right to me either. I do like the side stalker type for target shooting and a GFA type for hunting. The GFA type holds the arrows securely, makes them easy to pull an arrow when needed, will slip behind my back to get it out of the way and is easy to make from most bow type quivers. I have an old KwickyKwiver that I have added a parachute cord strap(like a GFA) for carrying and a quick disconnect bracket mounted on my tree stand for when I hunt from that stand.

[zeNBowyer]

Most  back  quivers  are  made  of the  wrong  material  to  be  quiet, lined  with  fur  or  made  with the  hair  on  is  quiet, 
also it forces  you  to walk  quietly,  which  is  something that  takes  concentration,
   the  back  quiver,  if  the  design  is  right  also  allows  you  a  place  to  carry survival  components,
I always  have  a bushman located  in  a special  pouch  inside  the  quiver,
along  with a  few  survival  items  in  the pocket, so  I  don't  have  to  have  them  sloshing around  in  my  pockets,
fletching are  duller colors,  as  a  quiver  full  of  bright  arrows is like  a  flashlite  in  the  woods (those colors  are  better for target  or  where  concealment  is  not  an  issue)