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dmassphoto:
Well, I had a hard time envisioning what I really wanted, so I just decided to go out and try to make one on my own.  I went to the local leather shop and bought 4sf of some pre-dyed leather, along with some stuff called 3.66mm Latigo Lace, 4yrds worth.  All in all, the total cost was $35.  Here's how I did it...

I first cut out the form.  My basic idea was to make a very basic tubular quiver.  The dimensions were 23" x 12.5" at the bottom and 14.5" at the top.  (p.s. anybody know how to get rid of that ink spot?)


 I made a line on each side that was 1.5" from the edges, then I drilled holes up each side, spaced out one inch apart.  I had a small drill bit, so I used my Swiss Army knife to widen the holes.  Later, I found out I had to go back and re-widen every hole before threading the lacing through.


If you look really hard, you'll notice I accidently put one row too many on one side. 'doh!"  Once I got the holes cut, it was time to start threading.  I found that this can be difficutl to keep the smooth end up.


Against my wife's suggestions, I started threading from the top, and made an "X" pattern all the way down to the bottom.  What does she know?




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dmassphoto:
Once I finished the lacing of the body of the quiver, I just made two simple knots at the bottom, then trimmed the ends off.


Now that I did that, it was time for the bottom.  I used a section of leftover leather and first cut a square.  Then I trimmed it down until I got a close form.  I made sure to mark a spot on both the quiver and the bottom, so my cuttings would line up, since it wasn't perfectly circular.  The bottom turned out to be roughly 3.25" in diameter.


Once I had my bottom cut, I then placed it onto the quiver, and marked corresponding places for holes on the circle as well as the sides of the quiver.  I then drilled the holes and started threading.  I made sure to leave a lot of slack so I could work.


I then tied it off just as I did with the quiver body.  Once I had one knot made, I was able to just tighten everything down really good and make the final knot.  I probably made a mistake in tying one of the knots on the outside, but that's the only way I knew how to do it.  And it's my first quiver I ever made.


Here's the final result.  I don't have a handle or strap just yet, because I'm not sure how to make it.  It's a very simple quiver that's made to serve a simple function and not win style points, but maybe in the future I'd like to line it with wool and maybe dye it a little darker, but first I gotta find out how to do a strap!


PS - Anyone know how to smooth the edges so they don't look so rough and frayed?

Pat B:
Generally an edge beveling tool is used to round off the edges. You could probably sand them also to smooth. I like to use dark dye and bees wax on the beveled edge and burnish it smooth

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