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Grunt:
After reading Pats post on basket quivers I decided to give it a shot.The great thing about this site is the fact that we all share our skills and knowledge.
 Here is my first quiver.It is all 3/8 smoked reed and has a wood plug in the base.  I went back and rewove the rim and it looks better now. I looked in Jim Hams book for an example and I wanted it to taper smaller at the base.. It is long and skinny cause thats how I like my quivers and I will probably rig it southern plains style under my left arm. The next one will have ribbon woven into parts . It ain't easy but it ain't hard to do, because they regularly teach basket making to mental health patients.

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Pat B:
Nice Grunt. Now that you have broken the ice I see more in your future.  To me, the hardest part is starting a woven bottom and second is controlling an even tension as you weave. The latter helps to maintain the shape of the tube. Using different materials or sizes of materials requires different weaver tension and can be tedious to maintain the shape.

Grunt:
Pat, I used a small wood disc about 2 1/2 " in diameter for the inside base. Where the ribs crossed in the center of the disc I drove a small iron tack to hold everything in place till I got a couple of rounds woven and added the odd rib. Left it in place as the bottom element. Next base will be another disc and a couple of rounds of 1/4 " flat to start.

Pat B:
The wood disc is a good idea. I usually place a leather disc in the bottom to protect the quiver from arrow heads(practice or hunting). 
I'll be playing with collected materials this summer like honeysuckle, willow, poplar bark, other tree inner barks, blackberry cane and hopefully river cane like the Cherokee.

medicinewheel:
That looks nice!

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