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john:
i just received a whole steer hide that was tanned whith the fur on iwant to make a few things like a plains style quiver and side quiver wondering if i could use the fur side out any one have any sugestions or  plans or drawings

kayakfisher:
I am by no means an expert on the subject, I have made a few quivers though as far as patterns go in Jim Hamms book Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans he has a pattern thats pretty easy to follow its basically a rectangle shape one end is smaller than the other put a long enough strap so it rides about waist high he also states the plains Indians[OUR NATIVE AMERICAN BROTHERS] often made quivers from long horn hides this one is from elk hide and I know picture is bad maybe it will help give you idea

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kayakfisher:
One end is ten inches wide the other end is twelve inches wide folded over the edges matched up and stitched sorry 9 1/2 instead of ten so when its folded on end will be 4 1/2 the other end will measure 6 inches it holds a dozen arrows the length is four inches shorter than arrow

john:
kayakfisher thanks for the info i really appreciate it    john

mike-dy:
Most cows I have seen have the hair on the outside so that shouldn't be a problem, Planning on doing a back quiver with goatskin hair on next. What sort of quiver are you looking at building? I found looking at pics then trial and error with card and paper templates was the only way to really get what I wanted.
Theres plenty of quiver pics on here and other forums  and websites on the net for inspiration.
Cheers,
      Mike

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