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Quiver made from sleeves of old leather jacket

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Zuma:
Most excellent. 8)
Zuma

bowmo:
Killer, I really like that one!

 Here's one I made from a Goodwill coat sleeve and other jacket parts a few years ago.

Slackbunny:
That's a pretty great idea. Well done!

marcelslot:
Bowmo: now that's a real fine piece of work! I absolutely love the quiver. it's a damn pretty bow to you tot attached to it too ... Any details on the bow? And how is it attached to the quiver? Simple straps?
Good to read I'm not the first crazy cool trying to use sleeves of a jacket for making a quiver...  ;D

marcelslot:
Bronco611: thanks for the compliment. I'll post some detail pictures over the weekend. The job was pretty straightforward though. Using two sleeves with one pulled inside out is something I can recommend. Also, using plastic sheet in between the two leather sleeves worked out really well. It shapes the quiver and adds stiffness. I used old relativeer thin place mats with a size of around the quiver length. You can cut a piece and 'roll' it inside. The rolled plastic sheet then has a natural tendency to 'un-curl' inside the first sleeve. It shapes the sleeve. After that, the second sleeve can be inserted which basically acts as a nice inner lining and fully covers the sheet. I also used a small semi round piece of the same plastic sheet as the bottom of the quiver. Fixed it with a few stitches. Artificial sinew was used for all stitching. The bottom was again covered with a round piece of leather.
I used some glue to hold pieces together before I stitched things up. The strap was attached to simple buckles/square 'rings' taken from an old bag. These were attached to two L eather bands that have been pulled to a snug fit around the quiver. I can flip these bands with buckles around to the other side of the quiver to use it either as a back quiver for a right handed or left handed shooter.

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