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Oetzi Quiver build-a-long (well this is what I did..)

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TRACY:
Really liking this build and new uses for wool!

Thank you


Tracy

paoliguy:
This is very interesting!

DC:
Is it heavy? How do you think it would compare with a leather one?

dam_01:
Without the straightener piece of wood on it or the strap, it's roughly 12oz.
So similar I suppose.

dam_01:
Had a bit of time this morning to finish off this build to at least a 'working' state.

In the interests of reuse and recycle, I cut up some strips from bits of an old leather jacket to attach the toggles and various bits.

So, the toggles. I made a second one to go on the rear of the quiver to tie the flap to when it's open. I just cut a little hole, fed the two ends of the strips through and tied  a knot. I did toy with putting a button or something on the reverse side instead of a know but theres not going to be any loading on it so it's unlikely that it'll pull through. They're more or less opposite each other front to back.







This is with the flap folded back and toggled to the rear of the quiver with the flap which would cover the fletches also folded back and tucked in behind (if that makes sense!). The last pic on the door is also like this...

In the original build, there is an external twig tied to the top of the quiver to act as a straightener and something to tie your strap to.

I did get a suitable bit of wood (and I even managed to straighten it over my gas hob) but I just didn't  really like the look of it. The quiver is probably a bit bigger than the ideal anyway and I felt that this would add an extra few inches of width.

I had some more of the oak dowel so put a piece down inside the length and tied that through, making a loop to attach a strap to. I left it almost the entire length right to the fold of the top flap.









The bit at the top underneath the fletch cover was flapping about a bit so I tied the dowel there too. Much better.



All that was left to do was to tie on a strap of some sort and and set to with some sharp scissors and even up a few bits.





It's not 'FINISHED!' but it's now usable which was ultimately the end goal this time around.

Hindsight being 20/20, I'd have taken alot longer over getting it wrapped up over the form and probably paid more attention to getting the edges right before starting to felt the remainder. It would pay dividends no end to try and make sure the thickness is as even as you can get at this point too.
I've quite a few lumps and bumps throughout. I'll call that character...

I'd also probably used a bit less wool and made the form a little bit smaller. I reckon too that I'd get 18+ arrows in there without issue! lol.

An the whole, really pleased as a first time go at anything like this.
I'll probably get another ball of wool to go with the remainder and make a pouch of some sort, enough for a spare string and to keep my tab in.

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