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Back quiver
Ruddy Darter:
Here is the lace maker, you first need to cut a small hole in the leather to start, I use it smooth side down as I find it works better. You pull the leather towards you until the blade cuts a little tail, you then grab the tail and pull that towards you and the let the leather spin on the back of hand while doing this. Thinner leather is a little trickier to get right but soon get the hang of it. There are different size cutting gaps to select. I used an off cut to demonstrate, for a good length a 5-7" square of leather is good.
(And the Celtic knot, I glued two thin slices of Holly back to back opposite grain, drilled holes and then sawed out with a coping saw and a little jewellery hand saw and shaped with a small chisel.)
Ruddy Darter.
BowEd:
Very nice work.A quiver that should last a lifetime.
Part time Archer:
Nice touch with the Celtic knot!
Pat B:
Thanks RD. bought one of those a few years ago but never got it work right for me I'll have to give it another try.
Ruddy Darter:
PatB, I had trouble with thin stretchy leather, it didn't cut too even and had trouble getting the tail started, so I cut a starting tail and thread it through and start that way, it pays to cut the starting circle as neat as possible too, I use the base of the lace maker as a template for the circle and draw around it, I then stab out the circle with a utility knife. It takes a few trial runs, I much prefer a thicker more stable piece of leather for making lace, the blades got to be sharp too. I think there's a couple of tutorials on YouTube that show it well.
Thanks Beadman and Part time Archer, I had the Celtic knot made some time ago and thought I'd put it on, I also have a sparrow hawk tail feather I may tie on as well, might be a nice touch I think :).
Ruddy Darter.
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