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Trapper Rob:
I have a beaver hide from 2 years ago that I caught looks like it might be meeting a knife real soon. Nice looking quiver.

Philipp A:
Thanks a lot for all the positive feedback, it is much appreciated!

Trapper Rob: if you need any more details about turning your beaver pelt into a quiver let me know. The key to success was really glueing the sheep fur on the inside of the beaver pelt to increase stiffness and to have the arrows not rattle. The inside bottom of the quiver is very thick sheep fur with suede in between and deer skin at the bottom. It also helped to make the quiver rigid and not collapse. I also like the contrast of the Lynx fur on top which further prevent the arrows from moving around in the quiver even if you don't fill it with arrows.

BowEd: I am posting a few pics of the arrows I have made. The shafts are Surewood shafts from Douglas Fir and the points are from Steve Allely. The turkey feathers are from my bush which were left over from a coyote kill. Two of the arrow pics are with field points and tail feathers from the same turkey.

All the best,

Phil

Philipp A:
some more detail pics of the quiver showing strap attachment and bottom of quiver below

Hans H:
wow, very nice things you make!!
Hans

Philipp A:
Thanks Hans!  Just so that you don't get the wrong impression, I did not make the beaver quiver myself but had it made in accordance to my specifications and with my input. The arrows (except for the raw shaft and tips) and bows are my own creation.

It was really a collaborative effort between the furrier and myself. I brought in my arrows, showed him the pictures of the Algonquin Beaver Quiver from the book and then we were trying to come up with a design that holds its form just using fur and deer skin and would be close to authentic but with the variation of using a combination of beaver and lynx fur and the sheep lining on the inside.

The next beaver quiver I will make myself. I will first play with some cheap fur before I dare cut up a nice beaver hide  :)

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