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two new plains-style quivers

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jeffp51:
I have a neighbor down the street who likes to hunt a lot.  He keeps me pretty well supplied with materials.  The last time I spoke with him, he mentioned he had several deer hides professionally tanned, and we decided I would make him a quiver to go with the bow I made him last year. As payment I could keep enough of the leather to make my own quiver as well. This is the result. Turns out "professional" was a bit of a stretch of the term.  The hides came back full of HUGE holes all over them.  He had hoped to make some buckskin pants or a jacket out of them, but I struggled even to find enough clean leather for the quivers.

I wanted to keep things as natural/primitive as possible, so I decided to twist up my own sinew cordage to stitch them together--but then the leather was too thin to make good straps, so I had to stitch two pieces together back-to-back.  It took more than I expected, Ever tried to make 50+ feet of sinew cordage --  as fine as possible so you can sew with it?  It took quite a while, but I got pretty good by the end, and it was somehow relaxing to sit there and twist-and-wrap,  twist-and-wrap.  Each quiver has a beef rawhide pocket at the bottom of the quiver in case he or I ever put in broadheads.

I have to admit I used some rubber cement to hold things together while I sewed, so I guess I cheated on the primitive a little.  Also used a stainless steel needle instead of a porcupine quill. . .and I used some CA glue to stabilize the spongy centers of the antler buttons (I feel so dirty  )P( )  but other than that I like how they turned out.  At the last minute I added the wrap stitching around the top, and I think that really cleaned up the look.

Tell me what you think.

Woodely:
Excellent work sir.  Nothing more to add.   

JEB:
YUP, very nice work.

Pat B:
Nice  work.  :OK   8)

Hawkdancer:
Very nice!  Looks real primitive to me!  Where did you get the pattern, and how do you keep the broadheads from cutting through?  I don't see any modern materials! (lol) >:D
Hawkdancer

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