Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: CORIUS on November 24, 2013, 06:50:27 pm
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So here is my new hunting quiver. I made this from a large rawhide dog bone. I tanned the hide using a mixture of eggs, mayonaise and elbow grease. After working the solution into the hide I allowed it time to cure in a Ziplock bag. Upon opening the bag a few days later, I was met with a formidable scent. Man was that smelly. I quickly rinsed the hide and began working it. After about an hour I decided that it was plenty worked to me(I decided against making it cloth-like). I then folded the hide in half lengthwise and began to sew using artificial sinew. After sewing up the main part of the quiver i sewed on a side flap to help protect the fletching of my arrows. I then attached a support stick, using jute twine, which I stained with an ebony stain. This quiver is quite ugly due to the knots that were in the dogbone. I made this quiver after the Otzi the Iceman quiver replica made by Shawn Woods on youtube. All in all I am very happy with this quiver and will be taking it with me on my next hunt. Thanks for looking!
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I like it! Good and practical!
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like the quiver...........and are those arras two fletch with quinine fowl feathers?
DBar
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Thanks guys! And yes they are Danzn Bar but with guinea fowl fletching. I posted them in the arrow section a while back under the title of Bamboo Hunting Arrows.
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I really like it!.... Brian
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HA thanks Corius............I don't know where that came from.........going to fast, I guess :-[
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Thanks koan!
Haha you had me confused for a minute there DBar and then I figured it was a typo >:D
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Cool! 8) I like it! ;) Looks fine to me. It is primitive, and looks like an original. Not all were fancy decorated, and all, most were simple utilitarian, quivers, that were made to carry arrows, and protect them from the elements. Nice job. How does it smell now? Did you smoke it?
Wayne
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Very cool looking. I've been thinking of doing something similar only with waxed canvas, as I've got a lot of wax and canvas. Wasn't quite sure on how to do the flap, but that looks really great.
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Thanks guys! I did not smoke the hide. Should i have?
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Just look up Otzi the Iceman quiver on youtube and the video by shawn woods does a good job of explaining how to make it
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Ugly? Remember that Otzi made his to match his purse and shoes, so it's all about accessorizing my man. I think it looks great and good job tanning that dog bone to make it!
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Thanks Wylden! Its mostly the part of the quiver that used to be the knot in the dogbone that I feel is ugly. But I still love it ;D
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That's a fine looking quiver.. Well done
Thanks Leroy
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Thanks stoker!!
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GEEEZZZEEE! I clicked back three times to look at this,,,,,,, I really like it! that will look good w\modern materials as well fine job JeffW
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Thanks jeff!!! Appreciate the kind words!!
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Would anyone be able to tell me if it is essential that i smoke this quiver or is it just a process to change the color of the hide and not totally necessary?
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Would anyone be able to tell me if it is essential that i smoke this quiver or is it just a process to change the color of the hide and not totally necessary?
Definitely smoke it. Smoking a tanned hide is what keeps the hide from returning to a hardened state after it is moistened or soaked. The smoke acts as a preserving agent as well, and repels beetles from eating the hide. Smoking is easy though, especially since you already have it stitched. Add a bit f skirting to the opening of the quiver and treat it like a chimney over a large pot of punky smoldering wood. You can use a large tin can if you have one and cut a hole for air to enter towards the bottom. like this: http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/c/c7/Tan-a-Hide-Step-8.jpg/670px-Tan-a-Hide-Step-8.jpg
Let it smoke as long as you want but watch it close so as to not burn the hide at all. try to keep the smoky fire as cool as possible with more punk and moss or wet leaves without putting it out. The smoke also smells great and will rid the hide of any stench form decomp it may have picked up during the tanning.
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Sounds good. Thank you Wylden!
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helps to smoke it in the morning or in a shady spot, because you wanna make sure if any flame appears, you can see it easily and get to it
and smother it quick with more punk
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Great tip! Thanks Rich!
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That's pretty cool. I like it..
Cipriano
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What's ugly about that I really like it would like to have one like it myself
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Haha thanks joe! Wasnt hard to make at all. Just need a dog bone and some time
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Thanks criver!
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dont see a thing wrong with it...hmm gots me some dogbone rawhide somewhere....... ;)
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Right there with You. Really like the quiver. Which size dog bone hide????
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A dog bone...now that's serious use of available resources! Can't get more primitive than that! Love this one -great job!
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Thank you dog,mohawk and dan!
Mohawk I used the largest one Target had to offer. I think it was either 20" or 24". There was even some rawhide wrapped inside the bone that i used for the top flaps
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Nice. Off to Target. Just have to hide the bone from My three dogs....I have some Bear hide I was thinking of using for a quiver such as this....I am inspired to try the dog bone..I think smoking the quvier afterwards is def. in the works. Helps to make a hide water resistant and softer as it dries after wet...