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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Sockrablur on September 16, 2014, 07:09:12 pm

Title: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: Sockrablur on September 16, 2014, 07:09:12 pm

Hey guys I recently made my first traditional set of arrows with stone, glass, and bone points. I made a twig quiver to put them in, that I would like to hunt with, but I can't come up with a satisfactory way to  protect the sometimes fragile tips. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance..

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: osage outlaw on September 16, 2014, 07:28:25 pm

You could make some leather point covers to slide over them while they are in the quiver.  I didn't want to mess with taking off a point cover when I grabbed an arrow so I made a bamboo quiver that held the arrows on the outside tightly so they didn't bang around and damage the tips. 

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: Outbackbob48 on September 16, 2014, 07:33:42 pm

a big handful of moss in the bottom or some people use oatmeal  in the bottom :o Bob

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: Tower on September 16, 2014, 08:11:04 pm

I use Spanish Moss.  No complaints from the game.   ;)

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: Pat B on September 16, 2014, 08:37:22 pm

I use a rigid foam block in the bottom of my quivers(not back quivers) for the broadheads to go into. You can also use individual soft leather or suede pouches to protect each broadhead.

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 17, 2014, 09:43:38 am

You can make leather holsters  that will hold 2 or more arrows. Here is a photo at the end. Jawge

http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/wildrosehuntingarrow.html

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: mullet on September 17, 2014, 11:49:22 am

Spanish moss for me.

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: Sockrablur on September 17, 2014, 11:53:53 am

Thanks for your thoughts guys, much appreciated!

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: Sockrablur on September 18, 2014, 08:49:08 am

Going to give this a try...
A layer of thin leather with 3 layers of fleece over the top

(http://i.imgur.com/qBTzV7e.jpg)
This sewed to the bottom to quiet head contact with the sides of quiver and minimize head to head contact noise...
(http://i.imgur.com/VxMKG7j.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/632lBw7.jpg)

Top is sewed in a slight funnel shape with material added to the upper portion to add bulk and cover top of quiver and reduce contact noise...

(http://i.imgur.com/I4CF89C.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/rqW9KNh.jpg)

Thanks for looking...

Title: Re: protecting stone and bone tips in a traditional hunting quiver
Post by: Auggie on September 18, 2014, 05:28:55 pm

i used a loofa sponge cut to fit once,it was okay,but spanish moss is way easy