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Title: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: blindarcher on December 16, 2016, 11:43:57 am

I am interested in making an over the shoulder quiver and bow case.  Does anyone know where I might purchase tanned leather or fur for this project?  Thanks!

Title: Re: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: osage outlaw on December 16, 2016, 12:04:28 pm

You could try the trading post on here.  Somebody might have something that would work for you.  It's trading only.

Title: Re: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: Pat B on December 16, 2016, 01:02:33 pm

If you don't find anything on our Trading Post try "Crazy Crow" or "Moscow Hide and Fur", both are sponsors of PA.

Title: Re: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: bjrogg on December 19, 2016, 04:19:35 pm

Probably not thick enough for quivers, but Pearl gave me some leather from a couch someone had tossed on the side of the road. He would have given it all to me but I just took a couple 3'x3' pieces. I wish I'd have taken it all I used a lot of it already. The outside was shinny smooth but inside was split hide the way I like it.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: Keith on January 15, 2017, 11:06:34 am

If you stop by a taxidermy shop, you may be able to get the cut offs from the left over skins from the shoulder mounts. 

Title: Re: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: bubby on January 15, 2017, 05:17:22 pm

Hyde and fur.com

Title: Re: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: loon on January 25, 2017, 01:10:42 am

i'd also like to know of cheap sources of leather to do random stuff such as making finger tabs? and.. for friction applications - for putting them on tepeliks. and maybe bow handles. rawhide for backing bows..

Title: Re: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: Pat B on January 25, 2017, 11:40:00 am

I have scraps of different leathers, some with fur but most garment and upholstery leather I'd be willing to trade.

Title: Re: Sources of tanned leather or furs for home made quivers
Post by: furdressing2 on February 12, 2017, 02:38:19 pm

When I shut my business down (tannery) I had a number of  raw bear hides (untanned) that customers didn't pick up. If you want to try to tan or use as is I will send you a piece. You can have it.