Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Wolfmanjack on December 21, 2019, 07:44:33 pm
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I took a doe with my 45-70 back in November and decided to try and tan the hide and make myself a quiver. I fleshed the hide and left the hair in. One pound of aluminum sulphate, 4 pounds rock salt and 5 gallons of water. Let the hide soak for 8 days stirring the hide twice a day. It took a full week for the hide to dry out. Each day I would stretch the drying hide by hand.
I think it came out pretty good for my first try. I used b50 bowstring to sew it up.
(https://i.imgur.com/cNZ2Tez.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/E9RO6T2.jpg)
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Looks nice
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Good work! Does whitetail hair shed like muley hair does? Also, out of curiosity, do you hang your quiver with the feathers pointed forward or back?
T
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I知 not sure about the shedding? This is my first time messing with a hide. I usually threw the hides away with the guts and bones. I知 not sure what you are asking about the feathers? I just stuck the arrows in the quiver. If there is a proper way to hang a quiver of arrows then please inform me. I知 still new to this and have to glean all my knowledge from this site.
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Nice quiver and nice that you used the skin from an animal tou took yourself. Well done. :OK
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Nice job! Plus 2 on Pat's comment!
Hawkdancer
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I知 not sure about the shedding? This is my first time messing with a hide. I usually threw the hides away with the guts and bones. I知 not sure what you are asking about the feathers? I just stuck the arrows in the quiver. If there is a proper way to hang a quiver of arrows then please inform me. I知 still new to this and have to glean all my knowledge from this site.
Oh, no big deal. I've just noticed that some people carry side quivers with the feathers pointed forward, and some backward. Just was curious which way you carried. I don't think there's really a right or wrong way--do what works for you.
Don't worry about the shedding either. I've never worked with whitetail hide before, so again I was just curious. This is a great looking quiver, and it's great that you harvested and worked the skin yourself!
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Nice work, looks great. Pappy
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White tail with hair on will ,I ant sure you call it shed but you have to remember it's not fur it's hollow hair and will break when used a lot. Still looks really nice and that one being hair on the outside where it don't rub much should be just fine. :)
Pappy
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Quiver looks great! Always like to see what folks can do with the resources they got.
Mike