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[red_trillium]

I don't think I've ever posted a pict of my quiver. I've gotten complements on it the last couple of times I've been to the club. I got it here in NZ, at Advanced Archery. It had an open bottom, supposedly so you could pull arrows out that way easily.

I found it just made me look like the amature I was when I'd put the arrows into the quiver after retrieving them, only to have them fall out the bottom. Comedic yes. Not so good for my morale or the arrows.

Pict of the original quiver, with my modifications after the cut.





Obviously I needed something at the bottom to keep the arrows in. I tried just a bit of sheepskin, from an old car seat sheepskin my wife had. That was ok, but it needed a bit more so I stapled the sheepskin to some cardboard. This complemented the sheepskin that was already at the top of the quiver when I got it.



And that worked fine, except some arrows would go a bit astray and slip down and outside the sheepskin.

Add a $2 Shop ketchup bottle at the top with the bottom cut out, staple the cardboard/sheepskin to the bottom and presto! It all works fine.



I don't have a photo of the finished product yet, I'll upload one to the comm when I do one.

Comments

[magycmyste]

Oh wow, that is a pretty quiver!I'd love to hear how the modifications work out when you finish them!

[red_trillium]

Thank you! I've finished it now. In my late night posting didn't put down that I also used a chain that would usually be used by biker types to keep their wallets attached to their jeans and a key ring and that serves as a 'keeper strap' around my chest so the quiver doesn't shift as much when I move or shoot (it's obvious in the picture).

I'll have to take a pict of it finished, maybe on me and I'll post it when I do that.

And welcome to the comm! Do you shoot? Whether you do or not, you're welcome to hang out here :) There are only a few of us around and most people don't shoot so don't be shy!

[magycmyste]

I'm afraid I don't (I've been mostly lurking since I joined the community), at least not yet. But 1) I've always been a huge fan of the bow and arrow since I was a little girl (blame the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and a lot of other Hindu mythology for that), especially the longbow, and two, I write fantasy, and it seems strange to me so far that I haven't used archery more in my writing - I figure it should help to learn a bit more about it. ^_^

I have also been meaning to take up archery lessons (I think there's an archery range near me, actually), but haven't found time to do it yet ^_^)

[red_trillium]

Lurk (or comment) all you want :) I've always been interested in archery. I got a fiberglass bow as a kid and played around with it. It was only recently that was able to pick up my gear (I got a voucher of $150 towards 'sports gear' because I didn't file for insurance claims (forgot to!) last year.

Archery is fun and it's easier than meditation for me, when I get to go out and do it. There are different options. I like "3-D" or field archery, where we shoot at targets with critters on them (usually going around a course in the forest), but there's also target shooting. One of the women in our club has a cane and there are a few grey-hairs so it's a sport that can be done by a variety of skill and strength levels. The important thing is to get a bow that isn't too heavy a pull, not usually a prob as there are people who sell used gear when they get stronger and step up. And you've got some recurve bows that you can change the weight by changing the limbs.

It's been years since I've read the Ramayana and parts of the Mahabharata! You could learn archery and try to be another Arjuna hey? But yep, I think you could always learn enough to work it into a fantasy story one day :)

Welcome and enjoy!

[magycmyste]

Thanks! :-)