quiverplan

Materials list:

1 Plastic tube used to hold maps (3"x40"}

$8 at boatersworld

1 Match stick blind from home depot

$14.94 For A 6ft. long @ 36' wide

Elmers wood glue or TB2

1 Roll masking tape

1 Tube Goop adhesive(marine or outdoor}

1 Roll 1/8 " rubber insulation tape

$4 to$6 at plumbing or insulation supply

1 Piece of wood for 3' circle

1 rifle sling (or leather for shoulder strap)

Cord or leather strips for tying strap on

Finish (stain, poly',paint or ect.)

First cut your tube off the correct length for the arrows you plan on using. 36' will work for a 28' aluminum arrow with a long broadhead like the woodsman. If you shoot a longer arrow you need to

cut the tube longer. [ex 30' arrow cut tube 38' or 39'] Longer will not hurt but too short will not work!

Next cut your blind to wrap around your tube leavng it a little long and cut it to length if needed. (if 36" will work buy a 36' blind, if not buy a wider one that can be cut down to fit. One 6ft. long blind will make 5 quivers this size)

Using the tube or tube caps as a guide

draw and cut a wood circle to go in the bottom so we will not have broadheads trying to poke through.

Take some of the rubber tape and cover the inside of one of the caps to be used for the top, that helps to stop any nocks from bumping the top while removing an arrow.

Stick your wooden circle in one end of the tube after coating the edge with a little Goop. A couple of staples shot through the tube into the wood will help hold it together better.

Put the cap with the rubber on the other end using a little goop for your top.

Sand the tube with coarse sand paper to rough it up so your glue will bond better.

Cover the whole tube with a heavy coat of tb-2 or elmers. Then wrap with your blind and secure with masking tape until dry. If you pull the matchsticks around too tight it will make larger gaps between the strips of wood. Just remove enough sticks to get a good fit..

I also like to use the Goop to fill in both ends of the blind at the edges so you can not snag one of the small sticks on anything.

After dry make your cutout with tin snips or carefully with a fine blade on a jigsaw. Start about 4" from the bottom and cut up 12" or more and round the top..Then take Goop and stick the edges good to help smooth the cutout. You may need to hold it with some masking tape until it sets

When it's dry take off all the tape and stain or paint then seal with poly. The spray type works easy but brush on or wipe on will be fine. After finish is cured use the rubber tape to cover the inside up 16" to 18". No need to go any higher. Fold a strip around all edges on your cutout.

All that's left is putting a shoulder strap on your quiver. I just used a rifle sling that was laying around on mine . I tied it on with some strips of leather that I also had. Tying it on allows you to twist it on the tube to make it hang just like you want it. I have not put a strap on the one in the picture below because the friend that I'm making it for already has one to use that he can put on later. This quiver took about 1 hour to make not counting drying times.

You can dress up your quiver by putting leather caps over the ends, pockets for extra strings and a file is nice. Use cloth or leather instead of a match stick blind.to cover your tube. Anything will work!

We just plan on hunting with these and I didn't take any extra time on them.

One day I might try to build a pretty one.

Hope you make one that you will enjoy. If you do I would like to hear about it.

Thanks for looking

James Wrenn

This is a quiver I made for a trade with a fellow I met on the Stickbow site.It was covered with rubber then with desert camocloth cut from an army surplus pair of pants.It worked out pretty well.