Basket Quiver
Building the primitive vine basket quiver with ryan gill.
Basket quiver. Basket quivers like those used by eastern tribes were made from woven strips of wood willow branches and birch bark. You will find basket quivers in a back or side belt style. A quick tutorial on making a quiver from willow branches.
Before you make your quiver you will need to gather the raw materials. Mike asked for 22 but because of the tapered end i ve added an inch. I am using a 2x4 which has been tapered as a form for the quiver.
Stained a nice brown to blend in with the woods. Our stock quivers vary in color and patterns. Dwyer basket quivers are woven with rattan a durable reed from indonesia.
Darts in basket quiver. Check out the deal on woodland basket back quiver at 3rivers archery supply. I cut them down for size stick in holes then add water to holes and start weaving.
You can also custom order your quiver. Basket quiver build along. They re made much like woven baskets hence the name basket quiver slipping one on takes you back in time as you roam a 3 d course or go stump shooting with a handmade work of art.
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It s hand woven the old way with half round reed for a sturdy quiver that will last for years. This will be a quiver about 23 long. The reed is dyed with dwyer custom colors and protected with an oil base stain.
The quiver that i am making below is made of honeysuckle vines so you will need to locate some honeysuckle pull down the vines clean them and put them in water to soak for a day. For this quiver i m using 1 4 flat 3 8 half oval rounded 3 4 flat 1 8 round. Normally i would poke 7 holes in the ground in a circle the size i wanted for the top of my quiver at this point.
The vetical portions went on first and are just stapled at the top these will be cut off when i m done. I use mostly chinese reed which is available at any basket making supplies vendor. I still need to cut them for length with a bend over to go around a hoop and weaved into a finished edge for the basket.
I am about half done and worked on it for about 2 1 2 hours last night at the open skills night at practical primitive. Traditional cooper george smithwick history and how to make a wooden bucket duration. Well i started by basket quiver.
The first step is to get the materials.
