Chris DeGerolamo
08-16-2013, 9:04 AM
I've made a leather quiver for my wife as a birthday present as that she wants to get into archery.
I've been trying to document as I go, hopefully the pics will bring you all along with me.
I started with a 3/4oz double shoulder from Tandy's (http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/home.aspx). I did some prep work ahead of time: the design was layed out in AutoCAD and imported into Corel Draw where I added a few elements.
Google images helped me a bit with the inspiration...I wanted this to be special, above and beyond what she could have bought in a store.
I engraved a set of wings to go around the body of the quiver.
http://i.imgur.com/yM4odDbl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AHtmePel.jpg
top trim piece
http://i.imgur.com/viTGnDtl.jpg
close up of trim
http://i.imgur.com/LLOqi6Gl.jpg
inside ply of body
http://i.imgur.com/hNmkF6Al.jpg
outside ply of body
http://i.imgur.com/qIMQ2Wsl.jpg
trim pieces stamped and dyed. (I lasered a stamp for this)
http://i.imgur.com/IcjLu5Ul.jpg
close up of stamped leather
http://i.imgur.com/zX2Z46al.jpg
rounding the body
http://i.imgur.com/UP6yHkrl.jpg
close up of top
http://i.imgur.com/9u7k387l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dZWPdK0l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sNTeNlyl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1sf10Eql.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cEEwPxll.jpg
(fixing the bottom is on my to-do list today)
I still have to finish the strap, but for the most part it is complete.
I've been trying to document as I go, hopefully the pics will bring you all along with me.
I started with a 3/4oz double shoulder from Tandy's (http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/home.aspx). I did some prep work ahead of time: the design was layed out in AutoCAD and imported into Corel Draw where I added a few elements.
Google images helped me a bit with the inspiration...I wanted this to be special, above and beyond what she could have bought in a store.
I engraved a set of wings to go around the body of the quiver.
http://i.imgur.com/yM4odDbl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AHtmePel.jpg
top trim piece
http://i.imgur.com/viTGnDtl.jpg
close up of trim
http://i.imgur.com/LLOqi6Gl.jpg
inside ply of body
http://i.imgur.com/hNmkF6Al.jpg
outside ply of body
http://i.imgur.com/qIMQ2Wsl.jpg
trim pieces stamped and dyed. (I lasered a stamp for this)
http://i.imgur.com/IcjLu5Ul.jpg
close up of stamped leather
http://i.imgur.com/zX2Z46al.jpg
rounding the body
http://i.imgur.com/UP6yHkrl.jpg
close up of top
http://i.imgur.com/9u7k387l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dZWPdK0l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sNTeNlyl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1sf10Eql.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cEEwPxll.jpg
(fixing the bottom is on my to-do list today)
I still have to finish the strap, but for the most part it is complete.