Thank you for your videos (I started with this one, and saw a few more). I am making my first quiver and the bow case, and I found your information very useful. Thank you 😎👍🏻
Very well done. I have made hunting recurves for hunting and taken many of game, but just starting to build more of a horse bow. The historical and practical information is much more vital in my opinion, or rather what I need out of the hunting bow is more of a given. Either way, I enjoyed the video.
Great video ... simple and versatile design that ticks many boxes. I am from South Africa and starting my journey into traditional archery. I also love working with my hands so I am planning on making as many of my own equipment as possible. Where can I find patterns for the complete quiver/bow case design? I have browsed the Internet, but actual patterns seem scarce.
Thanks for your comment. I don’t know of any actual patterns of true plains style archery equipment. What I do is look at actual historical artifacts in museums and try to replicate them. Then put them to practical use. If you have any suggestions on future videos that I could do that would help you just let me know in the comments and I’ll do my best to explain in a video.
I really like this idea, will try it myself for running archery. However I have one concern.... if the quiver was that tight, wouldn't broadheads get caught in the leather?
Yes they will when you are using the bow case tucked in the belt but some of the originals had a tail hanging from the mouth of the quiver when you use the tail tucked into your belt instead of the bow case it works really well with broad heads. I added a tail to this one after I did this video I like it much better with the tail.
If you do not have a tail you can just tuck the front section of the bow case in your belt letting the quiver hang down and it works good with broad heads also
Thanks for the interest! I am in the process of building another one right now, it will be more of a Comanche style with a tail extending out of the mouth of the quiver. I added a tail to this one after this video so I would not have to use the bow case and I really like it a lot. I am doing a three part video on the build “Comanche quiver from deer to finish” I am showing the process from a green deer hide to the completed quiver. Parts 1and 2 are all ready pasted but Part 3 is not finished yet but will be soon. Thanks again for your interest.
Yáh'áh'téh.... Hello from the Navajo nation Comanche Indians were our traditional enemies actually their arrows were smaller than that of what I know I don't know if I'm right
Yes you are absolutely correct. These were just the arrows I happened to be using that day. The video was super of the moment, I was only showing the way I’ve found best for me to use this type of quiver in Mounted Archery and some of my personal thoughts on it. I wasn’t trying to show historical replications of bows or arrows. Thank for your comment. Good observation!
Yes, I do build custom bows, quivers and arrows. If you are interested you can message me on Facebook at Central Texas Mounted Archery. I’m sorry it took so long for me to reply. Thanks!
I explain that a little better in another video “My Native American Archery Gear”. Basically that is how I fletch some arrows to more easily hold them in my draw hand without damaging the fletching. You may want to watch the video “Nocks, Locks, and Releases” thanks for you question.
