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Double Bass Made a quiver

josiah goldfish

josiah goldfish

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Jan 10, 2012
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E.Sussex UK
#1
Just finished making this quiver. I figured that as I already had the leather, and a new one is $40+, I'd have a go at my first leather-work project. Overall it cost me £6 for a cheap leather punch, linen thread and leather thonging/lace (yeah yeah, 'thong'ing, that certainly turned up some interesting search results!).

What d'ya think?

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#3
Nice job.

But I would have made the straps on the other side so that the bow falls into the rounded part of the quiver. That way you won't risk some hair to be clamped somewhere down in the quiver which might tear if you pull out the bow rather quickly.

I made my quiver that way (with really thick leather) and only the bow head might stick a bit, but never the hair that way.
 
#4
Well, there's always take 2 ;)

I could stitch another layer inside where the hairs meet. I'm going to try using it for a while, then I'll make adjustments. I could flip it, and tie around the quiver, but then the ugly stitching on the back would show. I haven't had a problem with catching, but we'll see how it goes I suppose.
 
#5
I inserted a piece of spring steel—I find bits on the street after the street sweeper goes by—into the top of the quiver under the hem to spread it open a bit more. Makes it easier to drop the bow back in and, in your case, might help prevent the hair from getting snagged.
 
#6
Leather can be shaped by soaking it in hot water for a minute then clamping it around a form. Knife makers do this when making sheaths. For example: you could take a round rolling pin (for rolling dough for baking) and wrap the wet leather around the pin, clamping the edges together w/small spring clamps (cramps for you UK). Let it sit until it dries, then stitch together. With this process you would have a rigid, circular quiver. Apply leather oil etc.
 
#8
Actually I think most people in the uk call them clamps now anyway.

I'll try wetting it, I already have in places, but the top could be mire open. Then I'll try some steel in the top.

What should I 'finish' it with? Leather oil? Wax?

As for how the bow is put in, I don't know. I've seen it done both ways, but I find I have to twist my wrist if I put the bow in the other way.
 
#11
you can use a leather specific oil like neatsfoot-I like to use neatsfoot w/a little paraffin wax melted into the oil. brown leather dye would look good followed by the oil/wax. I would skip the metal and soak the rim in hot water and shape it round.
 
#13
powerbass said:
you can use a leather specific oil like neatsfoot-I like to use neatsfoot w/a little paraffin wax melted into the oil. brown leather dye would look good followed by the oil/wax. I would skip the metal and soak the rim in hot water and shape it round.
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I actually did exactly what you said already haha :hyper:

Soaked the rim and bent it into a circle. It's actually more circular than it looks here, as I've since bent it more. I've applied neatsfoot oil, and my dad's going to mix up some wax to rub into it later (a friend has bees so he's given us tonnes of bees-wax).

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