Making Turkish Bow & Arrow Quivers

utkuculha · Post by **utkuculha** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:58 pm

Dear Atarn Community,

I am planning to make Turkish style bow and arrow quivers just like these:

I have a Grozer #46 bio-composite bow and a dozen of corresponding Turkish arrows.

I have searched the forum for a template for making quivers but the only thing I found is the following:

http://www.atarn.org/islamic/patterns/p ... quiver.pdf

And please correct me if I'm wrong but the pattern 'C' is a Turkish style arrow quiver that I'm looking for. However I could not find a template for the bow quiver.

Should I be just looking at pictures and try to make a quiver without using any geometric template? Or can you help me find a template?

One more question: How much my bow and arrows should fit inside the quivers? What ratios should I need to know about my bow and arrows to make quivers for them?

Thank you to all.
Cheers.

Amarutu · Post by **Amarutu** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:53 am

I have made an arrow-quiver in a shape i took of exactly this original. I just used that photo and took the outlines of it (but moved segments and resized it to a shape I wanted). If you want to copy it, you need to get at least one measurement.
I used an other construction, than this silk one, a wooden frame, with leather sides, so the cross sections were not interesting for me at all, but Bede posted cross sections of Turkish leather quivers, I would use these, thinking they would work with a silk quiver, as they do with a leather one. My own attempt was not to make a replica, so the skilled members, may have better ideas, but this is mine.

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:48 am

Bow cases are the easiest to make. They are essentially flat and you can copy them directly from photographs. You need to scale them to your own bow, but I have found that using the dimensions of old ones from museums usually produces a functional item. It is best to line a leather bow case with cloth.

utkuculha · Post by **utkuculha** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:50 am

Thank you for your suggestions. Do you think half of my bow should fit into the bow quiver?

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:49 am

It is usual to be able to fit the bow in up to the mid-point of the handle. Some cases covered up to the top of the handle.