Apprenti L'Artisan Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Just finished this. Cost me about £6 for the thread, thonging (well that certainly turned up some interesting search results) and a leather punch. Everything else I had, although this is my first time using it all. I made it in preparation for the bow I'm saving up for to get for my birthday (in September), so the bow in the pic is my teacher's. It stays open really well, due to the stiff leather and hole-patches (for the laces) and it sticks out at a nice angle due to how I attached it to the bass. [URL=http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/Josiah_Goldsmith/media/5eb719e9-b4f2-4c7b-a4c6-ccbfe6e31546.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/Josiah_Goldsmith/5eb719e9-b4f2-4c7b-a4c6-ccbfe6e31546.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Cheers, Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Nice job! Thinking of asking a leatherworking mate of mine to make me one. Does it bang about when you jig the bass around a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apprenti L'Artisan Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) Nope. Tie the top like so and I can't make it flap about much at all: Thread one end of the lace from the back through the G-string hole. Thread the other end from the back through the E-string hole. Pull both ends across the top (overlapping to make a squashed X) and through the opposite holes and out the back. Tie both ends together. Ignore the A and D holes, and don't worry if the laces don't form an X on the front once it's tightened. Tie the bottom two separately, and try and get the quiver to sit on the front of the tailpiece at the bottom. I haven't noticed any lack in tone, and the quiver doesn't flap about! EDIT: By 'Tie the bottom two separately' I meant that they shouldn't be tied together. By doing this, the laces at the bottom support the quiver better. Edited August 18, 2013 by Apprenti L'Artisan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Nice job! Much more satisfying than shop bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apprenti L'Artisan Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Update: soaked and stretched the top into a rounder opening. No hair snagging and easy to drop in and out! Also oiled with neatsfoot oil, and will wax at some point too. [URL=http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/Josiah_Goldsmith/media/Quivertop.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/Josiah_Goldsmith/Quivertop.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 That's wonderful work! Really great looking quiver with loads of character. You could do really well selling these! Cheers Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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