Basic Net Making

[LuckyDucky]

I found this online.

A good part series on making netting. Uses such as fishing or trapping.

Hope it helps.

[video=youtube;rio11Hn3m6g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rio11Hn3m6g[/video]

 

[mountainm]

Kepis .... now where do I know that name from .... Looking to make some Net weaving needles out of the supply of horn I just got so this is great timing, thanks!

 

[Kepis]

i recognise that

 

[LuckyDucky]

i recognise that

Hay i watched it today. I had to play a few times to get the gist but im thinking about making one of those needles and trying my hand at net making.

Q. If i run out of cord half way through what do i do?
Q. How long does it take on average to make a 6x6 net?

 

[Seoras]

Nice one Mark. A good skill to learn over the winter.

 

[John Fenna]

Hay i watched it today. I had to play a few times to get the gist but im thinking about making one of those needles and trying my hand at net making.

Q. If i run out of cord half way through what do i do?
Q. How long does it take on average to make a 6x6 net?

A - tie another piece on
b - meters or feet, inches or cm?
A skilled person can make a 6mx6m net in a fistful of hours - it would take me days...

 

[LuckyDucky]

A - tie another piece on
b - meters or feet, inches or cm?
A skilled person can make a 6mx6m net in a fistful of hours - it would take me days...

Meters. Probably take me a month. Lol

 

[Mesquite]

Hay i watched it today. I had to play a few times to get the gist but im thinking about making one of those needles and trying my hand at net making.

Carving the needles is fun... something I really enjoy doing as it makes you use the whole edge of the knife and shows if you've got it nice and sharp

Meters. Probably take me a month. Lol

Depends on the size of the mesh... do one with 15cm square mesh and you'd knock it out pretty quick. Make it with 1.5cm square and you'll be there a couple months or more

 

[Kepis]

Q. If i run out of cord half way through what do i do?
Q. How long does it take on average to make a 6x6 net?

1 -if you run out of cord, just tie some more on using the same knot but attach it to the last complete mesh, i always like to tie on a new length onthe edge of a net rather than in the middle for neatness.

2 - the time it takes depend on how big a mesh you use, a 6ft square net made with a 1 inch mesh would take a while, but with a 2 inch mesh it takes less time, i made a net hammock a while back, only a small one for hanging soft toys in, i suppose it took me an afternoon to do it, it all depends on the mesh size, a regular purse net for ferreting takes me about an hour

 

[Kepis]

Nice one Mark. A good skill to learn over the winter.

that it is George, whats nice with it is you can totally lose yourself in your thoughts while you do it, i find themn incredibly relaxing to make

 

[Kepis]

Carving the needles is fun... something I really enjoy doing as it makes you use the whole edge of the knife and shows if you've got it nice and sharp

Exactly .

 

[asemery]

This is a very nice description of the net making process. I was going to add it to the "Nets and Net Making" forum http://pineapple.myfunforum.org/index.php?c=7 and then realized I had already done so. Must have been a senior moment or the result of CRS syndrome. Cheers. Tony

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

anyone got a knot for mono filament fishing line the knots just keep sliding on me...

 

[Kepis]

knot it twice and it wont slip, only on natural fibres will a single knot hold, i show the double knot in my video above

 

[asemery]

Make sure you take a look at Kepis's video. It shows hoe to tie the modified sheet bend very clearly. Here is a look at the knot posted by "troubled sailor" at the nets and net making forum. Tony

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

ah ok thanks I will give that go!
[a few min later]
OK just did it and success it works for me no sliding knots thanks a bunch now I have a 25x5 net to make LOL...