Cold Forging 18th Century Fish Hooks.
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Well I think that I did mention that I have made smaller hooks & that you can make them any size you want, but these hooks are good for catfish. The video was to demonstrate the making, not as a recommendation as to what sized hooks you should use for different fish.
Keith.
Does the cold forging harden the steel enough?
I have never created my own fishing hooks of this design, but I have done the version type a straught pin with both ends sharp, with the line gixed in the middle.
Small ones ( up to 1 cm) worked, but larger than that bent.
I did not cold forge, just bent so an eye is created in the middle, and filed the ends.
I have never created my own fishing hooks of this design, but I have done the version type a straught pin with both ends sharp, with the line gixed in the middle.
Small ones ( up to 1 cm) worked, but larger than that bent.
I did not cold forge, just bent so an eye is created in the middle, and filed the ends.
Nice job. Do you punch a hole through the flattened end for the line, or just tie the line below it?
I recall seeing those flat ended hooks in a modern Mustad catalog.
What a technological triumph to make wire. I have some stamped square nails from furniture.
What a technological triumph to make wire. I have some stamped square nails from furniture.
Yes, still used. Experts say the hook/line interface is less bulky when a proper knot is used.
I do not know if the fish care?
Also, the tiniest hooks usually do not have an eye.
Some hooks are so tiny, I have wondered why people fish for such tiny fish.
Mustad make quality hooks, they are the only ones used up in Lofoten by the pro fishermen.
Their Stainless steel are apparently stronger and keep the point better than other brands, at a very good price point.
I do not know if the fish care?
Also, the tiniest hooks usually do not have an eye.
Some hooks are so tiny, I have wondered why people fish for such tiny fish.
Mustad make quality hooks, they are the only ones used up in Lofoten by the pro fishermen.
Their Stainless steel are apparently stronger and keep the point better than other brands, at a very good price point.
Coastal First Nations Paleo/Neolithic peoples always fished for Halibut and others.
Pacific Halibut can be big (100kg+) and fast carnivores. Big bone hooks in the UBC/MOA displays.
They did get some iron for centuries on the Japan Current but there's no evidence of hook-making.
Hard, cold rain today. Maybe I need my 1kg hammer, an anvil and some wire nails to fool with?
Monkey see, monkey do. Need to find that knot in a diagram.
Pacific Halibut can be big (100kg+) and fast carnivores. Big bone hooks in the UBC/MOA displays.
They did get some iron for centuries on the Japan Current but there's no evidence of hook-making.
Hard, cold rain today. Maybe I need my 1kg hammer, an anvil and some wire nails to fool with?
Monkey see, monkey do. Need to find that knot in a diagram.
I looked online for you, it is called a Whipping Knot.
Apparently those hooks are called a 'spade end hook'.
I learned something new today!
Apparently those hooks are called a 'spade end hook'.
I learned something new today!
Thanks for doing the search. There's nothing appropriate in Des Pawson's book = Knots, A Complete Visual Guide.
Nothing in the Mustad catalog, either.
Whipping Knot? I think that could be the knot, tied one-handed, for the heads on all my flies! I can do that.
I need to see it to get it straight in my tiny brain.
Nothing in the Mustad catalog, either.
Whipping Knot? I think that could be the knot, tied one-handed, for the heads on all my flies! I can do that.
I need to see it to get it straight in my tiny brain.
One handed? I am still on two hands and teeth.
Wonder what The Wolf ( Le Loup) uses? He is 'Da Man' I think!
Wonder what The Wolf ( Le Loup) uses? He is 'Da Man' I think!
Ok, so you make a leader of brass wire which you tie to the hook with a veg fiber string?
Sorry to be stupid, but would it not be easier to only use another piece of brass wire?
I have a couple of old ( last half of 1800’) fishing books, and that tech is not there.
Maybe very old?
Sorry to be stupid, but would it not be easier to only use another piece of brass wire?
I have a couple of old ( last half of 1800’) fishing books, and that tech is not there.
Maybe very old?
Yes, it is called a leader too. It is the way it is attached to the hook I wonder about.
Quite a smart way, east to change hook, you just burn or cut away the string part!
Quite a smart way, east to change hook, you just burn or cut away the string part!
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