Gill net project complete

[huntersforge]

Today I finally put my gill net project to bed, I must admit its more or less been a labour of love as I had never any intention of using it in anger.
I have been making bits and bobs of nets for a while now and decided to make something a bit bigger.
As you can see I used bottle corks for the top, red deer anlter segments for the bottom and good old paracord to hold them all together. The net measures about 8ft x 5ft and has a 2inch mesh.

 

[Toddy]

That's a labour; well done
Looks very tidy indeed

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Dave]

Very Impressive. Been meaning to try one of those for a while.

 

[Scott1976]

Very nice, how long has it taken to make?

 

[Corso]

you've missed a stich

interesting stuff shame it won't get used

what about as a hammock you'll need it after all that work

 

[stuart f]

Nice work,HF,if you don't mind me asking,what type of cordage did you use to knit the net?

It looks good,you should be proud,i know how much perseverance is required to produce a net of any great size,plus the blisters on the fingers.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[Bushwhacker]

That's some lovely neat work.

 

[huntersforge]

Thanks for the kind comments , Its really hard to guess how long it took to complete because I only did a couple of rows at a time before boredom or necessity to do something else kicked in. I would imagine if you did this and nothing else you could knock a net of this size up in around a couple of days.
Stuart, the net was made of 12z nylon which was bought on ebay which I must admit is quite good to work with.
HF

 

[Barn Owl]

Nice work.

 

[stuart f]

Thanks for the kind comments , Its really hard to guess how long it took to complete because I only did a couple of rows at a time before boredom or necessity to do something else kicked in. I would imagine if you did this and nothing else you could knock a net of this size up in around a couple of days.
Stuart, the net was made of 12z nylon which was bought on ebay which I must admit is quite good to work with.
HF

Thanks for that,i will be having a look on Ebay.

Cheers Stuart.