tiercel Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well after a bout of the dibilatating man flue this week, today I finaly got my bum in gear and finished the net. All that is left to do is dye the net and add the running lines. I am hoping to give it it's first try on Sunday, with the help of the weatherman. I am well pleased with the net it is light, weighs in @ 1.55kilos for a 50 yd net with 100% bagging and is very soft to the touch, what it will be like when it is working only time will tell. More pictures to follow once I have it dyed, dried and lined. I will set it up to see how it looks. TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeksofdoom Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Nice piece of crochet there TC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 How long did that take to make TC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonevo Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Looks a belter that longnet mate when are you looking at christening it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted January 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Probably about between 60 and 70 hrs total knitting time. If I knitted fast I could do a yard in under an hour. But what I tended to do was do a bit, put it down. I started it 3 weeks ago tomorrow. Last Sunday I had about 5 hrs work left on it and it has taken me since then to do it. I blame the Man Flue I am making a few 5ft poke nets now and teaching my granddaughter how to knit nets. I am sure it will come in handy for her . Once I have her going on her own I will start my next long net. TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Excellent looking job TC, I am looking forward to seeing it set. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 When the Granddaughter has got it weighed off, I`d like to order a 100yd net please Nice one TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Look forward to it being deployed and the resulting catch TC. You are a master craftsman you must teach others LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) I am mightily impressed. A good video of its christening will be a great post on PW. BTW what is a poke net? and does it have 100% bagging so made at 10foot? Edited January 29, 2009 by malkiserow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted January 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I am mightily impressed. A good video of its christening will be a great post on PW. BTW what is a poke net? and does it have 100% bagging so made at 10foot? malkiserow A poke net is essentially a large purse net typically over 5ft long. It is usually 18 to 20 meshes deep and has a draw cord run around it exactly like a purse net, however, unlike a purse net it has two pegs. it can be used on sticks to cover hedge top runs or used to cover holes where multiple tubes emerge making it a very versatile net to have in your bag. The bagging referred to in the post is essentially the amount of slack netting that is in a net. the net is actually 100 yds in length by cutting the working length down to 50 yds you then have a net that is able to tangle rabbits in it's meshes. Purse nets and long nets do not work on the same principle. With long nets the rabbit is allowed to tangle in the meshes. With nets that have draw strings the rabbits is pursed by the momentum of it hitting the net. TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Yesterday I dyed the net did not come out a bad colour either. Today I lined the net and put it on endpins. Here are a few pics explaining how to line the net. First off get your measured lines out. and lay your net out ready. Next attache your lines to the line threaded through the selvage of the net. The net with the lines ready to be threaded. Next thread your lines through the bunched up net. Then tie in your second end pin and spread the net out over the lines. I then put the net up on a few pegs as it makes it easier to pick up on the end pins. It was about this time that my fingers stopped working because of the strong bitterly cold Easterly wind. I could not work the camera, when I had picked the net up and got back to the car, I could not open the door my fingers were so numb. So from this. To this, about 3 weeks Well worth the effort TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Beautiful net TC. I love the bagging Can not wait to see the pictures of it in use, and the bunnies in the netting. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoskinz Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 great looking net tc looks even better when its been died wish i had the time a patience to learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I can picture it now Two pug ugly cauliflowered eared props looking bemused and bewildered " Dunno what fish he's hoping to catch there boyo" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 nice net mate i used to watch my grandad make his own rabbit nets when i was kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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