Net finished at last.....

[gollum 1]

I opted for 100% bagging on my hand made net.....and after advice from some good men on here, used spun nylon 10/6, double knotted with a single strand of 10/9 for the selvedge.

 

It is 12 meshes deep, 14 including the selvedge. The meshes are 4 and a quarter inch.

 

After many weeks of knitting and suffering hands I finally finished it a week or so back.

 

I couldnt wait to rig her up and see for myself what all the fuss about hand made netting is all about.....

 

 

It was being blown up the lines but, to my eyes it looks under bagged...at least another 2 meshes depth required and probably 1/4 to 1/2 as many rows again.

 

Opinions welcome

 

HH all.

 

G.

[netrigger 568]

Looks good Mate, well done.

[4x4dartmoor 2]

Look Good in the Picture. better than the one i`ve got. Cheap Ebay stuff lol

[Teesdale-rabbiter 15]

very nice mate well done

[longnetter 32]

Looks good from here, well done

[farmerkev09 105]

very good pal how long it take u to make

[auld salmon 28]

well done mate how long is it ? and how much bagging have you got in it

[whin 463]

takes a bit of paitence to knit a long net done it years ago , only way to find out is get it out and see if it catches , and tell us how it does ,you must have apaitence to knit along net al the best to you

[Fat-Ferret 857]

You've probably spent so long looking at it your now seeing faults in it....It looks more than good to me, and I would have no doubt it will hank the rabbits up well! Give it a run and see!!

[Rabbithunter 456]

looks well mate.

 

Looking at pics like that, makes me want to knit another

 

[Leeview 791]

I opted for 100% bagging on my hand made net.....and after advice from some good men on here, used spun nylon 10/6, double knotted with a single strand of 10/9 for the selvedge.

 

It is 12 meshes deep, 14 including the selvedge. The meshes are 4 and a quarter inch.

 

After many weeks of knitting and suffering hands I finally finished it a week or so back.

 

I couldnt wait to rig her up and see for myself what all the fuss about hand made netting is all about.....

 

 

It was being blown up the lines but, to my eyes it looks under bagged...at least another 2 meshes depth required and probably 1/4 to 1/2 as many rows again.

 

Opinions welcome

 

HH all.

 

G.

Looks a fine piece of net there could always lower it on the poles or knit another selvedge on to the original selvedge you've put on

Y.I.S Leeview

[heritage 202]

I generally knit the body of the net 13 meshes deep (15 including selvedge) my prefered mesh size is 2 1/4,(4 1/2),ive always found that 110 yards gives a good amount of bag on a finished 50 yard net.Dont forget that over knitting can ruin a good net,it increases the weight,makes it more difficult to handle and carry and costs more to produce.id have to advise giving your net a few trips out and seeing how it performs before changing anything. i enjoy knitting with spun poly but my real favorite is good old hemp, i knit these 100 yards long,12 meshes deep (no selvedge) and again,opt for the 4 1/2 mesh. well done on the completion of your net,looking forward to seeing your next one !!! atb HERITAGE

[Tiercel 6,986]

This may be of help to you, you could create more slack in the net if you start the netting off the first peg instead of the end pin. I noticed that the end pin is about a yard from the first peg if it is the same the other side of the net thats two yards of netting going to waste.

 

Try setting the net as in this photo.

 

 

You will be suprised how much more slack (bagging) that will give you in the net. That net was made with the exact same dimentions as yours.

 

Hope that helps.

 

TC

 

Edited to add.

 

I was just putting that net on the running lines and had not spliced the lines, hence the knot by the end pins. You should never have a knot in the lines the running line should be one continus loop.

Edited February 22, 2010 by tiercel

[gollum 1]

Thanks for the kind words gentlemen.

 

It took 89 days and is a total of 100 yards in length, 100% bagging on 50 yard lines.

I think I could have done it a bit quicker but the fear of slipping knots made me quite exacting about the knitting.

 

I'll be putting it to good use in the coming days and will update here on its handling, catchability etc.

 

Many thanks to Tiercel & Netrigger for wise words along the way.

 

HH all.

 

 

G.