Is there an instruction book for making my own nets?

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Edited August 18, 2007 by ARTEMIS

[blando 0]

This is fairly easy to follow. Edited June 18, 2007 by blando

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Edited August 18, 2007 by ARTEMIS

[stubby 175]

I can rememmber ordering a net kit as a youngster, which allowed you to make nets alot easier than that, probably not the way to go, but it was so easy, you hung the ring on a hook, then added 20 or so lengths of hemp line hanging from the ring, and then basically platted them together, simular to what girls do with their hair

[ferret15 0]

as a child we used to make haynets for the horses out of bailer twine its never occurd to me that the nets i use for rabbiting are made the same way as in the link above we used to do it freehand no messures or neadles all we did was tie some string in a circle then the rest was the same

 

dose any one know of any reason not to use bailer twine for this as i have been wondering what to do with all mine

 

just had another thought is there any reason you couldnt buy cheep haylege nets £2 and remove bottom ring add a second draw string and hay presto !!

 

this might be a stupid idea judt putting it out there

[blando 0]

  ferret15 said:

as a child we used to make haynets for the horses out of bailer twine its never occurd to me that the nets i use for rabbiting are made the same way as in the link above we used to do it freehand no messures or neadles all we did was tie some string in a circle then the rest was the same

 

dose any one know of any reason not to use bailer twine for this as i have been wondering what to do with all mine

 

just had another thought is there any reason you couldnt buy cheep haylege nets £2 and remove bottom ring add a second draw string and hay presto !!

 

this might be a stupid idea judt putting it out there

 

 

that made me chuckle i think you mite find hay nets a bit thick not sure the rabbit will tangle in it very well but by all means have a go and let me know how it goes plus that would me an expencive way of doing it unless like me you cant be bothered with untagiling hay nets so just get a new one.

[BWB 3]

hi i can count the number of nets ive made on my fingers so im definately no expert and started in the same way as you asking the question on here . a couple of the answers i got was to get somebody to teach you ( strongly recomended ) or brian brindads net making dvd . i opted for the dvd as did not no anybody that could teach me although i did get some offers off here if i lived close . i really could not get on learning through textbook pictures but picked it up really quick after watching the dvd hope this helps

[blando 0]

anyone got a copy of the dvd im still trying to get to grips with it, a few of the knots came undone when trying to follow the instructions i posted above and the rest wernt much better but that mite have been just me.

[borderboy 80]

heres a couple of clips showing how i do it... there not very clear, its difficult making videos on your phone without any spare hands lol .... I hope they help and clear it up a bit....

 

 

I have also taken a couple of pictures which may help clear it up a bit....

create a loop around the mesh board passing the needle through the rear of the existing mesh, and pull it taught...

 

 

create a loop and pass the needle between the the mesh and through the loop...

 

 

to double knot it repeat the previous step, but pass the needle through the mesh...

 

 

I'll probably have a bundle of about 30 spun nylon/polyester nets for sale cheapish in a few weeks... if anyones after any just ask and i'll see if i can make them up for you...

Edited June 20, 2007 by borderboy

[ASME IX 1]

i havnt made nets for about 5yrs,i once made a100yd long net,it took me f**kin ages,it was all over the floor in mi parents living room,lol,got sick of taking the skin of my little finger as i tightend the knots

and after it was completed a pup i had at the time decided to see how many holes it could chew in it:(

[maty j 6]

theres a good book that i learnt from, net making for sport by howard glyn or some thing like that. check out coch y bonddu books sure they'll have it on there, or the bay. anyway, stubby ive got them instructions here somwere on how to do that. i made them like that first off but they were shit. only looped onto the ring so slipped a hell of a lot and looked right shabby, so then i moved onto the needle method. couldnt follow them instruction off the web addy mentioned so thatst when i got the book. ill scan them instructions on if i get a chance, if they'll be of any use to anyone. took longer to make them like that aswell but it was easyer.

[ferret15 0]

  blando said:

  ferret15 said:

as a child we used to make haynets for the horses out of bailer twine its never occurd to me that the nets i use for rabbiting are made the same way as in the link above we used to do it freehand no messures or neadles all we did was tie some string in a circle then the rest was the same

 

dose any one know of any reason not to use bailer twine for this as i have been wondering what to do with all mine

 

just had another thought is there any reason you couldnt buy cheep haylege nets £2 and remove bottom ring add a second draw string and hay presto !!

 

this might be a stupid idea judt putting it out there

 

 

that made me chuckle i think you mite find hay nets a bit thick not sure the rabbit will tangle in it very well but by all means have a go and let me know how it goes plus that would me an expencive way of doing it unless like me you cant be bothered with untagiling hay nets so just get a new one.

 

i said haylege nets as i can get these for free and they are much thiner and small holes ? i have never needed my own nets as i always ferret with a friend who has far more kit than all of us could ever need and like i said just putting it out there

[maty j 6]

here it is anyway...

if your pies are a bit bad save it and open in paint or similar program that you can zoom in on it. or go to my album on photobucket and you can zoom in on it there.

cheers.

[blando 0]

that made me chuckle i think you mite find hay nets a bit thick not sure the rabbit will tangle in it very well but by all means have a go and let me know how it goes plus that would me an expencive way of doing it unless like me you cant be bothered with untagiling hay nets so just get a new one.

 

i said haylege nets as i can get these for free and they are much thiner and small holes ? i have never needed my own nets as i always ferret with a friend who has far more kit than all of us could ever need and like i said just putting it out there

 

 

sorry dint know there was a difference, have alwased used hay nets for either.

[bunny bouncer 0]

  blando said:

anyone got a copy of the dvd im still trying to get to grips with it, a few of the knots came undone when trying to follow the instructions i posted above and the rest wernt much better but that mite have been just me.

I`ve got a copy if you want to lend it drop me a pm

atb stu