Top And Bottom Lines

[bjay 21]

I am making a long net to go around shipping containers when ferreting , It is about 8 yards long so a fair bit to go , A couple of questions with the top and bottom lines is it one long loop of cord ,or two seperate pieces ,, And when i have enough net do i just stop or add a selvedge mesh across the ends for strength

 

Thanks

 

Bernie

[smithie 2,443]

top and bottom line is 1 loop and salvage goes on top and bottom

[Fat-Ferret 857]

One big loop?

[smithie 2,443]

One big loop?

mine is a big loop once its spliced. it goes along the top, through the end pin, along the bottom, through the next end pin and then its spliced.. i trad net but i suppose he could be making a quickset

Edited March 5, 2013 by smithie

[bjay 21]

Its a trad net , So a loop it is then ,, And selvedge top and bottom its 16 mesh high plus selvedge

 

Thanks

 

B

[TOMO 26,291]

It will be a deep net if it's 16 mesh already,, plus two salvage meshes,, not that it matters to much,,, by the way what is the mesh size?

[bjay 21]

Hey Tomo

 

I am using a 21/8 mesh board so that gives me 41/4 correct ?? ,, Better to have a bit to much net than not enough ,, I am goin away this weekend campin so i will sit around making my net longer

 

Thanks

 

B

[Tiercel 6,986]

Hey Tomo

 

I am using a 21/8 mesh board so that gives me 41/4 correct ?? ,, Better to have a bit to much net than not enough ,, I am goin away this weekend campin so i will sit around making my net longer

 

Thanks

 

B

Not always.

 

TC

[bjay 21]

Its like

You can wear baggy trousers, but when they to tight, no good for things down there

 

B

[terryd 8,504]

Its like

You can wear baggy trousers, but when they to tight, no good for things down there

 

B

 

But if there too baggy you trip over them and they get caught on things

[bobcullen79 1,495]

So your going for the traditional net, a spliced loop... You only want to thread your lines through the top row and bottom row of meshes, not down the side edges, I dont know if you knew this, but I seen its not been mentioned, same as the selvedge, just along the two longest edges of the finished net. Appologies if I`ve read it wrong.

 

If it was me, I would be thinking about stopping at 12 yards and make a 6 yard stop net, with 100% bagging, they come in handy when using longnets. Then start a new net at 14 meshes, plus selvedge. It would make a nicer net, use less materials, get finished quicker and be a bit lighter to carry.

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

Its like

You can wear baggy trousers, but when they to tight, no good for things down there

 

B

 

But if there too baggy you trip over them and they get caught on things

Terry tell them how many meshes deep the little night net is.

 

TC

[TOMO 26,291]

GOT ONE HERE ONLE 12 MESHES,, SPUN,, 3 PLIE ,,,,,

[terryd 8,504]

I made this 13 meshes with a mesh size of 4.25 including the selvedge

 

 

 

But my first net that I wasn't happy with so I didn't bother with selvedge and that was only 12 meshes and seems to catch nice any way

But I think general opinion is 13-15

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Nice looking net Terry.