Longnet Making Advice

[borderboy 80]

ask if its a shiney finish twisted nylon as ive found on most z twist nylon you will have to double knot it to stop slip knots from happening. try going for a spun nylon or a spun poly, much better IMO

 

is there anyone you could reccomend for some spun nylon/poly...? also is there any particular size i should look for...?

[mole catcher 1]

try surfing the net, im sure you will find a supplier

[whitby rich 1]

for a 100yrd longnet your gunna need about 200yrds of net.

[OldTrapCollector 377]

2 1/4 inch mesh is good for rats but no good for rabbits.

i think you mean 4 1/2 inch mesh!

if your passing information around like sweets, make sure its correct,

 

By my own reckoning then M C is right in saying that it is 2 1/4" mesh - nets are measured knot to knot, not the full diamond. If I am wrong, then so are generations of net makers, particularly from the families of Dorset, and those boys knew a thing or two about net making . . .

 

As for a supplier of spun poly - try Engel in Germany. 20/18 would be my choice for a long net personally

 

But then, what do I know??

 

OTC

[ianrob 2]

why make a 6z nylon net, you can buy them cheaply. I have a hundred yard old style 2 1/2 inch hemp net, which is fine after Christmas, but before lets too many through. a 50 yard 2 1/4 hemp net, which is excellent and only 100 yds of net in it, "Ed Cook recommends about 150 yds I think". A100 yard 2 1/8 6z nylon. I have others too. If I was you, I'd make a 50 yard 2 1/4 hemp net, using 4 ply hemp. Put a hundred yards of net pulled tight in it and it's a killer. Mine is 14 mesh wide, Ed Cook I believe uses 12. Complete confidence is hard to come by, but I have it in that net. No bounce offs.

[Guest wisp]

what i meant was how much thread to knit 200yds of net to make a double bag 100yd net

[mole catcher 1]

to make a 100yrd working net(200yrds of netting) you will need approx 2kgs of twine.

 

OTC, i think i was quoted as saying something that was infact said by whitbyrich.

 

 

i allways quote a nets mesh size by its full mesh length, not the mesh gage used to gain this full mesh.

 

youve just got to love this netting game havent you?

[OldTrapCollector 377]

i allways quote a nets mesh size by its full mesh length, not the mesh gage used to gain this full mesh.

 

Oh! I was always taught to do it the other way, horses for courses I suppose

 

OTC

[borderboy 80]

just been looking at that engel netze and it works out at about £20 a kilo inc p+p.... the cheapest i can find....

 

edited to add...

is anyone making an order with them in the near future?

Edited September 26, 2007 by borderboy

[whitby rich 1]

I think OTC was flogging a dead horse! thanks for setting him straight MC

[mole catcher 1]

OTC.... come on ole fellow, dont beat yourself up anymore, nomore of this

just go with the flow, its what i do and if you bluff your way through no one will notice, ive been doing it for years

[borderboy 80]

got another (!) question... how do you keep count of how many rows you've knitted...?

[mole catcher 1]

1 bananna.....2 bananna.......3 bananna...............

 

ONLY KIDDING

 

i know the distance between my hook in the wall and where i run out of space to be roughly 60 rows, when i hit the wall i count off 50rows and tie a piece of bright twine around the whole row of meshes. this keeps it tidy and at a quick count up of the bits of twine i know how many more rows to do, hope this helps

 

good luck with your net

[Boom 0]

gone over my head that

[whitby rich 1]

Start of by making a gate net first,this will give you a better idea of what your doing. fasten 10yrds of cord or thin rope up to either end of a room or garage or outside if you dont mind freezing to death.make sure its at chest hieght or a bit higher,this will help you when your net starts taking shape.Start knitting your first row,for example 150meshes,along your cord.get to the end of your cord with your last mesh,drop down and knit a row back,this will give you your first full mesh.if you start your first row of meshes at 150 you will finnish your net at 150,providing you drop down and make a side mesh after every row,if you cut your needle off and join up to the mesh below,your net will taper inwards.when your efforts are starting to look like a net count your side meshes you"ll need about 15 side meshes down.when your finnished you should have a net thats 150mesh-10yds wide- 15 mesh deep net! hope this helps.