Netmaking 3-starting the net.

Showing you how to tie on the ring and create the first few meshes

[adeline]

You have the CLEAREST, MOST CONSISE videos on netmaking. They are seriously under viewed!! Thank you for making them

[fritzlang]

Thanks for posting this video. My grand father was a comercial fisherman. He made all of his own nets .this is something I haven't seen done since I was a young kid. He tried to teach me how to knit but I never could get it .

[kellyroup]

This is the best set of vids that I have found on net making!! We have horses and a lot of that baling twine just going to waste. Or at least it was! Thank you for taking the time to make such a concise instructional vid. I'm going to make some nice hay feed nets and cargo nets for my trucks! [pickup trucks]

[carnufiasfishing]

Wow, this is the same method my father uses to make hammocks accept without the use of the tools. He uses his fingers to make the size of the loop then just uses the previous loop to pull the line to the exact same size. Also the same process to make cast nets. Your video makes the knot & looping more simplied than the way my family does it. Great video & keep up the awesome work.

[TheWonderfulWino]

Thank you for your patience and instruction. It's a pleasure watching you work.

[sigma_polymath]

Great instruction, I have watched a few people on YouTube and none have shown it or explained it as well as you have, Thanks...

[freedomofabird]

Hi Chris. I use two sizes of needle both of which are 10 inches long. The thinner one is 5/8 inch wide, the thicker one is 3/4 inch wide. Hope this helps and all the very best.

[freedomofabird]

Thank you my friend, I am glad that you find the tutorials easy to follow :)

[joelmontgomery]

Craftsman at work, I'd love just 1 of those nets!Orange please

[dogferret]

Finally got some fence wire and made a triangle. I prefer it purely because all the twine is attached at the ring so theres no chance of it sliding around the ring. Thanks again.

[freedomofabird]

Thanks Chris. I am not sure what tex, but the twine is 1.4mm diameter and has a stated breaking strain of 22KP.
All the very best.

[freedomofabird]

Yes pal. The triangle is used instead of the ring and the main advantage is that you have a bigger object to thread a fully loaded needle through.(as against a relatively small 1" ring) The triangle can be made out of galvanised wire, and the bottom side of it needs the ability to be unclipped, so that you can slide it off at the end to tie on the ring. After you have knitted the first row, then there is little advantage to the triangle method, however It is the method I now use most of the time

[Designsbyg]

cripes this is going to take some practice. you make it look so frikkin easy.

[AishaKamaile]

thank you so much. i will be using this to make nets for fishing and to make baskets for plants. mahalo from molokai hawaii

[freedomofabird]

@Ghelimir I will hve a play around sometime and see if I can work out a way of doing it. It isnt essential but it does give you a nice tidy final knot. Nylon is awefull for knitting nets, and spun poly is much softer but very strong, if you can get it.

[freedomofabird]

A mesh board that is 1.5 inches wide, will make a 1.5 x 1.5 inch square mesh. The difference in size is that when a mesh is pulled diagonally, it is 3 inches long, and is sometimes described as such.
I hope this makes sense, and helps you.

[Eyesofthasouth]

Thanks for your series of videos on net making! Excellent teacher, clear and easy to understand... Have you made hoop nets before, for fishing? Forming a Rosette and so on. I would like to learn how to make a 30 inch hoop net with 5 hoops and 2 flews.

[dogferret]

Brilliant thanks Ill be trying this as soon as I get hold of a piece of fence wire.

[TheWoollady]

Hi, Could you show how to join the rows to make the net a circle? Please!
Your videos are very clear and to the point. Thank you so much.

[freedomofabird]

@CGLouisiana Thanks mate, really glad you enjoyed the video, kind words.