Popular Post SD_Andy Posted June 22, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Besides woodworking my other hobby is fly fishing so I thought I would try my luck with a laminated fishing net. This was a fun project that gave me an excuse to build a steam box. The hardest part was settling on a shape for the handle and the hoop. The hoop is made from maple and walnut and the handle is a piece of curly claro walnut. The finish is a marine varnish that provides some UV protection. The final image is the from the first trip with the new net to Wyoming. Andy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Very Cool.. Do you have any detail pics of how you tied the net in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 ill bet the fish are swimming in line to get into that net! very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 If I were a net kind of guy that's the one I'd wanna drag around with me. I find them cumbersome and just go with belly landings...but that's a beautiful job man. Very well done. The desk too. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Yes, your workmanship it top notch Andy. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD_Andy Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Very Cool.. Do you have any detail pics of how you tied the net in? The net is held in by a 30 lb braided dacron (backing if you are a fly fisherman). I started by routing a groove around the perimeter with the bit shown below. The I drilled a series of holes around the perimeter. The braided dacron is tied to the netting on one end, routed form the inside the outside, run along the routed groove, in through the next hole, around the net and then back out the same hole and so on and so forth. I hope this helps. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=65641&cat=1,46168,46241,46168,69435,46176&ap=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD_Andy Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thanks for the compliments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 The net is held in by a 30 lb braided dacron (backing if you are a fly fisherman). I started by routing a groove around the perimeter with the bit shown below. The I drilled a series of holes around the perimeter. The braided dacron is tied to the netting on one end, routed form the inside the outside, run along the routed groove, in through the next hole, around the net and then back out the same hole and so on and so forth. I hope this helps. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=65641&cat=1,46168,46241,46168,69435,46176&ap=1 Makes perfect sense! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 That is really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banderson Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Beautiful net. Makes me almost want to start fishing. Great job on the bending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 That is a wonderful fishing net. Great job! I think I would like to try my hand at one of those. Did you have a plan of some sort, did you model it off an existing net, or is it your own design? I imagine the net you ordered has to fit the hoop, so you're limited to certain dimensions. Did you make a form to bend the hoop and, if so ,do you have a photo? BTW where did you go fishing in Wyoming? I don't recognize the stream, not that there's any reason I should considering how big WY is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD_Andy Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 That is a wonderful fishing net. Great job! I think I would like to try my hand at one of those. Did you have a plan of some sort, did you model it off an existing net, or is it your own design? I imagine the net you ordered has to fit the hoop, so you're limited to certain dimensions. Did you make a form to bend the hoop and, if so ,do you have a photo? BTW where did you go fishing in Wyoming? I don't recognize the stream, not that there's any reason I should considering how big WY is. Thanks Dave. It was actually fairly simple. I hate to admit it but the shape of the hoop was borrowed from one of Fishpond nets but you could use any that you could get a good image of. The handle was custom fit to my liking after bit of trial and error. I bought the net bag (Brodin) and then scaled a plot of the net shape to fit the net bag. Then I taped the plot to the plywood and cut it out. A little bit of adhesive back cork (Home Depot) made up for any irregularities. I have attached some pictures of the form. Making sure you have even clamping all the way around prevents any gaps in the laminations. You can see how I made the form to prevent that from happening. I used as many clamps as I could get in the form to get good pressure. See the attached images for the more detail. Note that the net was formed in three steps. I steamed the laminations and then put them in the form overnight to allow the to start to take shape. I found that gluing them after steaming didn't work so well because they cool off so quickly. After letting them sit overnight I glued them up and let it set overnight again. The next day I cleaned up the inside of the hook on a spindle sander and then glued that last piece in that make up the very inner lamination of the hook. This last step isn't required but I think it looks much cleaner. the last laminations is done by removing the inner piece of the form and replacing them with the smaller pieces and clamping. I hope this helps. Feel free to message me if you want more help or have more questions. After a little experimentation I found this to be an easy project that a woodworking of just about any skill level could accomplish. There isn't much detail in the picture to recognize. I was fishing the North Platte Near Alcova. Andy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks Andy! Those photos are exactly what I needed to see. And thanks for the offer of further advice. I may take you up on that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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