..Kev Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Looking awesome Dave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Very cool Dave! Came out great!! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 On the next one, a little angle from the handle to the net would be cool. More intense jigs but less wrist action required? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 On the next one, a little angle from the handle to the net would be cool. More intense jigs but less wrist action required?That's an interesting idea Coop! I can see the TV commercial now...the Patented Ergonomic Design eases ligament damage when landing "too many" fish.Did some secondary shaping this afternoon:http://I also began cutting the groove which provides a recess for the cord which secures the net. I thought about buying a router bit for the operation, but instead I'm using a scratch stock.http:// 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Here's where the hair on the back of the neck starts to rise or nads start to swell? Looking good dude, don't blow it now! No pressure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 There are still a few touchy steps left to this project Coop. But the scratch stock is pretty carefree to use without danger of screwing anything up (fingers crossed of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 There are still a few touchy steps left to this project Coop. But the scratch stock is pretty carefree to use without danger of screwing anything up (fingers crossed of course).maybe for you. Coop could ruin a project with a kleenex.. ; ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 What is a scratch stock? I mean I could google it, but what would the fun be in that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Looking amazing Dave! The tie in at the handle is really going to pop with finish! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 What is a scratch stock? I mean I could google it, but what would the fun be in that.A scratch stock is a small block of wood with a small blade installed in it at a right angle. You cut a profile in the blade and run the tool along a piece to obtain the shape of groove you want.It's often used for beading, veining for inlay and such. Like a card scraper it is an amazingly simple yet efficient tool.I got one that Ron Hock makes:http:// Looking amazing Dave! The tie in at the handle is really going to pop with finish!Thanks Kev! That was one of those cases where I saw a stick of figured walnut at the lumber yard and just couldn't leave it there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Today I glued in the last lamination on the inside rim of the hoop.http:// 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Looking good, with no strings attachedI saw a Channellock tool in one of those pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 So will you be making the net for it too? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Looking good, with no strings attachedI saw a Channellock tool in one of those pics.Yeah, I need the channellocks to get my epoxy cans open.So will you be making the net for it too? No way on Earth! That's way too much like knitting!Kidding aside though, these days people feel like a plastic net is better on the fish, and it certainly prevents you from hooking your net every time you catch a fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I took the clamps off this morning and sanded things smooth.http://And I made my first catch with the new net!http:// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 That is really looking awesome! Are you taking orders? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I knew from he git go that it was too small for a cat fish! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 That is really looking awesome! Are you taking orders? At the rate I make things It could be a while.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) I haven't got much to show. I finished the groove around the hoop and rough sanding so now I'm ready to drill the holes to string the net bag. I'm waiting on the net bag from Amazon and also a swivel to install in the butt of the handle. So no updates until I apply the first coat of Epifanes marine varnish.http://I went to the lumber yard today to get some straight grained walnut and mapl with which to make another net. They didn't have any appropriate walnut. The maple wasn't an issue. On the other hand, while there I noticed a few boards in the plain 'ol Birch stack had some figure. I looked that over and took home two nice 4/4x6"x10' boards at $6.20/BF. There are a few more sticks there with slightly less figure, and they're calling me.http:// Edited December 4, 2015 by davewyo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I've heard the term flame birch, and if that's not a correct name, it sure would apply here anyway! Beautiful figure! And the net is coming along fantasticly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I put the first coat on tonight:http://http://http:// 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 That is truly a work of art. Wonderful job so far. Can't wait to see it strung up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 That looks amazing Dave! What finish did you use? Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 That is truly a work of art. Wonderful job so far. Can't wait to see it strung up. I really appreciate that Brendon!I had it lightly strung earlier today and it fits pretty well. I struggled to get the net sized correctly. The one I originally got was over-sized; more the size of a small net for boat use instead of a typical hand-held size. I had scaled up the hoop size of the model I was going off to fit that net but I came up short, and ended up searching for a net bag to fit the hoop rather than the other way around.That looks amazing Dave! What finish did you use? Sent from my SGH-I337M using TapatalkThanks Shane! I used Epifanes marine varnish for the first time. With any luck the net will get wet on a regular basis, so it needs serious protection. Unfortunately I think the Epi may have gotten too cold during shipping. It is a little thick, and I wish I had thinned it after just a few minutes of putting some on, but I powered on at full strength. I hope it holds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 The finishing process is still in progress on the net. The Epifanes varnish I'm using requires 24 hrs. between coats and seven coats total. Talk about boring. I think I have five coats on. I've lost track.So I put another net in the jig.http://This one is Birch and Marble Wood.http://I put the first coat of finish on today.http://http://Back to watching paint dry...http:// 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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