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dogbane net, floats and weights

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swamp monkey:
This is a net made with one inch mesh measuring 3 feet by three feet.  It took well over 300 feet of cordage to be able to weave just this.  The floats are Water Tupleo (from the swollen butt) and we took real plummets to attach.   Attaching the plummets was the idea of an archeologist because that was what he said they were for.   I tied the plummet by trying an overhand knot around the section with the groove (near the top of the plummet)  A light bounce on the string and the plummet was out.  So I developed a cradle to hold the plummet.  Kinda makes me wonder if that is what the natives did. If attachment was so important A) I would not use a nicely polished plummet, b) I would make something with a hole in it and be confident in it staying where I placed it.  But I was not alive back in the Archaic period so I cannot say for sure. 

Regardless it was something I wanted to share.  enjoy. 

Pat B:
I started making a cast net years ago and never got very far...and I was using store bought materials.  ::)  I can only imaging how much work goes into a totally abo net. 8)

jamie:
that is so awesome. ive been asked to replicate nets several times. my answer is always no. the amount of dogbane you prepared is incredible. did you do it by hand or drop spindle.? great work

HoBow:
That is awesome. I'm with Pat.  The idea of a project like this is nice, but I'm sure mine would never get finished    :P  Congrats for staying with it!

mullet:
 that look's like a heck of a lot of work. It's time consuming just repairing cast nets. The plummets I've seen used for nets all had grooves carved around one end for the cordage to lay in.

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