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Start of a mulberry and cherry landing net
Robert Pougnier:
That looks awesome.
I know a bowl turner in Vermont. His name is Dave Brown (might have a website) and he's an avid fly fisherman. A while back he started making these landing nets like these and they are just gorgeous. He uses steam and a few thin layers of contrasting wood.
Looking forward to seeing this one, they have been on my mind. Pretty inspiring!
Mo_coon-catcher:
Thanks guys. Hopefully tonight I can get it cleaned up a bit and shaped out proper. But all pieces are glued up and even had a major mess up of pulling the clamps too soon. I didn’t bend the hoop to perfect shape so there’s some solid tension pulling it into place to glue up. I used ea40. I thought it had set up solid enough to hold and removed the clamps to bring it inside to finish curing. But overnight if peeled apart. A quick cleanup and reglue and it’s holding now. I got the net done too and realized I picked the wrong string material. I used Mason line as it’s cheap, strong, and has a stretch. But I didn’t think about that it’s made to release knots easy. So all the square knots are loose. So I’ll have to snug them up before I dip it in some liquid rubber.
I started a second one for my dad. The hoop pieces are bent and ready to glue together. This one bent even better. Just a couple minor cracks starting that are barely even noticeable.
I’ll get some pictures tonight when I get some more noticeable progress
Kyle
Mo_coon-catcher:
Got the handle all cleaned up and first coat of Spar urethane on. Should have it ready for the net by this evening. The net is woven but still needs dipped in rubber when it warms so a little.
Kyle
Pat B:
Very nice work, Kyle.
Mo_coon-catcher:
Thanks Pat. I’m waiting on that rubber coating to dry and want to add a couple binding to the handle to be finished. Hopefully I can put a serious test on it this summer. I’m pretty confident in
Getting some decent sized carp. But I’m hoping to have some luck with the catfish in the Missouri River this summer. Spoonbill is only a couple weeks away so may get a decent size one of them to try.
Kyle
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