Made a new net this afternoon

[OrangeJonny]

Merry Christmas chaps

Haven't really been on the forum much for the last few months.

It's been a busy year for me, with many things keeping me away from the water (such as getting married!)

However with a bit of time off this Christmas I thought I'd do something I've been wanting to have a go at for a while and make a net.

I picked up some ash this morning and butchered a modern net for the mesh. I have no workshop space until I rebuild my old wash house so it was all done in the back garden with some drain pipe and a steam cleaner. The results were better than I expected!

[Mark]

That is very nice, well done that man.

[MGs]

A nice neat job. I hope it lands plenty of fish for you

[Paul D]

Nice work Sir.... tenon saw looks rather nice as well!

[OrangeJonny]

Ah! That was last years Christmas present to myself; lie Nielsen carcass, tenon and dovetail saws. They're lovely.

[Loop Erimder]

What ? You woke up this morning and made a net just like that ? Bloody impressive very nice and yes a nice tenon saw too

[Dave Burr]

Congrats on getting married And well done on a fantastic effort - well impressed

[Barbulus]

Well I must say that your afternoons work pretty much trumps most ! Crikey ! Very very nice too !

[OrangeJonny]

Thanks everyone.

I've had the spreader for a few weeks but not had the time. I've never steam bent ash before so it was a steep learning curve. I was a bit slow with clamping up at the first time and managed to snap the first one. Second one went fine. To be honest I didn't get started on the second strip until gone 3pm. I was putting the net on by 6pm. It all went pretty quickly.

I wasn't expecting the drain pipe to melt as much as it did though!

I'm out on the river Bain with my brother on Thursday so hopefully I'll christen it with a nice chub.

[OrangeJonny]

And before you all ask, I do have permission to go fishing on Thursday!