Knotting Netting

This comprehensive guide to knots and nets comprises seventeen detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white diagrams and drawings. The Art of Angling takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject, and is a fascinating read for any fishing enthusiast or historian of the sport. Contents Include: Knots; Basic Knots; Turks Head Knots; Stopper Knots; Knots – Gut, Hair, and Gimp; Knotting and Splicing; Knots and Emergency Repairs; Net and How to Use them; Tools and Materials; Calculating Sizes of Nets and Meshes; Making Nets with Various Types of Edges; Nets of Various Shapes; Repairing Nets; Plain Netting; Netting in Square Mesh; Miscellaneous Netting; Circular Netting. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

This early work is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of netmaking, but contains a wealth of information and instructions that are still useful and practical to today's net maker. Contents Include: Foreword; Introductory; Basic Knots; Bindings; Parcel Tying; Square Knotting; Sennets; Netting; Plain Netting; Netting in Square Mesh; Circular Netting; Miscellaneous Netting; Turk's Head Knots; Stopper Knots; and Useful Accessories. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.