Net Making Made Simple A Guide To Making Nets For Sport And Home

An illustrated guide to the manufacture of nets for ferreting, fishing, bags, long nets, hammocks, sports nets etc.

Anyone who has attempted to make a net quickly learns that there is more to this engaging craft than initially meets the eye. In a perfect world, one would master the subtleties of net-making with a teacher standing nearby for guidance. Short of that, a book by a seasoned teacher is the next best thing, which is what makes Charles Holdgate's Net Making such an excellent guide. Mr. Holdgate, a beloved teacher and schoolmaster, has taught countless students one-on-one how to make nets. He really knows how to explain the techniques that will help you make great nets. In Net Making, Mr. Holdgate brings his years of experience making nets and teaching this craft to create a first-rate guide. Offering clear directions and many easy-to-follow diagrams and illustrations, Holdgate demystifies the ancient art of net making to make it accessible to everyone. Learn how to create your own hammocks, crab pots, basketball nets, shoulder bags, shopping bags, and more. Inside you will find: Fool-proof instructions on making a variety of practical nets Tips on modifying your netted accessories Helpful photos and easy-to-follow diagrams Guidance on tying basic knots and essential net making skills Instructions so clear you can make the perfect net on the first try / This guide is both easy-to-follow for those coming to this craft for the first time, and comprehensive enough to hold the interest of advanced net maker as well. Find out why Charles Holdgate's Net Making has been the guide for a generation of net makers.

The fundamentals of making up nets from machine-made netting are set out with such clarity and simplicity that the book has proved a boon to fishermen around the world. Early chapters describe the principles of mesh size and the run of knots in machine netting, and are followed by detailed descriptions of net making machines and the principles of hanging netting. On actual fishing nets, descriptions are given of seine net patterns, various trawl nets, pound nets such as salmon nets with detailed drawings, surround nets of the lampara type and ring nets with their design, construction and methods of working. A useful dictionary of fishing gear and terminology explains 1,000 terms.

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