Net Making Faq Sticky?

[Jax13 251]

this is just a thought, but it would appear that there are a fair few members both new and old (myself included) starting to make their own nets. this seems to be bringing in a fair few questions about all the steps from sourcing the bits right through to the actual making of the net and identifying where things went wrong on made nets.

 

with this in mind, do we think a sticky with net making FAQ's would be a worthwhile thread as a resource as i'm fairly sure the questions i have needed answering have been answered countless times over the years.

 

i'm just two nets into the net making lark and there are lessons i have already learnt from net one to net two with the hope that net three is perfect!

 

if you think this is a good idea (and if the mods are happy for it to go through) could you add any questions to the list you had when making nets and we can try and build a foolproof guide for current and future members starting out.

 

I suppose the easiest thing to do is point everyone to the tutorial part of the agouti site but it can't hurt to have our own 'clinic' for curing problems can it?

 

 

[Tiercel 6,986]

Something like this, you mean?

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/313535-links-to-frequently-asked-questions-and-hot-topics/

 

TC

[Jax13 251]

similar - but more for purse nets rather than long nets.

 

 

things like:-

 

reputable suppliers with quality kit (potentially products to avoid but i don't think slagging off peoples wares is the right thing to do, more a credit where credit is due system!) we have a thread in place for net makers to sell through so why not somewhere for suppliers of sundries

knitting patterns e.g row numbers & mesh sizes for different sized nets (3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, poke nets etc.)

links to videos people found useful (and more importantly as mentioned in a previous thread) what aspects of certain how to guides will lead to problems

 

things like that specific to purse nets really.

[paulus 26]

similar - but more for purse nets rather than long nets.

 

 

things like:-

 

reputable suppliers with quality kit (potentially products to avoid but i don't think slagging off peoples wares is the right thing to do, more a credit where credit is due system!) we have a thread in place for net makers to sell through so why not somewhere for suppliers of sundries

knitting patterns e.g row numbers & mesh sizes for different sized nets (3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, poke nets etc.)

links to videos people found useful (and more importantly as mentioned in a previous thread) what aspects of certain how to guides will lead to problems

 

things like that specific to purse nets really.

What like this http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/223308-where-to-buy-purse-nets-net-guide-read-here/

[Jax13 251]

That's net buying thread (with mention of sundrie suppliers) . Not a faq / help and advice type thread for MAKING purse nets.

 

I did't think this would be so difficult to understand!

[Tiercel 6,986]

That's net buying thread (with mention of sundrie suppliers) . Not a faq / help and advice type thread for MAKING purse nets.

 

I did't think this would be so difficult to understand!

How to win friends and influence people? To be honest, people want short cuts, instead of working things out for themselves. There are plenty of threads giving information on purse nets and a search with the wording "making purse nets" would bring up many.

 

TC

Edited March 11, 2015 by tiercel

[Jax13 251]

To be honest, I like working things out for myself however sometimes you just can't, sometimes you want or need a bit of advice on where to start and sometimes you get a problem or issue you haven't experienced before. If people want a shortcut, they'll spend £3 on a net someone else has made rather than spending time knitting their own.

 

I simply thought it might be helpful to people starting out or having problems to have an faq thread with loads of info in there to help get started with pointers from more experienced makers who know how to cure the problems or from novices who may have stumbled across something potentially useful.

 

As I said, I didn't think the concept was too tricky or outlandish to grasp and thought it may have been a genuine help to people for all the good bits of advice ad info to be in one place... Maybe not.

[Tiercel 6,986]

The problem with stickies is they are seldom used, also there is no interaction between people. There are a few on here who myself and others have helped when they started off, now they are answering questions that a while ago they were asking. And so it goes on, the knowledge is passed along.

 

To be honest, there is nothing difficult about making nets, I was taught when I was 10 or so. That said, it is better with a one to one tuition, that way problems can be stopped before they start. Take the ubiquitous lengthening end mesh, I don't think there is a net maker who has not had it at some point. Yet it is simple to stop it happening just by adjusting the angle of your hand. Easily demonstrated one to one, but difficult to get across in the written word how important the correct procedure is.

 

TC

[Malt 379]

The problem with stickies is that they take up half the front page of a section if you have too many, and most of the time you continue to get thread after thread started about the same subject in any case. Its been tried and its failed.. There are plenty of net making threds on here, learn to use the forum search function..