terryd 8,045 Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 Was just looking through old pics and found this one of a rabbit held in the hedge. He has his head through it but only when he saw me and started leaping about. It was an old black thorn hedge and and I made a hash of setting it and he had tried to run over it. I had popped a net throught then walked to other end of hedge and just tapped it with stick as I went a long because I new a rabbit might be hiding up. Sure enough. This net was made by TC and he said the double stranded ones can hold a rabbits foot and he was right. I was ferreting once on my own and had put a stop net a long way from the holes on a hunch. The rabbit bolted slipped a net and headed off towards the stop net round the corner. I had to sort the ferret out who came out the other side. So I took ages to go look at the net. Again the rabbit was just held by its feet and was squatting in the grass calm as. It seems to have a soothing affect lol I have ordered some ENGEL extra thin. Think I will knock up a few more double stranders 8 Quote Link to post
Night Walker 591 Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 Ideal to have a net that will really wrap them up if you preoccupied on the other side of a hedge or similar. That rabbit in the pic got a bad injury, was it like that before it got in the net? 1 Quote Link to post
terryd 8,045 Posted June 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 11 hours ago, Night Walker said: Ideal to have a net that will really wrap them up if you preoccupied on the other side of a hedge or similar. That rabbit in the pic got a bad injury, was it like that before it got in the net? That was when the dog decided to assist and stick his oar in 4 Quote Link to post
smithie 2,429 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 I was once told people began to make double knitt due to the low quality of materials available and the breaking strain. They just doubled up to improve the odds of a catch.. What engels have you ordered? I like the hand made but I'm lazy so soon stopped making nets and bought sheet netting. Also i don't cry half as long for a load of holes in a sheet net Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 I started a double strand long net just to use up the 4z nylon twine i had lying about one needle green + white then green +red then green and green i got a huge spool of green nylon cheap , I got to 30 yards and packed it still to start again this summer and finish it Quote Link to post
terryd 8,045 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 6 hours ago, smithie said: I was once told people began to make double knitt due to the low quality of materials available and the breaking strain. They just doubled up to improve the odds of a catch.. What engels have you ordered? I like the hand made but I'm lazy so soon stopped making nets and bought sheet netting. Also i don't cry half as long for a load of holes in a sheet net This one Smithie ultra thin Quote Link to post
lllluke1 328 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) If you had asked, I've got some of the twine Alan used to make that net here. I can drop some round if you want. You just need to dye it because it's bright white. Edited June 12, 2023 by lllluke1 Quote Link to post
terryd 8,045 Posted June 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 9 hours ago, lllluke1 said: If you had asked, I've got some of the twine Alan used to make that net here. I can drop some round if you want. You just need to dye it because it's bright white. Cheers mate will see how keen I am once I used them spools Quote Link to post
terryd 8,045 Posted June 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 From little acorns and all that just do odd row while kettle boiling or what ever they soon mount up. My nets are never perfect all ways a screw up some where but they will still work dogs thinking what’s that prat doing now If Les suddenly starts selling these and making millions I will know it was one of you ! 6 Quote Link to post
fred90 3,100 Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 looking good Terry , you have a much harder task now.... . finding the rabbits to put in it. Quote Link to post
terryd 8,045 Posted June 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 37 minutes ago, fred90 said: looking good Terry , you have a much harder task now.... . finding the rabbits to put in it. Yea that’s where the cunning plan falls over 1 Quote Link to post
lllluke1 328 Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 How is the net getting on mate? Quote Link to post
terryd 8,045 Posted July 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 16 minutes ago, lllluke1 said: How is the net getting on mate? Funny you should ask mate just finished it tens minutes ago. Got stick running line on tomorrow and will pop pic up 1 Quote Link to post
terryd 8,045 Posted July 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) Ended up about 38 yards double strand rigged on 20. Think it’s 15 deep. Ran out of twine and didn’t fancy any more. Got 3 home made nets now a 50,25 and this one. Can’t see me making any more as I have enough now to see me out. Will draw line at stop nets and gate nets from here in Edited July 23, 2023 by terryd 6 Quote Link to post
fred90 3,100 Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 nicely put together Terry, lovely little net 1 Quote Link to post
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