treating hemp nets

[Guest on the hill]

plummer was an eejit like most writers of modern times ,do fishing rabbiting etc for cion and see how long hemp lasts better with nylon spun braided etc times move on ,ive met plummer etc amd well ive done more in a decade than heel ever do but he was a book writer but no expert netsman or fisherman or hunter go to any goood ship chandler etc youll get good stuff for nets for rabbiting etc or net rigging places ,had hemp nets and i liked them but prefer the braided soft nylon very good nets or spun nylon and before them irish linen cheers , plummer was a charlatan mate , like many writers, if you want no alot about fishing hunting go out with guys who have done it on the big stage for a living not a computer hunter, ive been makeing nets since a kid and will always prefer nylon over any for lasting , hemp feels good to knit a net but after three days a week rabbiting they dont last long unless well looked after cheers, to me net makeing knit it use it when you have to start treating it drying it well , time to change with the times , i gave a five kilo ball of hemp away cause nylon lasts alot longer

 

i have nylon and hempnets and i make them too.....i just want to keep my nets for aslong as possible thats why i want to know how you treat them!! calm down

[The one 8,583]

If you really want to look after hemp nets get two lots and after you use the first lot hang them up to dry and use the second lot them hang them up and go back to the first lot ,a lot of work but it really helps

[Guest on the hill]

my friend tells me there is a treatment that is a wax-like substance that you treat the nets with and the nets then become waterproof and stronger!!! does anyone know of this substance and/or how the treatment is done

Edited May 13, 2008 by on the hill

[whin 463]

well the best way to treat hemp is when they are feched with use, cut the rings of keep them and keep the draw strings and get good nylon etc ,or some other mateiral that takes the rigours of winter hunting etc ,if i was seruois with the hemp go to a wood yard if they have a dipping tank for timber hoy them in a sack and then dry them i treated some years ago tried linseed wood preservitive etc you want it thin so it dries nothing to thick and tacky years ago they used to treat creels with tar bioled up mixed with other stuff to thin it down but there shall be something that does the job but the smell will linger which is no good realy, why not do [bANNED TEXT] self a favour and get spun braided nylon on the flat ,you can single knot it and it will last you a decade or more ,they use it localy for salmon cages ,munting nets for fishing for seatrout etc its white but you can dye it green etc or brown it comes out sandy etc cheers ive never knew anybody to treat rabbit purse nets just dry them after an outing etc or move with the times

[Guest on the hill]

its nothing to do with moveing with the times.....and as i have said i have nylon nets

thankyou for the advise though

[inan 841]

is there anything i can use to treat my hemp nets with to stop them drying out or brakeing prematurely?? if so please share

Edward Cook ,who writes the rabbiting section in the Sporting Gun recommends soaking them in Cuprinol.

[Guest on the hill]

ok. did he say about the process in which he done this?? and what are the nets like when the process is over?

Edited May 13, 2008 by on the hill

[Guest timeout]

ok. whats that?

 

Wood preservative get in b&q matey

[Guest on the hill]

ok. whats that?

 

Wood preservative get in b&q matey

 

 

lol sory i edited my message

[R_Oldroyd 17]

I use any waterbased wood preserver ie ronseal / BQ type.

 

The nets if you dip them completed become stiff when dry. They sofen during a days ferretting with the damp weather so you won't notice over an undipped net. Over time the nets do sofen as they get broken in so to speak.

 

I think that even if the inside if the knot is not dipped they still dry quicker and it is this time scale of drying nets which will effect how long they last "weak point or not".

 

If you make a net with dipped hemp "so you are treating the inside of the knot" you tend to find that the dipped hemp sofens during the net making process so that i my opinion there is no difference between the two other than colour of cause.

 

One last thing if you are making nets and dipping them there is some shrinking so this is another reason to start with dipped hemp.

 

regards Roger

[Guest on the hill]

ok mate thankyou that about raps this topic up