Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship in your landing nets! Your wonderful program brought back such great memories of my youth in the U.P. I'm a Yooper, born in Laurium, in the Copper Country. My father pioneered some of the first custom laminated fishing nets made in the U.P. in the late 1940's to mid-1950's. He had a woodworking company called Ames Mfg Co. also known as the Village Workshop on Pine Street in Laurium. He produced a variety of custom laminated fishing nets, and also custom laminated tennis rachets and hockey sticks. He used the same fine U.P. hardwoods; cherry, curly maple, "birds eye", woods with character. His nets were, like yours, functional pieces of art! My favorite model was the "Troutster". I have very fond memories of helping him in the shop. I still have a couple of his nets and have used them while fly fishing throughout my life. Once in a while I see one of his nets come up for sale on Ebay and at auctions of vintage custom fishing gear. I know the laminating process well and have always appreciated fine craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing your fine craftsmanship and triggering many fond memories of my boyhood. I'm now 75 years old and working on a memoir. I stumbled across your TH-cam video while looking a photos of my dad's shop from the early 1950's. Thanks again and take good care.
Absolutely gorgeous nets my friend. Love the finish and especially the craftsmanship of splicing the different woods. I learned the basics of net building in the U.P of Michigan, and like you say in your vid - the U.P. has some of the best wood around. Perhaps someday I will get back into it. Once you get some confidence in making a basic net, things just start taking off from there. My learning curve was just starting to take off when life got in my way. It seemed that up until that point, I was planning my next build off of the inspiration I got from the net in construction. I haven't built or finished one in almost 16 years now, but I'm getting inspiration from folks like you. Thanks for sharing your craft.
Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship in your landing nets! Your wonderful program brought back such great memories of my youth in the U.P.
I'm a Yooper, born in Laurium, in the Copper Country. My father pioneered some of the first custom laminated fishing nets made in the U.P. in the late 1940's to mid-1950's. He had a woodworking company called Ames Mfg Co. also known as the Village Workshop on Pine Street in Laurium. He produced a variety of custom laminated fishing nets, and also custom laminated tennis rachets and hockey sticks. He used the same fine U.P. hardwoods; cherry, curly maple, "birds eye", woods with character. His nets were, like yours, functional pieces of art! My favorite model was the "Troutster". I have very fond memories of helping him in the shop. I still have a couple of his nets and have used them while fly fishing throughout my life. Once in a while I see one of his nets come up for sale on Ebay and at auctions of vintage custom fishing gear. I know the laminating process well and have always appreciated fine craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing your fine craftsmanship and triggering many fond memories of my boyhood. I'm now 75 years old and working on a memoir. I stumbled across your TH-cam video while looking a photos of my dad's shop from the early 1950's. Thanks again and take good care.
Absolutely gorgeous nets my friend. Love the finish and especially the craftsmanship of splicing the different woods. I learned the basics of net building in the U.P of Michigan, and like you say in your vid - the U.P. has some of the best wood around. Perhaps someday I will get back into it. Once you get some confidence in making a basic net, things just start taking off from there. My learning curve was just starting to take off when life got in my way. It seemed that up until that point, I was planning my next build off of the inspiration I got from the net in construction. I haven't built or finished one in almost 16 years now, but I'm getting inspiration from folks like you. Thanks for sharing your craft.
Thinking about making my own.
Que madeira você usa? Belo trabalho.
May I ask where do you get the nets you use; the traditional ones . Thanks Ed
You should take it to the next level and upgrade to a silicone/rubber net. These would sell off the racks.
Joe D. Nah, these nets deserve a traditional net. They look like crap with modern netting.
How does he connect the extending handle?