Thank you! It's rare that I get to work with koa, and the piece you saw for that long handle net was apparently sitting in some storage room for more than 30 years before I picked it up, but dang is it amazing!
@Riverbend Woodworks, how good is Titebond III ULTIMATE for this purpose compared to two component epoxy glues? Is it good enough to hold everything after years to come or you think epoxy is better for this purpose? Fantastic work, thank you for presentation!!!
I have used (and trust) Titebond 3 a lot more than epoxy, and that is mostly because I screwed up on two net hoops by not getting the ratios perfect. The epoxy ended up being tacky in places and I had to scrap each net. Titebond 3 is great because it has a decent working time unless it’s super hot out, and it holds amazing every time.
Awesome build! I build some nets as well and was curious why you went with the ship 'n shore first and then hit the net with spar urethane. I'm still working on figuring out what's best to finish with. I've done some nets with several coats of tru oil and well as some with several coats of wipe on spar urethane. Again, great work and the figure on that koa wood is beautiful!
I think I am in the same boat as you with experimenting with finishes, which is kind of why I've landed on this arrangement. It sure seems the Sea Fin penetrates very, very well, and if it's true about the hardening factor, that's a win as well. It's also nice because it hardens quickly and you can knock down any raised grain and apply a second coat. The spar urethane is another quick and solid route that I have settled on from experimenting. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
The pliexiglass is great because you can use it to lay out the net handle on the material and really see the best ways to get the grain oriented because it's clear. And yes, router bearings love a solid edge like that as well!
Love the video and your work! Where do you source your nets? They look like the come already shaped. Is that correct? I build cedar stripped boats so this will go perfectly with them! Best regards. Alan
Hi Alan, thank you for the kind words! The net baskets themselves come from either Amazon (I should have a link in the video description or will post one shortly) or from a vendor like Janns Net Craft. They have great customer service and a great variety of silicone “catch and release” style of net baskets. If you have experience with cedar strip work then I have no doubt you’ll love net building! Just be aware that the extreme bends of net hoops are not usually conducive to deciduous trees, if that was the direction you’re wanting to head. That said, anything can be done, in my opinion! Please let me know how your build goes!
Currently working on some creek nets for the same reason 🤣. Along with another project. I've been bouncing back and forth with gorilla glue and titebond III. Titebond is definitely easier to work with. Great looking nets!
@@RiverbendWoodworks it's always fun to see what other woods, designs, or techniques others use! I'm not always the most creative so it helps my creative gears turn haha.
Great idea! There is a fantastic net builder named Brady's Handcrafted Nets that does a lure inset into epoxy handle and it is amazing! Totally worth a try!
Hi Tom. Thanks for watching. That is a 9mm brass swivel insert from Amazon. There is a link in the description of the video to that product. You can also keyword search that and get them in different sizes.
Great video! Learned some great tips. Where do you find those brass swivel hinges? Keep up the great work, I’m sure the friends and family that you gifted these to were beyond happy!
Thanks Michael! I believe there is a link to the Amazon page I got these swivels off of in the video description, and if it isn't, I will add it there shortly. I use the 8mm and 9mm sizes. You then can add a magnetic connector to that no problem for a lanyard.
I use the Dalys as a penetrating/sealer. It’ll soak in like a sponge on the first coat and still fills on the second. The top coats are polyurethane gloss.
Great work. So the 17" on the net is the rough inner circumference of your nets generally (or of the size you made here)? Also, after sanding your strips are about 1/8" and you use 4? This is on my 2022 bucket list now to give a few nets a go.
The rough size of this hoop (inside to inside) is 16.5" x 6.75" to fit that size net basket, though I do tend to try different baskets that I find, so I will end up making a form to match each size. I think I have 4 sizes currently, and plan to keep doing more because it fun! As for the strips, yes, I did three 1/8" strips initially, then decided to add a final strip that was actually very thin--maybe just over 1/16" thick. That's awful thin though, and might not be a good plan, unless sandwiching a different color for inlay in the hoop.
I actually made that (and the others you’ve seen in other builds here) from either wood or poured resin from a mold I created. Most are handcarved and all are airbrushed by me. It really adds a cool custom level to a net, especially when I can match it to a persons favorite species like the net I’m currently working on! Thanks for watching!
I do make these little trout and salmon smolt for the handles, actually! I have carved a few, then decided to make a cast of one and make resin copies. The one shown in this net is a resin version I painted.
Thank you! And I will have these and other species available on a website I have in the works in the near future, so they can be used in others net projects or even as decorative ornaments and such 🙂
Love your net building videos, learning a lot from you! May I ask where you get your lanyard screw eye (or whatever it is actually called😊). Thank you much
Thanks Dan! If you go to the description for the video you’ll find a link to the Amazon page that I order them from. I typically use the 9mm diameter. If they are out of stock, you can use the search term “swivel brass eyelet 9mm” on Amazon to find something similar.
Depending on the thickness of the net hoop I’ll vary between a 1/16” round over and a 1/8”. You can hand sand to get the desired radius as well, but that saves some time to get close.
I am thinking of making my own Lansing net. I dont have much experience working with wood what will probably be evident by my question. Can i not just cut a frame from a wood plank instead of building the arch with laminate?
Thanks! The templates are all handmade to fit the style I like best, and I will have a breakdown video for the handles and designing the hoop in the near future! Thanks for watching!
All class! Would love to buy one? The trout I catch varies from 1lb up to a maximum of 10lb. so the net would have to accommodate at least a 5lb brown or rainbow trout. I live down-under in NZ. Great video and one I would love to replicate if I had the skills and tools but dreams are free! Regards.
Thank you so much John, much appreciated! Unfortunately, much of what you see are gifts for fly fishing friends and family, and I am not really set up to sell them just yet. But that could change in the near future though! Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for showing us your beautiful net build. Looks awesome
Thanks!
👍👍👍 That turned out amazing!
Beautiful work as usual, man. That color variation on the koa is awesome!
Thank you! It's rare that I get to work with koa, and the piece you saw for that long handle net was apparently sitting in some storage room for more than 30 years before I picked it up, but dang is it amazing!
Stunning work - this turned out great!!
@Riverbend Woodworks, how good is Titebond III ULTIMATE for this purpose compared to two component epoxy glues?
Is it good enough to hold everything after years to come or you think epoxy is better for this purpose? Fantastic work, thank you for presentation!!!
I have used (and trust) Titebond 3 a lot more than epoxy, and that is mostly because I screwed up on two net hoops by not getting the ratios perfect. The epoxy ended up being tacky in places and I had to scrap each net. Titebond 3 is great because it has a decent working time unless it’s super hot out, and it holds amazing every time.
Awesome build! I build some nets as well and was curious why you went with the ship 'n shore first and then hit the net with spar urethane. I'm still working on figuring out what's best to finish with. I've done some nets with several coats of tru oil and well as some with several coats of wipe on spar urethane. Again, great work and the figure on that koa wood is beautiful!
I think I am in the same boat as you with experimenting with finishes, which is kind of why I've landed on this arrangement. It sure seems the Sea Fin penetrates very, very well, and if it's true about the hardening factor, that's a win as well. It's also nice because it hardens quickly and you can knock down any raised grain and apply a second coat. The spar urethane is another quick and solid route that I have settled on from experimenting. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
I really like the plexiglass template idea! Too often my wood templates for various projects end up in the scrap bin and get used or otherwise lost.
The pliexiglass is great because you can use it to lay out the net handle on the material and really see the best ways to get the grain oriented because it's clear. And yes, router bearings love a solid edge like that as well!
Love the video and your work! Where do you source your nets? They look like the come already shaped. Is that correct? I build cedar stripped boats so this will go perfectly with them! Best regards. Alan
Hi Alan, thank you for the kind words! The net baskets themselves come from either Amazon (I should have a link in the video description or will post one shortly) or from a vendor like Janns Net Craft. They have great customer service and a great variety of silicone “catch and release” style of net baskets. If you have experience with cedar strip work then I have no doubt you’ll love net building! Just be aware that the extreme bends of net hoops are not usually conducive to deciduous trees, if that was the direction you’re wanting to head. That said, anything can be done, in my opinion! Please let me know how your build goes!
Currently working on some creek nets for the same reason 🤣. Along with another project. I've been bouncing back and forth with gorilla glue and titebond III. Titebond is definitely easier to work with. Great looking nets!
Totally agree with the Titebond, and can't wait to see the net you turn out on Instagram!
@@RiverbendWoodworks it's always fun to see what other woods, designs, or techniques others use! I'm not always the most creative so it helps my creative gears turn haha.
I can't carve a fish, but I bet I could place a nice looking lure there instead. Or several up and down the handle! Neat work 👍
Great idea! There is a fantastic net builder named Brady's Handcrafted Nets that does a lure inset into epoxy handle and it is amazing! Totally worth a try!
beautiful job what was the object you inserted in the end of the handle that was brass
Hi Tom. Thanks for watching. That is a 9mm brass swivel insert from Amazon. There is a link in the description of the video to that product. You can also keyword search that and get them in different sizes.
Great video! Learned some great tips. Where do you find those brass swivel hinges? Keep up the great work, I’m sure the friends and family that you gifted these to were beyond happy!
Thanks Michael! I believe there is a link to the Amazon page I got these swivels off of in the video description, and if it isn't, I will add it there shortly. I use the 8mm and 9mm sizes. You then can add a magnetic connector to that no problem for a lanyard.
Love your videos, Is the Dalys ship and shore you are using just the sealer or the teak oil?
Thank You,
I use the Dalys as a penetrating/sealer. It’ll soak in like a sponge on the first coat and still fills on the second. The top coats are polyurethane gloss.
Great work. So the 17" on the net is the rough inner circumference of your nets generally (or of the size you made here)? Also, after sanding your strips are about 1/8" and you use 4? This is on my 2022 bucket list now to give a few nets a go.
The rough size of this hoop (inside to inside) is 16.5" x 6.75" to fit that size net basket, though I do tend to try different baskets that I find, so I will end up making a form to match each size. I think I have 4 sizes currently, and plan to keep doing more because it fun! As for the strips, yes, I did three 1/8" strips initially, then decided to add a final strip that was actually very thin--maybe just over 1/16" thick. That's awful thin though, and might not be a good plan, unless sandwiching a different color for inlay in the hoop.
Beautiful. Where do you get the little fish at ? that you put in the handles?
I actually made that (and the others you’ve seen in other builds here) from either wood or poured resin from a mold I created. Most are handcarved and all are airbrushed by me. It really adds a cool custom level to a net, especially when I can match it to a persons favorite species like the net I’m currently working on! Thanks for watching!
Do you make the trout you put in the handle? That is a cool touch. Nice work. Getting into net building.
I do make these little trout and salmon smolt for the handles, actually! I have carved a few, then decided to make a cast of one and make resin copies. The one shown in this net is a resin version I painted.
@@RiverbendWoodworks that could be a business itself. You do a great job with the painting.
Thank you! And I will have these and other species available on a website I have in the works in the near future, so they can be used in others net projects or even as decorative ornaments and such 🙂
Love your net building videos, learning a lot from you! May I ask where you get your lanyard screw eye (or whatever it is actually called😊). Thank you much
Thanks Dan! If you go to the description for the video you’ll find a link to the Amazon page that I order them from. I typically use the 9mm diameter. If they are out of stock, you can use the search term “swivel brass eyelet 9mm” on Amazon to find something similar.
What router bit did you use for the outer rim?
Depending on the thickness of the net hoop I’ll vary between a 1/16” round over and a 1/8”. You can hand sand to get the desired radius as well, but that saves some time to get close.
I am thinking of making my own Lansing net. I dont have much experience working with wood what will probably be evident by my question. Can i not just cut a frame from a wood plank instead of building the arch with laminate?
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Love your videos! How do you make the templates for the handles?
Thanks! The templates are all handmade to fit the style I like best, and I will have a breakdown video for the handles and designing the hoop in the near future! Thanks for watching!
All class! Would love to buy one? The trout I catch varies from 1lb up to a maximum of 10lb. so the net would have to accommodate at least a 5lb brown or rainbow trout. I live down-under in NZ. Great video and one I would love to replicate if I had the skills and tools but dreams are free! Regards.
Thank you so much John, much appreciated! Unfortunately, much of what you see are gifts for fly fishing friends and family, and I am not really set up to sell them just yet. But that could change in the near future though! Thanks so much for watching!