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Wooden Netting Needle and Mesh Gauge
Hand nets are knotted with sheet bends from a netting needle holding the twine, round a gauge that keeps every mesh the same size. Carve a flat needle forked at both ends to wind the twine on, and a smooth gauge stick half as wide as the mesh.
The picture: a forked netting needle and the method of netting, from an old textbook figure.
Beginner
Two hours
Instructions
1
1
Cut the blanks
Cut the blanks
Saw a flat strip about 20–25 cm long for the needle, a little narrower than the gauge (step 4), and a second strip for the gauge.
Materials for this step:
Hardwood Strip2 piecesTools needed:
Tenon Saw
Ruler2
2
Fork the needle
Fork the needle
Saw a slot about 2 cm deep into each end and round the prongs with the knife, so twine wound lengthwise sits in the forks.
Tools needed:
Bench Vise
Coping Saw
Sloyd Carving Knife3
3
Smooth them
Smooth them
Rasp and sand both pieces smooth with rounded edges so the twine slides without catching. Rub in a little oil.
Materials for this step:
Linseed Oil0.01 literTools needed:
Wood Rasp
Sandpaper4
4
Sizes
Sizes
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Materials
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