Fishing Net Custom Made for River and Pond Fishing

[@Artisanwoodworks73]

Musical Grade.... That's a new one.

[@Statedwoods]

Yea it’s a classification of figure. Holds great tones in instruments

[@edgarsadler5157]

Great job

[@Statedwoods]

Thanks so much

[@Flyfishinfrenzy]

Looks good! I also build landing nets and I’ve learned a lot over the years on ways to make the process easier.

[@Statedwoods]

I need to build more and make it better and better

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

That turned out fantastic! Great job and awesome work on the breakdown for the step-by-step!

[@Statedwoods]

Thanks! Its such a fun build. Love watching yours come to life too

[@brokenleadwoodworks]

Fantastic video! I need to find a project to justify a steam box and take up fly fishing.

[@Statedwoods]

Its a really fun project Mike. You will love it

[@judyfleming1384]

Great work

[@Statedwoods]

Thanks!!!

[@gbjones54]

Great job Nick. Way to stretch yourself. BTW you we’re very Punny! You had me hook line and sinker. 😜

[@Statedwoods]

Hahaha. Thanks Gary. Dang, I needed that one lol.

[@tylerhathcote8986]

Nicely done man!

[@Statedwoods]

Thanks!

[@jamesfeight5818]

Turned out great, very well put together video and explanation. I find it tough to explain what I'm doing sometimes and you did a fantastic job.

[@Statedwoods]

Thanks so much. Yea it can be tough to explain.

[@mooney411]

Nice job!!! I’m an avid fly fisher and I’m very interested in making one too!!

[@Statedwoods]

Thats awesome. You can do it! Nothing better than landing a fish in your own net

[@tomgale8154]

you got it down pat now make any changes that suite you good job TLG nets

[@Statedwoods]

Thanks! I will be making a couple changes but love this process.

[@MrConnert]

I'm curious how this holds up. Looks like there's a very small amount of glued material holding the net onto the handle.

[@Statedwoods]

So far so good. He has been fishing with it for 2 years now it seems

[@MrConnert]

That's awesome. Good to know the glue holds that well. I thought about using dowels but I'm going to scrap that idea if the glue holds it well.

[@raymondistenes1604]

One more question. At about the 9:55 mark you show the glue up and have a small gap between the handle and strips. Did you close that up with clamping pressure or fix it after the glue dried with glue and saw dust or another technique? I hope to be gluing up my first net in a week or so.

[@Statedwoods]

I did close it up with clamping pressure. A better clamping setup would have been ideal. You already know how to fix any small issues too it sounds like so good stuff

[@LeeDock1]

Thanks for a great video. I tried it with steamed Walnut and Maple 1/8" strips. Walnut cracked like crazy. Did you use air dried or kiln dried wood? My walnut is from a 2" x 10" x 60" slab I've had for 40 years. It could be that it is super dry. Will go buy a new piece of walnut and try again. Also just ordered the slot bit. Have been looking everywhere for that!

[@Statedwoods]

I used kiln dried lumber. Did you soak the wood over night? You can also add some fabric softener to the water you soak it in to help soften the wood a little. That bit is great!

[@LeeDock1]

Got a 2" PVC pipe and try #2 is soaking now with some fabric softener and water. Will steam and try again.

[@LeeDock1]

@@Statedwoods soaked in warm water and fabric softener for two days then 2 hours in steam box at 210F. It worked!

[@patrickmoran3036]

Nice net project! Do you have a link for the bit that cuts the groove in the hoop?

[@Statedwoods]

Yes. So sorry. flyfishingnets.net/products/custom-router-bits-for-landing-net-construction

[@perkututtitiran7192]

goog job bro

[@Statedwoods]

Thanks!

[@raymondistenes1604]

Nice work. Have you ever tried just soaking the strips in hot water before bending? Just curious.

[@Statedwoods]

I have not. I have a friend that did that. It worked fairly well. The water did not stay warm for long enough.