i heard of this thing called a casting net in another thread somewhere but what is it and could anybody explain any other net related weapons

Likely such nets were adapted from fishing nets which were common to many cultures; it would have occurred to someone that a net would entangle an opponent long enough to deal him some mischief...
Also, a lot of these nets had weights around the edges, so they could be used in the manner of flexible weapons.

The net and trident were a popular weapon for fans of Gladiatorial contests...

Fishing cultures have used casting nets for centuries.  
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Nets are now being used by law enforcement and wildlife management with net guns like this
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build_A_Net_Gun/
Google "net gun" or similar words for other pictures or videos.  Tony

generally a casting net is a circular net with small weights sewed in all rouns the edge. When thrown correctly the weights ensure that the net remains open in flight.
As for making one - matthias would be your man, is he weren't so elusive at the moment ;-)

What if you tried the instructions for braiding a netted sling in the How-To section? Obviously you'd need a lot more string, but I imagine the idea might work.

K'Jev
8-)

Here is how to make a cast net
http://www.bertaut.com/castnet.html]http://web.archive.org/web/20050203025246/http://www.bertaut.com/castnet.html[/url]
http://knotical-arts.com/rope.gif

could anybody possibly help me with the knots please

Here is a link to one set onf instructions
http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/net-1.html
and another
http://www.finniwig.com/netinst.htm
these are among the ones that can be found here
http://pineapple.myfunforum.org/forum99.php
including my own (click on the pages to get them to 100 per cent)
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/asemery/net%20instructions/
and here are hints for the novice
http://pineapple.myfunforum.org/about466.html
I now teach this method at my net making demonstrations.  It is easier for beginners to learn this way.
http://pineapple.myfunforum.org/about467.html

thanks

hm this is going back to slinging but i have thought of trying to make a net that i could fold into a golfball or tennis ball sized package and would spread out a little bit after release. I thought of this because of these pesky starlings flying over my house (starlings are pests here), not sure how i would deal with them after they where caught though....

-Ben

Ben-Aussie, if you has catched a starling, you just got TWO choices.  You can release it far avay in the great outback, where it can never hurt human beings again.  Or, you can eat it.  One cannot simply waste such a resource.
timann

I did actually think of eating them, though i would have no idea how to go about cooking them  :-/

With fire.  :D

I used to wrap dove and pigeon breasts in bacon and broil them. My father-in-law used to put all the breasts in a stew. I suppose if you REALLY go into it, you could roll them in batter and cook them up like fried chicken.

K'Jev
8-)

would a square net pancake flat  like a circular one

and also how  big would a good size casting net be for me (5foot tall)

and also also would a square net work as a casting net would and trap the fish when you pull on the line

Percy Jackson and the olympians, battle of the Olympians ( book 4), percy was in an arena killing a dracenae he said that in one hand the dracenae was holding a spear in one hand and a weighted net in the other hand, so I'm just making a guess that they had weights like the balls on the bola at the corners.

you like percy jackson ay

of course i do, it's the best series ever, GO PERSEUS JACKSON

have a look at darren shan its a bit more uuh mature than percy jackson but youll still like it

adsi wrote on May 14^th, 2009 at 1:04pm:

have a look at darren shan its a bit more uuh mature than percy jackson but youll still like it

I'll give a look

and what do you mean by 'mature', do you mean mature like twilight or mature like everyone gets their head ripped off in a bloody method instead of a smooth clean kill?

the everyone gets their head ripped off one

GIVE ME THAT BOOK

NOW

go to your library

hey great idea  ;D

right back on topic now please [smiley=dankk2.gif]

would a square net fundamentally work as a casting net