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adsi Funditor Offline throwing rocks with slings Posts: 506 wales ,the land of dragons Gender:	net related weapons Apr 20^th, 2009 at 1:42pm 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
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Re: net related weapons
Reply #1 - Apr 20^th, 2009 at 2:15pm

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...

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Reply #2 - Apr 20^th, 2009 at 6:23pm

Fishing cultures have used casting nets for centuries.
http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Graphics/casting.net.GIF" rel="gb_image[nice_pics]" title="...">

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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

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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: net related weapons Reply #3 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 12:34pm 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
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Kjev Senior Member Offline Limits exist only in your mind Posts: 299	Re: net related weapons Reply #4 - May 7^th, 2009 at 7:14am 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
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asemery Funditor Offline Posts: 597 Gender:	Re: net related weapons Reply #5 - May 7^th, 2009 at 9:02am Here is how to make a cast net http://www.bertaut.com/castnet.html]http://web.archive.org/web/20050203025246/ht...[/url]
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adsi Funditor Offline throwing rocks with slings Posts: 506 wales ,the land of dragons Gender:	Re: net related weapons Reply #6 - May 7^th, 2009 at 10:38am could anybody possibly help me with the knots please
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Reply #7 - May 7^th, 2009 at 6:47pm

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

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adsi Funditor Offline throwing rocks with slings Posts: 506 wales ,the land of dragons Gender:	Re: net related weapons Reply #8 - May 9^th, 2009 at 5:48am thanks
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Reply #9 - May 10^th, 2009 at 2:01am

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....

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timann Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2504 Norway Gender:	Re: net related weapons Reply #10 - May 10^th, 2009 at 6:48am 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
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Ben-Aussie Junior Member Offline ...preparing for the Zombie plague.... Posts: 82 tamworth, NSW, Australia Gender:	Re: net related weapons Reply #11 - May 10^th, 2009 at 8:09am I did actually think of eating them, though i would have no idea how to go about cooking them
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Kjev Senior Member Offline Limits exist only in your mind Posts: 299	Re: net related weapons Reply #12 - May 10^th, 2009 at 9:20am With fire. 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
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adsi Funditor Offline throwing rocks with slings Posts: 506 wales ,the land of dragons Gender:	Re: net related weapons Reply #13 - May 10^th, 2009 at 3:21pm would a square net pancake flat like a circular one
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adsi Funditor Offline throwing rocks with slings Posts: 506 wales ,the land of dragons Gender:	Re: net related weapons Reply #14 - May 11^th, 2009 at 12:33pm and also how big would a good size casting net be for me (5foot tall)
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