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Mar 17th, 2013 at 5:07pm
 
Hey everybody. I have been wanting to make some nets but don't have any netting needles. Anybody know of a store that sells them? And if I wanted to make my own netting needles what materials have people found to be the best to work with?
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Reply #1 - Mar 17th, 2013 at 5:14pm
 
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Reply #2 - Mar 17th, 2013 at 5:19pm
 
eaglewarrior wrote on Mar 17th, 2013 at 5:07pm:
Hey everybody. I have been wanting to make some nets but don't have any netting needles. Anybody know of a store that sells them? And if I wanted to make my own netting needles what materials have people found to be the best to work with?

I might be getting some of these-
http://www.memphisnet.net/category/needles_nylon
Try fishing shops, etc.
Heck, most of the people here have just made their own.
Here is Arcane's netting needle, cut and filed from PVC-
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1360798615/15
I also uploaded a pic of some different types of netting needles, I like the "a" one
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Reply #3 - Mar 17th, 2013 at 5:41pm
 
Thanks for the info Squirrel! That gives me a good starting point.
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Reply #4 - Mar 17th, 2013 at 6:31pm
 
We use needles like these above everytime we have to make or modify the nets we use for fishing  Smiley
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Reply #5 - Mar 17th, 2013 at 6:52pm
 
Topic added to the PW's index.
Type B is the best however.
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Reply #6 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:05pm
 
Mauro Fiorentini wrote on Mar 17th, 2013 at 6:52pm:
Topic added to the PW's index.
Type B is the best however.
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Mauro, how do you wind type B? It makes no sense to me.
Otherwise, I would probably use it.
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Reply #7 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:18pm
 
Pinch the end of your string against the flat side of the needle with your thumb. Bring the string around the inner needle so the bight is on the back and your ends are on the front. Wrap the working end down between the little legs and up the back. Now wrap the string around the inner needle from the other side...lather rinse repeat.
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Reply #8 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:29pm
 
Squirrel, I just noticed that type B we use is a bit different from that one above.
Let's say the one above there is equal to our ones, but it's half of it. I can't explain this better but I'll make pics of our ones tomorrow and will show you as soon as possible.
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Reply #9 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:43pm
 
Easy to bend from a length of coat hanger
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Reply #10 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 9:53pm
 
I only had some juniper sticks that I make bow drill sets out of. It's easy enough to carve but chips bad. This is my first shuttle. Ten inches long (I think four too long,) and an inch wide (could be a little wider) and the cut at the end is a half inch too deep. Holds 30 feet of 1/8 inch jute.
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Reply #11 - Mar 19th, 2013 at 12:02am
 
squirrelslinger,
how to load netting needle - from Ropeworks
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Reply #12 - Mar 19th, 2013 at 12:00pm
 
I made one by sawing a 3/4 in pvc segment in half and tapering the nose. I then taped a paper clip to t the front and the back inside the curve pointing forwards and backwards. I wrap the string around the paperclip ends. It works well enough. I'll see about getting a picture up when I can.
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Reply #13 - Mar 20th, 2013 at 3:36pm
 
Thank you Asemery.
I might try a PVC molded one... hot water can soften PVC, right?
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Reply #14 - Mar 20th, 2013 at 7:45pm
 
Squirrel, what is your hot water pipe made of? Wink
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