Net Making Demonstration

[asemery]

Once again I will be demonstrating net making, Giving free net making lessons
and displaying my traditional Pennsylvania Dutch nets at the Goschenhoppen Folk
Festival.
http://www.goschenhoppen.org/folk-festival.html
I will be there Saturday August 13 only. Tony

[asemery]

Here's a picture of me and an apprentice at the Festival few years ago

[Luca]

Hi asemery,


I wish you to capture a beautiful day, with your beautiful nets,at the festival, the day after tomorrow!


                                                                                                                        Bye!


                                                                                       

[Dan_Lehman]

Here's a picture of me and an apprentice at the Festival few years ago

Which is who?   


Seriously, I see that you have some 3-leg net bridles :
how are these formed (how are they tied to the ring,
and more interestingly, how are the 3 legs joined for
the haul line)?

--dl*
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[asemery]

Thank you Luca, the weather was hot and humid but no downpours as in other years.
Dan,  one length of rope attached to the ring (the metal rim of a wooden wagon wheel) at each end with constrictor knots forms 2 legs of the bridle.  At the midpoint of this rope I tied a sheet bend with a second length of the same rope.  One end goes to the ring to make the third leg, the other end makes up the haul line. The minnow dip net on the table is rigged is in the same manner.
  I have a third dip net about 2 feet in diameter done up the same to show children how the large net worked.  Children are encouraged to pick up the pole attached to the haul line.  I love to see the smiles on their face when they realize they have caught a fish in the net (a fish shaped painted bit of wood)
 After many years of rough handling the knots haven't loosened.  Tony

08/13/12  Here it is

[asemery]

Here is a drawing of the above written description.  Tony