View attachment 43985 View attachment 43986 I know, not rods, but I thought I would share. Tried something new!
Ghost bag is part of the plan. I am going to cut a thread channel around the bow, drill some holes and sew on the bag.
Generally I mill the the thread groove on one the outside strip before I glue up. You can also do it with a router and large bushing on a 1/8" cutter and large bushing as you really only need about a 1/16" depth(you probably already have that figured out). The ghost nets are very nice but the one I like to use is the measure net guide size in their rubber mesh. It is WAY lighter than the typical rubber net, has measuring guide inside the net to 36"(wish I needed that!) and it zips on with a good YKK zipper.Jusy my $.02. Very nicely done though. Really like the bandsaw wave down the middle of the handle.
Very nice. I wish I had that type of wood-working ability, or any wood-working ability for that matter. Very well done.
Great looking net!! I too was inspired to make a net of my own.. They sure take alot of time.. but it is worth it in the end. Just christened mine yesterday with a Beauty rainbow I am planning to make a small stream net as well as a nice big boat net.
Sweet!!! I love it! I just did one with a brook trout pattern inlay in the handle, will post pics soon
Whose bag did you use, and what did you finish with? Here are the pics of the brookie inlay. View attachment 44567 View attachment 44566
Nice work man... that handle looks great!.. I am in the process of making another one and will probably do some inlay work. I bought the brodin ghost bag. they are not the same as the actual brodin bags on the pre assembled nets from brodin. Also I finished it with Minwax Spar urehane.. 4 coats with a light 400 sanding between coats. Last coat was thinned about 10-15% with paint thinner to get a smoooth finish.
