Project Information
My client stopped by the studio today to pick up his net. His smile made ME smile.
This wasn't even staged one little bit….Pinky swear…
Nice shirt he's wearing (One of Sierra Net's Die With The Fly Shirts)
This commission required that he and I work out the details over Email. We sent CAD drawings and PDFs back and forth until we got it right. It was a fun build for me! I was also challenged to make a new elliptical shaped net hoop form. He also requested an inlaid copper fly of his own creation. He sent me the art, and I engraved and inlaid the fly in copper along with some of the open burl eyes in the cat's eye burl maple. I love using this wood as it has so much character in such a little area. The hoop is shimmering curly maple & black walnut. The custom tied lanyard's hole has a copper ferrule liner.
I absolutely LOVE the ergonomics of this net. It's super light and just feels like an extension of your hand. The client was concerned a bit about the length but took a couple of false swipes with it and loved it.
These pics are but a small sample of the steps to get the net made but you'll get the jist of it….All of the steps wouldn't fit in this post! It's a lot of work!
More nets can be seen on my website here.
Please feel free to contact me having a custom net made as a gift or for yourself.
Here's a video I put together of the build for the client.
Thanks For looking.
This wasn't even staged one little bit….Pinky swear…
Nice shirt he's wearing (One of Sierra Net's Die With The Fly Shirts)
This commission required that he and I work out the details over Email. We sent CAD drawings and PDFs back and forth until we got it right. It was a fun build for me! I was also challenged to make a new elliptical shaped net hoop form. He also requested an inlaid copper fly of his own creation. He sent me the art, and I engraved and inlaid the fly in copper along with some of the open burl eyes in the cat's eye burl maple. I love using this wood as it has so much character in such a little area. The hoop is shimmering curly maple & black walnut. The custom tied lanyard's hole has a copper ferrule liner.
I absolutely LOVE the ergonomics of this net. It's super light and just feels like an extension of your hand. The client was concerned a bit about the length but took a couple of false swipes with it and loved it.
These pics are but a small sample of the steps to get the net made but you'll get the jist of it….All of the steps wouldn't fit in this post! It's a lot of work!
More nets can be seen on my website here.
Please feel free to contact me having a custom net made as a gift or for yourself.
Here's a video I put together of the build for the client.
Thanks For looking.