Titebond III is what I have used for anything outdoors, haven't had it fail yet. What types of wood are you thinking about using?
I'll give it a shot...no promises for picture quality.Would you consider taking us along on the journey. I have been thinking about making one as well.
This will be a fun project. I watched someone make several until he got it right. A strong suggestion (learning from his mistakes): Make the hoop strips long enough so they extend the entire length of the handle, then insert a piece between the ends so that the 3 pieces glue together to form the handle. If you stop the hoop strips at the top of the handle or try to fasten them to the handle, it's a weak joint and the frame could break.
Where are you buying the net? How is it attached to the wood?Gonna try my hand at making a trout landing net similar to this one. What glue would you use for the laminated strips? I've seen videos where they used Gorilla polyurethane glue or Titebond III. What is everyone's opinion? TIA.
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Where are you buying the net? How is it attached to the wood?
I'll give it a shot...no promises for picture quality.
Finally got started. Drew the frame template outline on a piece of 3/4 " MDF, (making sure to mark the centerline) cut out the template and fastened it to a piece of plywood. I saved the surrounding cutoffs for glue blocks. The handle is a temporary placeholder.
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I ripped 3/4" strips of walnut and hard maple approximately 55" long. I don't have a drum sander so I cut them just shy 1/4 " thick and planed then down to 1/8". I marked the center of each one so I could align them on the template. Since I don't have a steamer either, I put them in a 2" PVC pipe and soaked them overnight. They bent around the frame much easier than I thought they would. Hopefully they will hold enough memory when they are dry and not break.
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Now to let them dry overnight...fingers crossed.