Josh's Page

Hey you guys. For those of you who have one of my nets, I'm looking for pics of them with fish or otherwise in use. I'm updating my historic woodworks website and would love to include as many as possible. This project is long overdue and daunting in the fact that I hardly have any pictures of my work over the last five years. Since these nets were so fun I thought I'd put some to add a little 'human element' to the site. Even better- the 'Fish Element'. If you have any and could email them to j… Continue

Howdy Troopers-
I've been working on the nets and I'm happy to say they are coming out beautifully. I am using ancient Doug Fir and Western Red Cedar reclaimed from old wooden pickle vats. The trees that this wood came from were originally cut around 1860. If you know anything about wood, this is the tightest vertical grain old growth you will ever find. The net hoops are 5 ply which is top of the line. Being made from this type of old well-seasoned wood maximizes strength while minimizing weigh… Continue