NETIING
Themeshofanet,
whetherdestinedfor
fishingortomakea bag
orahammock,canbe
madewithvarious
typesofknot.The
choicedependsonthe
usetowhichthenetis
goingtobeputandthe
degreeofelasticitythat
willberequired.·Three
usefulmeshknotsare
illustratedonpage239:
Thesheetbend(figure
4 andpp.122-125)
makesa netthatisnot
veryelasticanddoes
notloseshapeeasily.
Thereefknot(figure 5
andpp.128-129)gives
theneta certaindegree
ofelasticitybuthasvery
littleresistanceto
deformation.Finally,
thecarrickbend(figure
6 andpp.136-137)
producesaveryfirm
andpractically
undeformableknot.238