got the rope, ready to make the net now!

[Gen120]

Today, I got my 50 FT of sisal rope from CA bird nerds today, to make my climbing net!!! How do I start making it, any ideas/intructions? I need step my step ones and I need to know how to do the right kind of knot as well. Thanks, Victoria

 

[hsmoscout]

Read up on your knots! I used to know what kind of knots to use for rope-on-rope but I totally forgot since I dropped out of Scouts!

 

[Gen120]

Darn, A.J! LOL! I bet Saroj knows how to do it,

 

[calibird]

Here is a site that someone recently mentioned on how to make a climbing net.

Parrot Climbing Net - with Tutorial! - HOME SWEET HOME

 

[LuvMyBirds]

Thanks for posting that Ann

 

[Gen120]

Thank you Ann!

 

[Gen120]

How big of a climbing net would 50' of rope make?

 

[Gen120]

Going to try to make the net today, hehe! Wish me luck!

 

[BraveheartDogs]

Today, I got my 50 FT of sisal rope from CA bird nerds today, to make my climbing net!!! How do I start making it, any ideas/intructions? I need step my step ones and I need to know how to do the right kind of knot as well. Thanks, Victoria

Hi victoria,

I did not knot it, I used zip ties. I cut pieces that were about 3 feet long and lied them out next to each other. Then, I cut shorter pieces and lied them cross ways over the first set of ropes. Then, I just zip tied them together. I folded the ends over and then zip tied then just crossed and zip tied the middle ones. Here it is.

I made a smaller one with knots, but it's all lopsided and crazy because I really didn't know what I was doing, but they love them both.

Vicki

 

[JLcribber]

Just lay out your grid of ropes on the floor and start zip tying. Pretty basic. 50 feet of rope will make a about a 3ft square net with 6 inch spacing. Cut all your pieces first and lay them out how you would like them.

 

[Lovebird]

I'm looking forward to seeing your handiwork Victoria. I have been thinking about how I can revamp my bird room. It is sooo boring.

 

[sugarbeth]

50 ft is not going to make a huge net, especially if you use knots because knots take up a lot of the length. You may want to go with the zip tie option.

 

[thejoie]

Good luck!! I can't wait to see the end result!

 

[Gen120]

I am going to have to figure out how to make it before I start, LOL!

 

[Sarin]

I agree, 50 ft isn't that much. Use zipties to save you lots of time and rope!!