Carving a Net Needle

I was recently given a Victorinox Alox Farmer. This video demonstrates how to carve a net needle. Carving a net needle uses many cuts and tools on the Swiss Army knife and is a pretty good test of a knifes usability.

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[TheManFromAlaska]

Cool, but how the heck to you use it?

[Colhane]

@TheManFromAlaska A net needle holds line so you can pass the entire length of cord through as you tie the knots. When you need more to continue tying you just let it slip off that center pin. There are a few videos on YT that show the process. I have yet to learn how to make nets, but the needles are fun to carve.

[supafly1982]

nice carving, what type of timber are you using?

[Colhane]

@supafly1982 I make those out of pine shims.

[duane254]

very informative video sir. thank you very much.

[Colhane]

Thanks. I did this as a knife review. I got tired of seeing knife reviews that were all talk and no action so I decided to make a knife review in which I didn't say anything but used all the tools on the knife to actually make something useful. The only tool not used was the can opener.

[hootsmeister]

Your videos are under-rated! I respect a man, like you, who has 'been and done' and really knows this stuff.

Thank you so very much for the videos.

[BushcraftOnFire]

Dave..

Great carving demonstration.. Thanks for the time and effort you put into it!

[mryellow123]

@TheManFromAlaska Checkout "WW6VlflNbTU" and "GVw6vmuCCZ4" for good example of the use of a netting needle. Also "y2VxvJ4dIE0" for how to add/subtract meshes.

[Survivalstudent]

Great video!! Thanks for the ideas! Going to try that myself soon

[the430movie]

I made mines out of poplar, and cedar shims....

[createrman1999]

that is really good thank you

[Tsiongky]

I just bought my net needle (plastic) out of a local fishing supply. It is about half the width of the whittled needle here. I could weave smaller net holes with it about 1/2". This one is wider and suited for bigger fish nets.

[survivalmike]

great job on that mate......like it! Thumbs up!

cheers

Mike

[crashdemann]

i love it no bullshit just action. well done!!!

[sephiroth87932]

I have a relative knife just like this one a victorinox huntsmen. Thanks for the video, it was very informative. I found this a better knife review than most. Also thanks about the plantains.