Sealing a Brook Trout in Epoxy - Fly Fishing Net Build

A fly fishing landing net should be as unique as it's owner, and this one matches its future forever home perfectly. This handcrafted wooden net was brainstormed via Instagram messenger for a wonderful couple in beautiful British Columbia, and it blends all their favorite things: solid oak hardwood (natural finish for her, dark stained oak for him), and a deep love for eastern brook trout.
I've never seen an all natural finish on a net before, so I was excited to give it a shot on this build. The white vinegar+steel wool mixture reacts to the lignin in the oak to create a beautiful black after several coats (4 total soakings with a wet rag). The result is beautiful and something I'll certainly use again!
Other ingredients for this build are:
- ‪@Titebond‬ 3 wood glue
- Lots of smaller ‪@harborfreight‬ 6" and 12" F-style clamps
- Brass swiveling insert for lanyard
- ‪@TotalBoat‬deep pour epoxy (3 separate pours for this to get it as bubble-free as possible)
- Basswood for the brook trout carving
- ‪@iwatamedea1‬airbrush setup for painting
- ‪@GoldenPaints‬for the beautiful colors of the brook trout
- Silicone rubber 120cm catch & release net from Amazon
- A shop full of the best machinery around from ‪@grizzlymachines‬
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