asemery
08-03-2012, 10:34 AM
I made a flat panel of netting and tied the ends to a 3' length support bar. I strung a length of cord between the ends of the bar and through one edge of the net to form a back support. Tony
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/asemery/hammocks/2e83.jpg
I made the net from braided nylon cord using a 2 1/8" gauge. 34 meshes across x 46 meshes deep.
I used a heavy 2" diameter galvanized steel ring at the center of the harness(cut off at top of picture). The heavy green cord passes down through the support bar, through all 34 meshes at the end of the panel of netting , back up through the bar and tied in a stopper knot. Tony
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/asemery/hangingchairbar.jpg
The support bar measures 3/4" x 1 1/2". Holes are drilled into the 1 1/2" side making the holes 3/4" long. Countersink the holes to minimize chafing the suppport cord.
The outer holes measure 1" from the ends of the bar. The inner holes measure 3" from the ends.
I used a doubled length of the netting cord to go through the back edge of the net, tying each end into the cord that goes through the spreader bar.
I made the support cord using the method shown in this thread. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?16197-Making-Rope-with-a-Hand-Drill Tony
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/asemery/hammocks/2e83.jpg
I made the net from braided nylon cord using a 2 1/8" gauge. 34 meshes across x 46 meshes deep.
I used a heavy 2" diameter galvanized steel ring at the center of the harness(cut off at top of picture). The heavy green cord passes down through the support bar, through all 34 meshes at the end of the panel of netting , back up through the bar and tied in a stopper knot. Tony
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/asemery/hangingchairbar.jpg
The support bar measures 3/4" x 1 1/2". Holes are drilled into the 1 1/2" side making the holes 3/4" long. Countersink the holes to minimize chafing the suppport cord.
The outer holes measure 1" from the ends of the bar. The inner holes measure 3" from the ends.
I used a doubled length of the netting cord to go through the back edge of the net, tying each end into the cord that goes through the spreader bar.
I made the support cord using the method shown in this thread. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?16197-Making-Rope-with-a-Hand-Drill Tony