More about net making

These materials were provided very kindly Dochie Cameron. Dochie, born and bred in Western Ardnamurchan had worked at Fascadale for the Macleods in their early days. After the death of Mark James and at the sale of the Fascadale boats and gear Dochie purchased OB 226 “Iolair”. Dochie fished the Kilchoan station for a number of yearsinto the 2000s. Mark’s widow, Nicki, passed these papers on to Dochie

These are all “Powrie papers” Although none of them are signed they are clearly written by different members of the family and at different time. The “chain price list” is dated 1939 and the “twine requirements” are written on the back of a 1960 diary page

This is the measurements for a “net dock”