Material required for making kukan:
- nut – 1 piece;
- bicycle cable - 1 piece (length from 1.5 to 2 meters);
- bicycle spokes – from 6 to 10 pieces;
- spring – the quantity directly depends on the number of spokes (diameter 80 mm, length 2 cm);
- swivels – the number depends on the number of knitting needles used (size 6);
- pieces of jacket for the cable - 5 cm long (for 6 hooks - 11 pieces);
- pliers;
- hammer.
Stages of work:
1. Stepping back 5 cm from the edge of the knitting needle, bite off the required length with pliers.
2. Bend the edges of a 1.5 cm long knitting needle.
3. Now you need to make another small bend on the workpiece, as shown in the photo.
4. Having measured 5 cm from the bent part of the knitting needle, then bend it in the form of a ring.
5. On the other side of the knitting needle, bend the edges according to the existing example.
6.Step back 7 cm from the bent ring and bend it 100 degrees, dulling another 5 cm on the kukan blank, bend it at a degree of 90. The number of such blanks should depend on the desired number of hooks on which the fish will cling (in this work, 6 pieces were made).
8. Pass a swivel through each hook to the circle, and then put on the springs.
9. Next, we proceed directly to working with the cable. We pass one piece of the shirt through the cable to the very end.
10. Then we thread the cable through the swivel with the hook, also to the end.
11. After each swivel, thread 2 pieces onto the cable (be sure to use 2 pieces instead of one, this will serve for greater flexibility).
12. Then this operation must be done with all other hooks.
13. Now you need to make a loop at the end of the cable (you will need a nut, a hammer and a cable head for this purpose). We pass the cable through the nut.
14. After that, the nut must be riveted with hammer blows. And for greater confidence, you can rivet the head at the end of the cable so that the cable cannot slide through the nut and to avoid losing the catch.
15. Here is a do-it-yourself kukan, ready for use. All that's left to do is just go fishing and catch a lot of tasty fish for dinner.
In conclusion, I would like to add that this product - kukan - is made quite quickly and is very simple to make, if, of course, you have all the necessary materials available. And having such a necessary and useful invention, you can always keep the fish alive and fresh for a long time, which will make your dinner much tastier.
Kukan is ready! What do they say in this case? No tail, no scales!
