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O'Brien Beating Sheet
O'Brien Beating Sheet
Lourdes Chamorro
In 2014, I, Lourdes Chamorro visited the O'Brien's in Green Valley, Arizona. I was impressed by the number of weevils they collected with their deceivingly simple beating sheet. I wanted to learn how their beating sheet was made. Lois O'Brien shared with me instructions on how to sew and assemble a beating sheet similar to the one she and Charlie used. These are her handwritten instructions.
Photos of Charlie O'Brien's beating sheet
Schematic created by Chamorro for Marizete do Brasil to reconstruct the O'Brien's net.
Charlie O'Brien and beating sheet
August 2014, ArizonaCharlie O'Brien and beating sheet
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