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#62 Soldering Brass Corner Braces

I have found three shapes of extruded brass that are suitable for making braces to protect the bottom corners of moulds. The largest size is a true half round 1/2″ wide and 1/4″ thick. The other two are roughly half oval. One is 1/2″ wide and about 1/8″ thick and the other 3/8″ wide by 3/32″ thick. IContinue reading “#62 Soldering Brass Corner Braces”

#61 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 10, Making Parts for the Twisting Mechanism

This post will try to convey information needed to make the most complicated part of this mould maker’s loom. It’s very long but the amount of detail should help the aspiring loom builder. For those not interested in actually making a loom skimming the photos and text may give a better understanding of these parts.Continue reading “#61 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 10, Making Parts for the Twisting Mechanism”

A “Convertible” Bookbinding Plough

This is a more refined version of the plough discussed in an earlier post. I’m not sure it is all that desirable to have a “convertible” plough but this was an interesting experiment for me. In fact the larger version can easily be used to trim thin books. The tool is a little heavier butContinue reading “A “Convertible” Bookbinding Plough”

#60 An Alternate Sewing Method

Two Wires Instead of One for Very Fine and Single Faced Laid Moulds Very fine laid moulds and single faced laid moulds can benefit from having closely stitched laid facings. Shortening the distance between stitches gives the delicate chain wires more protection from being stretched or bent. Especially in the case of single faced laidContinue reading “#60 An Alternate Sewing Method”

#59 OOPS!

A spoiled facing. This was to be a post about improvement. The laid wires were straighter and the facing much improved. Instead, in a few thoughtless seconds, scrap! After the laid facing was completely finished I cranked too far and look what happened. The bottom of the wire twisting mechanism started to run into theContinue reading “#59 OOPS!”

#58 Making a Very Fine Laid Facing

At 30 wires per inch this is the finest facing I’ve ever made. After running tests to see what size chain wire to use I set out to make a facing for a 12″ x 18″ mould. The laid wires are .0144″ diameter 3/4 hard phosphor bronze and the chain wire is .0102″ diameter annealedContinue reading “#58 Making a Very Fine Laid Facing”

Experiments with a Bookbinding Plough

I’ve long been intrigued with the challenge of making bookbinding ploughs. A problem has been finding a source of knives. (Please let me know if you have any suggestions). The knife used in this post is high quality but it is small and not suitable for trimming thick books. This post details a method ofContinue reading “Experiments with a Bookbinding Plough”

Corrected Errors for Posts #19,#56 etc. Regarding Wire Temper

Wire Tempers from Soft to Hard: Annealed (softest): Used for chain wires and for stitching the wire to the ribs. 1/2 Hard: I believe that Amies used this for laid wires. 3/4 Hard: I have been using this for laid wires with good results. Full Hard: I have been (mistakenly) believing that this was harderContinue reading “Corrected Errors for Posts #19,#56 etc. Regarding Wire Temper”

#57 Investigating a pair of 19″ x 22-1/2″ Double Faced Laid Moulds from Wookey Hole

This is the other pair of moulds that was referred to in post #46; “Investigating a pair of Amies Wove Moulds”. There were not as many surprises this time but, as always, there are interesting details to observe. Both moulds and deckle have this identifying tag, #319. These moulds have laid facings that are asContinue reading “#57 Investigating a pair of 19″ x 22-1/2″ Double Faced Laid Moulds from Wookey Hole”

#56 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 9, Working with Wire

This doesn’t include straightening laid wires or sewing with wire. Both have been covered in earlier posts. In some ways this is a continuation of the last post, #55: Configurations of Laid Wire. The wire used here is phosphor bronze. It is corrosion and fatigue resistant, stronger and much better for mould making than copperContinue reading “#56 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 9, Working with Wire”