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The largest laid facing I’ve made measured 30″ x 40″ but that was more than twenty years ago. Until now I hadn’t hadn’t made a very large facing on my new loom. There was no reason to think that it wouldn’t work but I was pleased to get a positive result. This mould maker’s loomContinue reading “#47 Making a 24″ x 36″ Laid Facing”

In which some interesting variations (and a couple of mysteries) are discovered. This pair of wove moulds was given to Cathleen Baker by the late Larry Lou Foster of Tuscaloosa, Alabama who acquired them in 1968 while traveling in England. Cathy loaned me this pair and another laid pair to examine. The moulds are small,Continue reading “#46 Investigating an Amies Wove Mould”

I start with paper patterns. First I determine the width of brass needed to wrap over the sides of the deckle. Then I lay out with pencil and rule an “L” shaped pattern for each side. These are cut out and fixed in place with a few pieces of tape. A sharp pencil is usedContinue reading “#45 Sheathing a Deckle”

One of the moulds being made has some experimental features. It and its deckle are made of larch; an early effort of mine to start looking for alternatives to tropical hardwoods. I sheathed the mould in brass, mainly to demonstrate sheathing on the blog. The larch deckle will also be sheathed. This gives me anContinue reading “#44 Preparing a Deckle for Sheathing”

(Another advantage of the ‘pinwheel’ joint) This mould and deckle were intended to be an A4 size. In converting from metric I made an error and ended up with a deckle that was too loose in one direction. (It fit fine the other way). Since the deckle was made with joints in a ‘pinwheel’ orientationContinue reading “#43 Adjusting a Deckle”

This fills a gap in this sequence of posts. These few photos should provide enough information since the differences between this and the other two types of mould are covered elsewhere in the blog. The facing is taped in place just like the double faced laid but directly above the ribs without any backing wireContinue reading “#22-1/2 Fitting the Laid Facing to a Single Faced Mould”

Directory With a few exceptions these posts appear in reverse order in the blog. Click on the category link “Paper Mould Making” for links to these posts. Construction of Moulds and Deckles #1 Season and Prepare Wood for Moulds, Deckles and Ribs #2 Sharpen Tools #3 Prepare Frame Stock for Paper Moulds #4 Shaping RibContinue reading “Paper Mould Making”

If the deckle belongs to a laid mould small grooves are filed into the rim where the chain wires stick up. Placing the deckle on the mould and rubbing it around will cause the chain wires to leave visible dents in the wood. The deckle is turned 180 degrees and rubbed on the mould thatContinue reading “#42 Final Shaping of the Deckle”

Following are some dimensions for deckle joints. I make two ‘weights’ of deckles; ‘light’ and ‘standard’ (which correspond to ‘light’ and ‘standard’ moulds). I have long felt that small moulds tend to be overbuilt and have recently ‘slimmed down’ the wooden parts of those smaller than about 16″ x 20″. These joints are based onContinue reading “#36 Deckle Joint Dimensions”