The purpose of the lift mechanism is to repeatedly lift the wire facing so that laid wires can be added at the bottom. A treadle and lift lever (not pictured, at the bottom of the loom) pull down on the middle of a “V” of rope. (The top ends of the V are visible here.)Continue reading “#51 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 4, The Lift Mechanism”
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#49 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 2, The Frame
Designing and building a functional loom requires working out details of how all of the mechanical parts interrelate before starting construction. This post is limited to decisions and dimensions that must be incorporated into the parts of the frame. Many of the dimensions used are somewhat arbitrary but I will emphasize those that directly affectContinue reading “#49 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 2, The Frame”
#48 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 1
This series of posts should allow for a better understanding of how this loom works. This first post is an overview of the four basic parts of the loom; the frame, the wire lifting mechanism, the indexing mechanism and the chain wire twisting mechanism. Later posts will give more detail on each of these inContinue reading “#48 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 1”
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#47 Making a 24″ x 36″ Laid Facing
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”
Another Paper Mould Sold
A 12″ x 18″ mould just sold for $2955.00 at the fund-raising auction for Hand Papermaking magazine. It is virtually identical to the previous mould that sold for $3049.00 to benefit University of Iowa Center for the Book late last year.
#46 Investigating an Amies Wove Mould
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”
#45 Sheathing a Deckle
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”
#44 Preparing a Deckle for Sheathing
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”
#43 Adjusting a Deckle
(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”
Timothy Moore Bookbinding Tools 