Teak Inkle Tablet weaving loom center tension Battleship USS North Carolina Start Price USD 80.00 Current Price USD 80.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 85.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Wilmington, North Carolina See more about 'Teak Inkle Tablet weaving loom center tension ' Description This is our newest loom. We have been building inkle looms for nearly 8 years. We designed our original loom for inkle weavers & had great success amonst reenactors & SCA folk. With that success we also had people that saw ways to improve our loom. Our old looms were not very good for tabet weavers but they loved the warp length so they put up with it. Now, we have come back from the drawing board with this version. It features a new warping pattern that gives both Inkle & tablet weavers great versatility. The tension bar is in the center if the warp so the weaving area is never diminished when the warp tightens. It has 20 inches of tension adjustment while warping 170 inches. That's over 14 feet long...the length of most floor sized inkles. This loom is built out of re claimed teak from the retired battleship the USS North Carolina.  Not only will you have a great loom but you'll have a great loom with a great story!  This loom is what remains of the orginal decking from a combat weary ship that proudly serve through WWII.  I wish everyone that looks at this auction check out the USS North Carolina web site & learn a little about her history! It is finshed with 3 coats of hand rubbed tung oil for a durable but pretty loom. We use no dyes or stains on our looms, they don't need it. We use only quality hardwoods. Included with the loom is a matching shuttle & warping diagram. For instruction we suggest going to inkleweaving.com. They have done a wonderful job explaining the process...far better than we could do.    As an added bonus, if you use the Buy it now feature we will include two shuttles so you can start weaving immediately!   Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!