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ORCO 74 LOOM - A 4 HARNESS - 6 TREADLE COUNTERBALANCE LOOM
Made in our shop in Kalamazoo , out of beautiful ash wood
wood crafted by Mennonite carpenter who has made these looms for 50 years
Use this loom to make beautiful handmade rugs like your grandmother made on the old Union loom back in the "Old days" - the Orco 74 loom is models after the old Union loom - but this goes one better . now having 4 harnesses - so you can weave patterns-
You can make a firmer and heavier rug than on a two harness loom as the 4 harness weaves make for a tighter packed rug
Heavy wood construction - diagonal braced leg design- finished with 1 coat of varnish on natural wood, solid ash ( a beautiful heavy wood that appears much like oak)construction - rug beam is pine with a loom apron attached
Sectional beam holds 75 yarns of warp in 2 inch sections
harness frames - have steel sides - equipped with 500 rust proof heddles- frames are hung with steel aircraft cable using 6 pulleys- treadles tied up with steel chain and threaded hooks for adjustment
Reed- carbon steel in 10 or 12 dent
Included - 2 shuttles, threading hook and a thread guide(loom comb)
A spool rack can be built on loom ( additional charge)
DIMENSIONS: 44 WIDE, 41 FRONT TO BACK, 33 HIGH TO WORKING LEVEL
PRICE: $925.00 UNWARPED WARPED WITH 10 YARDS NATURAL PC - $985.00
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