Triangle Loom

In this video we show the making of a 7 foot triangle loom, or triloom. This video is meant to be a guide, and not a full tutorial. There are a lot of great resources online for specific instructions.
The goal for this project is to use hand-spun yarn from our small flock of sheep to make a shawl. A sample shawl was made using stash yarn for this video.

Materials:
1 x 8' hardwood 1x2 board
2 x 6' hardwood 1x2 board
approx 600 finishing nails (something that won't rust easily)

Tools:
Chop saw
drill driver
drill press
large square
counter sink
clamps

General Instructions (there are many resources available online for more specific instructions):
Make a right triangle with your three boards and mark where you need to make your cuts. My hypotenuse is 7' long, and the three angles are 90, 45, and 45 degrees. I used a quilting ruler to measure my angles.
Predrill your connection holes and use long screws to fasten the three sides together.
Make a center line on all three sides. Mark nail holes every 1/2 inch along your hypotenuse (the long side).
Using your square, measure up from each mark and make a new mark along your two short sides. You will then go back through and place a mark between each of these marks (only on the two short sides). Guessing is fine here.
Disassemble the triangle for this next part. Using a drill press, pre-drill each hole (nearly 600!).
Finish your wood if you'd like, then hammer in your nails.
Reassemble the loom, and you're ready to weave!