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When are you going to make a chainmail? I like the bracelet though
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lol @ bennet
Nice pics btw.
How did you learn to make those? Did you learn to do it by yourself or did you go to some club or somthing and get taught
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They look nice, hard to describe why I like them, probably because it's neat and structured.
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Could you make me a chainmail KTF jersey?
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Netherlands6142 Posts
@ Wurz. There are several ways in which rings can be patterned. The patterns are called weaves and have different names. The pictures show about 7 different weaves. The most common on is Euro 4-1 (European 4 in 1) which is the genuine medieval pattern that thye used for armor and you can see it in the first pic of the second spoiler.
@ HotZ. It's just a past-time hobby. I make stuff whenever I feel like it. If your question is how many shirt I made I'd have to say 4, and working on a fifth one (and a small one for a friend's stuffed animal :p)
@DhakhaR. lol I knew that'd come up :p I tihnk he's wearing a fishnet or something though, doesn't look like metal rings.
@ Cirrus. Cheers I'll tell my mate someone liked the pics :p I taught myself to weave. There are some tutorial sites out there and if you have a good spatial awareness (dunno the English word, sorry) so can figure some stuff out by just looking at it.
@Spiral. Absolutely. Can you afford one though?
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That is fucking sick. How much time does it take you to do a bracelet/necklace?
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Netherlands6142 Posts
Depends really, the one with the brass (yellow) rings took me about 3-4 hours. The one I'm wearing took about 2,5 (and an additional half hour and much cursing to close it).
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Commando is my favorite film ever, it was too tempting not to post it.
its actually made from wool, i got my girlfriend to knit me one, but it looks like chainmail and its just too funny...
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United States17042 Posts
how much would a chainmail jersey cost (Although I suppose that it would rust) . ><;; Really cool though
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Netherlands6142 Posts
It'd depend on material, size, ringsize, sleeve/sleeveless etc, but the amount of hours that go into it easily add up to over 1000 € At the mo I have a shirt (short sleeves, just below waistlength) up for sale for 3250 €. In stores you can buy shirts from the factory for about 100-150 €, when you get it handmade it just takes so many more hours. The materials cost jack nought though. I'm working on an iron shirt (galvanised so it wont rust) that cost me less than 30€ for materials. It just takes time.
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i made a chain mail belt last year in school like those. i still have it. its pretty sweet but i never bothered working on chain mail outside of school
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Just curious how you got into chainmailing?
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Netherlands6142 Posts
I saw a guy wearing a chainmail shirt and looking at the pattern I thought 'hey, I can do that'. So I gt some wire and pliers and made some stuff that wasn't too good, so I checked this Mail Artisans site so get some info and I found there's so many weaves you can do and so I got into it more, trying out stuff and that just developed into a real hobby.
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Valhalla18444 Posts
damn dude some of that stuff is really really stylish
i used to know a guy who "worked with chainmail" and all he did was make stupid dungeons and dragons garbage that looked like cheap halloween costumes
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Those bracelets look pretty awesome. I'd definetly wear one. badass stuff!
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Netherlands6142 Posts
@ Steve. I know most people who do this are really really into it, often involving LARP related shenanigans, spending huge amount of hours and time on making the weirdest things and refuse to use an electric drill for coiling because it isn't medieval. I try to avoid them. It's fun to do and the results are pretty cool but that's all it is for me.
@ Kefkalives. Well, go get some wire and pliers and start making some wicked stuff. Some weaves are pretty easy to pick up on and all your friends will think you're awesome.
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Yeah that guy in commando (wasn't he supposed to be an Aussie for some reason? xD) probably had fishnet spraypainted silver or something xD
Yeah, can't wait to get into this myself. Got the wire, got the pliers, just need the powerdrill.
Can't find the powerdrill we did have, but reluctant to buy a new one for like $50 so is there any way you reckon you could have coil the wire? Perhaps with like a hand-operated drill? I know it would be tiring or cramp your arm up but I imagine it'd be fairly quick.
Could you make me a chainmail KTF jersey?
DO IT, PHOLON :D That would be awesome.
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Wow cool hobby and awesome stuff. Even though I'm not the kind of guy who thinks much about accessories, I still say the works in those pics are awesome
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Always believe in what you do bro. Its really nice that you like these things. They seem really elaborate.
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