hi all
Just thought i'd show you all my home made chainmail that i am working on:





(the galadrim is for scale)

C&C welcome (?)

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'Though my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior'
-John Newton

Wow, that's really impressive!

I know there are a couple of different methods for closing the links—including drilling a tiny hole and then hammering a pin in each link, which sounds crazy to me— but how do you do it?

thanks!

to be honest i was just lazy so i didnt actually attach the ends. i just bent them together with pliers untill the two ends met

It'll probaly fall apart in a few years

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'Though my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior'
-John Newton

Cool! Must have taken ages.

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Looks interesting.

I hope you do a bit every now and then, otherwise it will drive you insane. What's the idea, btw, just a piece of chainmail, a complete hauberk, or something else?
What are you useing for this, thick wire?

Good luck and looking forward to seeing more.

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My wip

That looks so repetetively boring to do though. Must be a bit like painting hundreds of the same orcs over and over.

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You don't have to be great to start. But you do have to start to be great.

I'd take the chainmail anyday

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I've done a few full days solid of it and now I've ran out of wire.


@aquan: im planning on making either a hauberk or a headpiece depending on how long it takes before it drives me mad

@ DMS: I'd take the orcs anyday!

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'Though my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior'
-John Newton

Chainmail curtains lol. One must do as mistress commands i supose. Lol

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You would of had me crawling on all fours like a BEAST!

Seems like you two have a deal then.

A Hauberk is a lot more work, but a coif is far more difficult from what I've heard. (never tried it myself though)

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“People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.”
My wip

Cool, how big will you make it?

[quote="SidTheSloth"] @aquan: im planning on making either a hauberk or a headpiece depending on how long it takes before it drives me mad

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Untill it fits me

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'Though my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior'
-John Newton