How to chainmail

The material you're going to use for your chainmail will strongly affect its cost as well as the time needed to complete it. It is possible to make your chainmail with steel for a more realistic and strong result, but it will be more expensive and extremely time-consuming. We chose aluminum to do ours. This material is less robust, but it will save us a lot of time (unlike steel, you can work aluminum by hand). Shaping rings First, roll the aluminum wire around a 9mm diameter wooden stick…

L A U R E N on Instagram: "Have you been wanting to learn how to make chainmail for yourself? Too intimidated or don’t know where to start? Well I’ve got my first beginner tutorial up! This is for making a European 4-in-1 weave which is I think the most useful and versatile weave to know. This is just a quick snippet of the process but I’ve got a full tutorial posted to my YouTube channel! I would love to know any other questions or tutorials you would like to see next 🥰 My rings are from…

Although you can purchase chainmail from a dive or sporting good store, why not put all those empty soda cans to good use and create your own with the tabs? The supply you will need most is time as it will take approximately 1,000 or more...

Part 3 of how to make chainmail. In this part we actually weave the mail.

A Faster Way of Making Chainmail: As I was making various chainmail things, shirts head protection and jewelry, I came up with a fast way of making chainmail. It requires some preparation, but the result is great. This instructable is quite short, as the technique isn't really diffi…

I will be adding all tutorials to this page so they are easier to find. Scalemail/Chainmail Tutorials 1. Basic Scalemail Tutorial 2. Scalemail Shoulder Piece I 1. Basic Scalemail Tutorial 2....

Chainmail: Chainmail (or mail or maille) refers to armor that made from metal rings that are joined together in a pattern to form a protective mesh. Historically this kind of armor was used to protect soldiers on the battlefield from slashing a…