Hey, fam! Thanks for watching! If you want to skip around to the tutorial, there are time stamps in the description. Let me know what you think and if you have any skills you want me to cover!
This is gonna be one of my favorite channels now. This type of content is right up my alley. I actually learned to weave chainmail several years back, and this video is an excellent tutorial on it., and to add to that, I have some tips and tricks to make things easier, cheaper, and/or prettier 1. You don't really need a wooden jig. I had one at first, but I realized I could just rest the end of the rod on a desk, chair, table, or whatever is near. 2. Incase you cant find another rod, or dont want to buy two, you can thread the spool on the same rod you're using to make the rings. Just make sure it's facing the right way, and is in front of the rings your spinning. 3. Wire snips are the most basic way to get it done, which is great, but have a couple drawbacks. They're painful after a while, and leave tiny barbs where they were snipped, which could itch, and result in rings slipping apart. The next best thing is a hacksaw, but you need a vice to hold the coil. The best part of this is that it makes a smooth cut, instead of pinching the metal to a point. So no more barbs, and far less likely to come undone. Lastly, a dremel tool with a cutting disk is the fastest, makes the prettiest cut, and requires the least amount of effort....but not cheap unless you already have one. 4. If you're using pliers with big thick teeth, put a strip of ducktape where the teeth are, so you don't leave teeth marks in your rings. 5. This may not help everyone, but it helps me to work on a soft surface, like a pillow. It helps me because it makes it easier to hook rings together, by going further under them. If you're on a hard surface, you're forced to swivel or twist to work it where you need it to be. That's all for now.
@@michaelparham1328 where were you when I was doing my research 🤣 thanks for the tips! You're right, the little barbs do bother a bit if I don't wear a skullcap of some sort. I also love the tip about putting them together on a pillow. My poor wrists... Glad you like the channel so far! Welcome to the family!
Word of advice to anyone coming across this now, that you should make it bigger than needed, because you should be wearing some sort of padding underneath. This will not only stop the rings from cutting you (if they're rough/homemade) and to stop your hair from getting tangled in it. Also chainmail doesn't really do anything without padding under it to take the impact...
Skallagrim has a video of him testing a synthetic skull protected by a mail coif and an arming cap. Forget maces, even swords can shatter the skull on a decent hit. Padding will help against light bumps, but if your concern is resistance to blunt force trauma, a proper helmet is the only way to go.
@@QualityPen That's probably why it was common historically to wear mail either under a helm or over a skullcap. Although, there's a lot one can get wrong with helmets too. I met someone at a renn fair once who had a great helm so small that it had metal ridges pressed against all sides of my head when I tried it on. I wish I had known enough then to point out all the problems with it.
super late to the party, but wanted to throw out a tip. If you coil two pieces of wire together, so they both lay flat next to each other on the rod, you dont then have to open your rings after you cut them, they already have a gap the exact size of the wire. ALso always wear leather gloves when coiling wire. it protects, but also you can put more resistance on the wire by griping it harder and not hurt your fingers so it gives a tighter coil.
For anyone watching this while learning how to do it, be sure to make the segments in the exact same way every time. If you don't, then when you go to stitch these together, the rows will be offset. You may go "just flip the piece over" but the weave is the same direction on the other side. It doesn't matter the orientation, you'll still have the same issue and will have to remake the piece. I learned this the hard way just now and need to take a segment apart and remake it correctly. Thankfully it was only one piece, but hopefully others see this before starting so they don't have the same problem.
do you mean which direction you start with? so always doing left right left right left right etc. or instead always doing right left righ left right... ?
@@smooth_yogurto720 Basically you want to make sure on each piece that it follows the same pattern, so the connecting side of one piece lays the opposite direction of the next piece, unless you're using separate connecting rings to join the two segments. Either way, just make sure that when you connect the two segments, the pattern continues going left, right, left, right. Not Left, right, left, left, or vise versa.
I recommend cutting the rings with your Dremel and a cutting disk. The ends of the rings are then perfectly flush instead of pinched, and it saves a ton of time and stress on your hand. Also, go to your local craft store and get yourself a "jump ring tool.". It's basically a ring with slits cut into it. Slip the tool on your finger, slide your ring into the slit, then use one pair of pliers to bend the ring open and closed. If you like working with chainmail, this tool will be a game changer!
I have been trying to make one of those for so long, and some little thing always went wrong. well, nOT ANYMORE! Also that transition from the rings to the finished coif in the beginning was SICK
Thanks! I was proud of that transition and you're the first to mention it 😅. I am glad this vid helped! Hope you share your creation! Thanks for watching!
To add a mantel to the coif (to cover neck and shoulders) just make more triangles like you did for the crown. Only, have the tops of the triangles flat, if that makes sense, so that they have four sides. To do this, I just counted the number of rings on the bottom of the coif, divide by four, and add four triangles with X number of rings on the top part, and connect it. This is exactly how I made my first coif. Don't forget to accomodate the number of rings at the bottom of the face hole, but you can probably just connect it at the bottom depending on the size of your head.
So glad I found these videos and your channel. Easy to follow, simple instructions, no obnoxious shrieking or other noises, no swearing. Just a really good tutorial. Greatly appreciated!!! Currently binge watching your whole channel...
Little helpful tips to avoid blisters: 1. Use masking tape (1/4") on your fingers where they contact the cutters 2. Wear a leather glove and have a stop for the rod end when doing coils 3. Small channelocks (6" dog leg) pliers to aid in ergonomics. They tend to bring your elbows in, relaxing your shoulders and reducing fatigue. Dont worry about open/closed rings, it wastes time because you're handling almost every ring twice. Some projects can take 5k rings or more, every second its potentially exponential. One bugaboo, its pronounced "kwoff" not "koyf". Yes, i am that guy. Other than that i like the technique. Its easier than starting with 1 in 5 or 1 in 8 in the center.
Love your channel I've never made chainmail, however my buddy did... When making the rings he used a Dremel and a cut off wheel and ran it down the length of the coil.. Cheers
Do rivited chainmail next. you get to work with a forge in the process. It's a similar process to make the rings, just with the added steps of flattening the ends of the rings, putting a hole through both overlaping ends, and placing a tiny section of metal and squishing it so it's a rivet. It makes a stronger chainmail whatever you make.
Cut a slot in the end of the round stock (bar). Punch a hole in a piece of wood the size of your bar. Put a screw 1/4" from that hole. Feed bar into wood. Slide wire into slot. Spin aginst screw. No need to cut worm off bar and tighter worms.
Oh yeah, now this is my kind of build. I'm from Western Nebraska, and I've grown up working with fence and wires since I was 10. I'll definitely be cracking out a coif of my own soon!
I met a man a few months ago at my local RenFest who makes chainmail for a living. I was considering trying my hand at this myself so I asked him for advice. He said that when making the rings, don't cut all the way through the coil. Instead, use the wire cutters to notch the wire, then bend off the loops with pliers. It puts less pressure on your hand and leaves fewer jagged edges so the final project is less likely to scratch you when you wear it
I used to use a board with a mandrel sized hole in it to help. Had a nail in it abit more than wire diameter away to guide the wire, and as the coil built would slide the board down the mandrel for real tight coils without accidentally doubleng up the coil, or getting my glove grabbed by the wire
A word of caution; you should definitely wear leather gloves when spooling the wire into rings, because you'll easily cut your fingers if you encounter any irregularities on the wire.
You can order the rings premade they are called jump rings they're used in jewelry, making to connect things together. You could make a bracelet of mail out of them with kind of like fingerless gloves, around one finger and a bracelet and a triangle to connect.
When I made my coif, I took a leaf out of knitting and crochet skills. I started with one ring going into eight, then double-linked each of those eight, and that fueled a perfect circle for a fair bit; just add more rows of double-linked rings as needed to maintain that circle. Which made a beautifully comfortable piece for a close-fitting hood. But I have since found out that historical coifs were more often boxy, being made mostly of rectangles, and I can conclude that using a single base ring would dramatically reduce the overall strength of the hood mesh. I think if I were to make another at this point (firstly I would start by making an arming cap to go under it), I would make one rectangle going from the forehead over the back of the skull, then attach two matching ones going down the sides, and add triangular gussets as needed. That is assuming I didn't want to try the Hedeby hood pattern and just do one long rectangle across the ears and connect it at the back. Which could be a fun experiment but I don't know how accurate if would be.
If that's galvanized steel, you need to be careful. Not good for contact with skin because of the zinc. I made that mistake when making mass jewelry for someone. 300 rings later it was pointed out to me. A mistake that I will never make again.
Woohoo! So you DID make some chainmail! I'm discovering your channel in reverse I think. I dig this way to make a rounded piece. With smaller rings, I bet this would work for a dice bag, too. I'm also impressed you actually MADE your rings. I've only bought mine.
I've seen people make a jump ring cutting jig that is essentially a wooden channel that the "spring" or coil slides in, and has a Dremel cutting wheel protruding from the bottom of the channel by only enough to cut the wire of the jump rings so that you can cut a whole coil relatively quickly.
@@SkillTree I had to do some digging as I couldn't find the original video, but I found a version that's seemingly even better, off of Pinterest; www.pinterest.com/pin/213076626095997054/
Heyo, live the video. Im currently working on my own coat if mail. You should try it to go with youre coif. Just some fun facts for you anout chainmail. The pattern used is called a frog, one ring with four outer rings. Or a 4n1 theres 6n1 8n1 ect with rings getting smaller as you go. A starderd coat of mail is 5-6 paneles with a panel being 10 frogs aross amd 8 down. They take honestly anout a month to build. So mad props for you for completing youre coife and not giving up
Come on! This is amazing you deserve much more followers! This channel is underrated!!!!!! I just discovered your channel with this video and i love what you do ! keep it up! Subscribed for sure and sharing this to my cosplay friends, this should be really useful!
@@SkillTree Why not trying to work with EVA Foam (floormat foam) to build for exemple a sword or an helmet (you can build pretty much whatever you want with EVA Foam :) ) This will be interesting for a lot of cosplayers for sure! We love to build things here, so yes this may be nice to have!
A video idea you might enjoy is making lamellar armor. It's similar in function to mail but (arguably) an upgrade. It consists of a series of plates (lamellae) tied together into a cuirass or other armor piece. It's usage is in medieval armor and was also heavily used in Japan if you wanted to go towards that style.
the next step will to make riveted chain mail and a hauberk also, because these are butted rings, it is very weak against stabs. you can try testing it by shooting ur bow and arrow, or ur spear
Hey your Channel pure awesome! Quick Tip: If you want to give your Chainmail a "historical" Look, put it in vinegar. The acid in the vinegar removes the shiny rustprotection silber top and after that it gets a nice darker metallic Look. Just put it in until No bubbles come Up and the liquit gets clear again. Rhis works of cause just with galvanized steel After that the metall can rost too, so you should protect it with a little oil (WD40) Greetings Front Austria and a fellow Chainmail maker :)
I found your channel yesterday and I've been tearing through your videos. I've been curious about leathercrafting and such, but your videos are definitely making me start looking up tools to take the plunge! My only question with the chainmail is how durable is this? Obviously none of us are going to be going into battle, but without doing anything to "seal" the rings shut, is it easy to pull them apart?
I love to hear that. It makes me so happy to know my content is having that kind of affect! The chainmail seems pretty strong to me. You would have to try pretty hard to break it apart. That being said, chainmail in general is susceptible to piercing damage. I imagine a good spear thrust or an arrow could make it's way through.
Chain mail where each ring isn't joined will break very easily, a good swing of a sword or arrow will get through without much trouble. To make proper chain mail, each ring has to be riveted shut.
@@saltyrealism This show is about learning skills starting from the most basic of attempts and getting progressively difficult each folliwing episode on a given subject. Butted is easier than riveted, especially for those who watch that want to try and make some chainmail and will not have any specialized tools. Most people who are giving this a shot aren't looking for historically accurate results, just something fun to add to their costume. I will be giving riveted a shot in the future but it can take significantly longer and I release multiple episodes weekly, so I need to find time to fit it in.
Someone should do this with the Nasa Chainmail fabric. It would be harder to penetrate with arrows and swords. Only issue is that a metal 3d printer would be needed, and those are expensive both short term and long term.
Hey, I was wondering if you could do a chainmail shirt (I forgot what the actual name for it is) because I really like the way you explain things but making a shirt would be a different process than what you did and it would be pretty cool to have both matching head and chest gear. And thanks for showing us how to do things we always wanted to do in a simple and cool way.
It should! I remember when I was researching seeing some people recommending 16 and 17 gauge, so I know people do. Good luck! Let me know how it turns out!
How did you make it round early on? Because mine is stuck in a hexagonal shape, and I can't seem to figure it out. Actually having more trouble doing this, than I had with the two chainmail shirts, two aventails and multiple other chainmail projects I've done in the past.
is there iron wire somewhere? I have tried to find non galvanized wire, which means it has no coating and will rust in open air if its not aluminium, but i cant find it anywhere, and lots of blacksmiths make there own with very specialised tools and equipment but if i could find a spool of wrought iron wire then that would be great, i could use your tutorial too.
I have been trying to figure this out for years and just cant join 2 pieces no matter haw many times i think i have it figured out the join rings are always backwards......im ready to give up......
When does the expansion phase start? I’ve completed the crown and the initial 54 rings around the crown. Should my next row be an expansion row? Also, the hardest part for me was stitching the triangles together. I just wasn’t seeing the “pattern” for doing this. But then it clicked and went much faster. Also, after rewatching the video, I’m guessing you don’t add expansion rings all the way around. Just a few here and there to expand the size?
I have a 3/8 in bar and 14 gage steel wire and I started chainmail before this but j used used a different size jump ring, but when I tried to make the pizza size shape my weave for it j used bunched up and it didn't work.
I was going to the right then when I finished I went back to the left to go to the right again, but I found that when I finished that I have to start at the right and go to the left or vise versa.
@@SkillTree I've never made anything larger than a chain belt (in Half Persian 3-in-1 sheet 6), and that took a while. That being said, I hope you do it because, like the rest of your work, I'm sure it'll turn out amazing. Also, learning the speed weaving technique with this basic European 4-in-1 pattern will help immensely. It occurs to me you probably had a fan mention this already so I won't ramble further.
Thats not the strongest of chainmails though. Can you make a project on riveted chainmail. The one you made here is called butted chainmail and it's very easy to rip it off with your bare hands. Nice video though.
My brother of Christ, I’m trying to conquer the heretical nations in a crusade, I need to close those rings with a sauter (sater, sawter? Idk) to take a real hit from a sword.
Ok. As you go, there is a pattern you were using where all the rings un one row are laying in one directuon and all the rings in the next are laying in the other. You just continue to use the same pattern you had been using intil the space closes up. There will usually be a small gap. You could use one last ring to close it up but I don't like how that sits. If you leave the small gap it is invisible when wearing it anyway and feels comfortable.
Hmmmm. This is actually hard to quantify. I know I barely made a dent in that 1/4 mile spool I have. Best estimations... I would day each spring coil I made was roughly ten feet wirth of wire and I probably used around ten of those, so... 100ft or so.
Skill Tree so I can’t seem to get all 3 of the rings inside of the one ring like at 5:00. The ring is just crooked and locked into place and it doesn’t flex or anything. If there is a way I could message you I could send you a picture of what’s happening. Also thanks for replying and trying to help much appreciated
@@kodojow22 sure! You can private message me on discord or instagram. Pictures will make it easier to see the issue. Skill Tree Discord discord.gg/mPQjqS5 Cl3ver's IG @kitcl3ver
Hey, fam! Thanks for watching! If you want to skip around to the tutorial, there are time stamps in the description. Let me know what you think and if you have any skills you want me to cover!
This is gonna be one of my favorite channels now. This type of content is right up my alley.
I actually learned to weave chainmail several years back, and this video is an excellent tutorial on it., and to add to that, I have some tips and tricks to make things easier, cheaper, and/or prettier
1. You don't really need a wooden jig. I had one at first, but I realized I could just rest the end of the rod on a desk, chair, table, or whatever is near.
2. Incase you cant find another rod, or dont want to buy two, you can thread the spool on the same rod you're using to make the rings. Just make sure it's facing the right way, and is in front of the rings your spinning.
3. Wire snips are the most basic way to get it done, which is great, but have a couple drawbacks. They're painful after a while, and leave tiny barbs where they were snipped, which could itch, and result in rings slipping apart. The next best thing is a hacksaw, but you need a vice to hold the coil. The best part of this is that it makes a smooth cut, instead of pinching the metal to a point. So no more barbs, and far less likely to come undone. Lastly, a dremel tool with a cutting disk is the fastest, makes the prettiest cut, and requires the least amount of effort....but not cheap unless you already have one.
4. If you're using pliers with big thick teeth, put a strip of ducktape where the teeth are, so you don't leave teeth marks in your rings.
5. This may not help everyone, but it helps me to work on a soft surface, like a pillow. It helps me because it makes it easier to hook rings together, by going further under them. If you're on a hard surface, you're forced to swivel or twist to work it where you need it to be.
That's all for now.
@@michaelparham1328 where were you when I was doing my research 🤣 thanks for the tips! You're right, the little barbs do bother a bit if I don't wear a skullcap of some sort. I also love the tip about putting them together on a pillow. My poor wrists... Glad you like the channel so far! Welcome to the family!
@@SkillTree please do some lightsaber fencing techniques
Can't you use a Dremel with a cutting wheel instead of snips?
Word of advice to anyone coming across this now, that you should make it bigger than needed, because you should be wearing some sort of padding underneath. This will not only stop the rings from cutting you (if they're rough/homemade) and to stop your hair from getting tangled in it. Also chainmail doesn't really do anything without padding under it to take the impact...
Getting hair caught in chainmail is a special kind of pain. Thanks for the advice.
Skallagrim has a video of him testing a synthetic skull protected by a mail coif and an arming cap. Forget maces, even swords can shatter the skull on a decent hit.
Padding will help against light bumps, but if your concern is resistance to blunt force trauma, a proper helmet is the only way to go.
@@QualityPen That's probably why it was common historically to wear mail either under a helm or over a skullcap.
Although, there's a lot one can get wrong with helmets too. I met someone at a renn fair once who had a great helm so small that it had metal ridges pressed against all sides of my head when I tried it on. I wish I had known enough then to point out all the problems with it.
super late to the party, but wanted to throw out a tip. If you coil two pieces of wire together, so they both lay flat next to each other on the rod, you dont then have to open your rings after you cut them, they already have a gap the exact size of the wire. ALso always wear leather gloves when coiling wire. it protects, but also you can put more resistance on the wire by griping it harder and not hurt your fingers so it gives a tighter coil.
For anyone watching this while learning how to do it, be sure to make the segments in the exact same way every time. If you don't, then when you go to stitch these together, the rows will be offset. You may go "just flip the piece over" but the weave is the same direction on the other side. It doesn't matter the orientation, you'll still have the same issue and will have to remake the piece. I learned this the hard way just now and need to take a segment apart and remake it correctly. Thankfully it was only one piece, but hopefully others see this before starting so they don't have the same problem.
do you mean which direction you start with? so always doing left right left right left right etc. or instead always doing right left righ left right... ?
@@smooth_yogurto720 Basically you want to make sure on each piece that it follows the same pattern, so the connecting side of one piece lays the opposite direction of the next piece, unless you're using separate connecting rings to join the two segments. Either way, just make sure that when you connect the two segments, the pattern continues going left, right, left, right. Not Left, right, left, left, or vise versa.
i learned this the hard way an even still accidentally made 3 the wrong direction XD. guess i have to make another coif
I recommend cutting the rings with your Dremel and a cutting disk. The ends of the rings are then perfectly flush instead of pinched, and it saves a ton of time and stress on your hand. Also, go to your local craft store and get yourself a "jump ring tool.". It's basically a ring with slits cut into it. Slip the tool on your finger, slide your ring into the slit, then use one pair of pliers to bend the ring open and closed. If you like working with chainmail, this tool will be a game changer!
I second this, the jump ring tool has saved my wrists from impending carpal tunnel 😭
Time for a crusade
I have been trying to make one of those for so long, and some little thing always went wrong. well, nOT ANYMORE!
Also that transition from the rings to the finished coif in the beginning was SICK
Thanks! I was proud of that transition and you're the first to mention it 😅. I am glad this vid helped! Hope you share your creation! Thanks for watching!
To add a mantel to the coif (to cover neck and shoulders) just make more triangles like you did for the crown. Only, have the tops of the triangles flat, if that makes sense, so that they have four sides. To do this, I just counted the number of rings on the bottom of the coif, divide by four, and add four triangles with X number of rings on the top part, and connect it. This is exactly how I made my first coif. Don't forget to accomodate the number of rings at the bottom of the face hole, but you can probably just connect it at the bottom depending on the size of your head.
"Flat top triangle" is a trapezoid, right? Awesome idea, btw.
So glad I found these videos and your channel. Easy to follow, simple instructions, no obnoxious shrieking or other noises, no swearing. Just a really good tutorial. Greatly appreciated!!! Currently binge watching your whole channel...
Little helpful tips to avoid blisters:
1. Use masking tape (1/4") on your fingers where they contact the cutters
2. Wear a leather glove and have a stop for the rod end when doing coils
3. Small channelocks (6" dog leg) pliers to aid in ergonomics. They tend to bring your elbows in, relaxing your shoulders and reducing fatigue.
Dont worry about open/closed rings, it wastes time because you're handling almost every ring twice. Some projects can take 5k rings or more, every second its potentially exponential.
One bugaboo, its pronounced "kwoff" not "koyf". Yes, i am that guy.
Other than that i like the technique. Its easier than starting with 1 in 5 or 1 in 8 in the center.
Love your channel I've never made chainmail, however my buddy did... When making the rings he used a Dremel and a cut off wheel and ran it down the length of the coil.. Cheers
Im going to make 2 this weekend.
Do rivited chainmail next. you get to work with a forge in the process. It's a similar process to make the rings, just with the added steps of flattening the ends of the rings, putting a hole through both overlaping ends, and placing a tiny section of metal and squishing it so it's a rivet. It makes a stronger chainmail whatever you make.
Use a Dremel and cutting wheel to cut the rings. It gives you a nice clean edge and easier on the wrist.
Cut a slot in the end of the round stock (bar). Punch a hole in a piece of wood the size of your bar. Put a screw 1/4" from that hole. Feed bar into wood. Slide wire into slot. Spin aginst screw.
No need to cut worm off bar and tighter worms.
Oh yeah, now this is my kind of build. I'm from Western Nebraska, and I've grown up working with fence and wires since I was 10. I'll definitely be cracking out a coif of my own soon!
Great videos. Your channel was the first time I actually turned on the notification function. Don’t make me regret my decision... 🙂
I shall try my best to live up to the honor! Welcome to the family!😁
I was dreading learning this for some armor I want to make. Your video was short, sweet, and to the point and made it very simple. Thank you.
the transition in the beginning is crazy like what 🔥
I met a man a few months ago at my local RenFest who makes chainmail for a living. I was considering trying my hand at this myself so I asked him for advice. He said that when making the rings, don't cut all the way through the coil. Instead, use the wire cutters to notch the wire, then bend off the loops with pliers. It puts less pressure on your hand and leaves fewer jagged edges so the final project is less likely to scratch you when you wear it
I really liked the MAILLE YAMIKA You sported on the fit check.
Best guide on UA-cam. Thank you
Thanks for the love and for watching!😁👍
The first test fitting you showed look so much like you were wearing a taqiyah that I laughed out loud.
I used to use a board with a mandrel sized hole in it to help. Had a nail in it abit more than wire diameter away to guide the wire, and as the coil built would slide the board down the mandrel for real tight coils without accidentally doubleng up the coil, or getting my glove grabbed by the wire
A word of caution; you should definitely wear leather gloves when spooling the wire into rings, because you'll easily cut your fingers if you encounter any irregularities on the wire.
You can order the rings premade they are called jump rings they're used in jewelry, making to connect things together. You could make a bracelet of mail out of them with kind of like fingerless gloves, around one finger and a bracelet and a triangle to connect.
When I made my coif, I took a leaf out of knitting and crochet skills. I started with one ring going into eight, then double-linked each of those eight, and that fueled a perfect circle for a fair bit; just add more rows of double-linked rings as needed to maintain that circle. Which made a beautifully comfortable piece for a close-fitting hood. But I have since found out that historical coifs were more often boxy, being made mostly of rectangles, and I can conclude that using a single base ring would dramatically reduce the overall strength of the hood mesh. I think if I were to make another at this point (firstly I would start by making an arming cap to go under it), I would make one rectangle going from the forehead over the back of the skull, then attach two matching ones going down the sides, and add triangular gussets as needed. That is assuming I didn't want to try the Hedeby hood pattern and just do one long rectangle across the ears and connect it at the back. Which could be a fun experiment but I don't know how accurate if would be.
Cool video I'm currently making a Gothic gauntlet
If that's galvanized steel, you need to be careful. Not good for contact with skin because of the zinc. I made that mistake when making mass jewelry for someone. 300 rings later it was pointed out to me. A mistake that I will never make again.
That transition was so damn smooth!! Oh my god!!
I just ordered a bunch of rings, i hope this video is as usefull when i get them as it feels atm
Woohoo! So you DID make some chainmail! I'm discovering your channel in reverse I think. I dig this way to make a rounded piece. With smaller rings, I bet this would work for a dice bag, too. I'm also impressed you actually MADE your rings. I've only bought mine.
I've seen people make a jump ring cutting jig that is essentially a wooden channel that the "spring" or coil slides in, and has a Dremel cutting wheel protruding from the bottom of the channel by only enough to cut the wire of the jump rings so that you can cut a whole coil relatively quickly.
Oh man. Good idea! That would save LOADS of time!
@@SkillTree I had to do some digging as I couldn't find the original video, but I found a version that's seemingly even better, off of Pinterest;
www.pinterest.com/pin/213076626095997054/
Rio Grande Jewelry Supply sells a jig like that
Heyo, live the video. Im currently working on my own coat if mail. You should try it to go with youre coif.
Just some fun facts for you anout chainmail. The pattern used is called a frog, one ring with four outer rings. Or a 4n1 theres 6n1 8n1 ect with rings getting smaller as you go. A starderd coat of mail is 5-6 paneles with a panel being 10 frogs aross amd 8 down. They take honestly anout a month to build.
So mad props for you for completing youre coife and not giving up
Come on! This is amazing you deserve much more followers! This channel is underrated!!!!!!
I just discovered your channel with this video and i love what you do ! keep it up!
Subscribed for sure and sharing this to my cosplay friends, this should be really useful!
Thanks for the love! I am glad you liked the vid. Let me know if there are any skills you want to see covered eventually!
@@SkillTree Why not trying to work with EVA Foam (floormat foam) to build for exemple a sword or an helmet (you can build pretty much whatever you want with EVA Foam :) )
This will be interesting for a lot of cosplayers for sure! We love to build things here, so yes this may be nice to have!
@@Lon3wolfTV sounds good! Been meaning to dip my toe into that skill! Thanks for the request!
@@SkillTree Great! :) I look forward to see what you will build for us next!
Going to have to go even further beyond!
You can also start with a key ring and then go around
A video idea you might enjoy is making lamellar armor. It's similar in function to mail but (arguably) an upgrade. It consists of a series of plates (lamellae) tied together into a cuirass or other armor piece. It's usage is in medieval armor and was also heavily used in Japan if you wanted to go towards that style.
this tutorial actually made me make whole chainmail shirt
It would be awesome if you would make a leather steampunk workshop apron with leather pouches for most commonly used tools!
I LOVE/NEED this idea!!!
DAM--this GREAT!! Thank you!!!
the next step will to make riveted chain mail and a hauberk also, because these are butted rings, it is very weak against stabs. you can try testing it by shooting ur bow and arrow, or ur spear
i would love to see you make a coat of plates and or brigandine armor
Oh damn! Notification didn't show up on YT! This is amazing man! Sorry for being late to the party! Thank you so much for the shout out! :D
No doubt! I like your stuff and thought the rest of the fam would too. Keep doing what you do!
Hey your Channel pure awesome!
Quick Tip: If you want to give your Chainmail a "historical" Look, put it in vinegar. The acid in the vinegar removes the shiny rustprotection silber top and after that it gets a nice darker metallic Look. Just put it in until No bubbles come Up and the liquit gets clear again.
Rhis works of cause just with galvanized steel
After that the metall can rost too, so you should protect it with a little oil (WD40)
Greetings Front Austria and a fellow Chainmail maker :)
You can also "blacken" or remove the galvanized surface by firing it in the forge (wear a respirator though, galvanized vapors can kill)
Stretch the springs out before you cut them then you don't have to open every ring up .
I found your channel yesterday and I've been tearing through your videos. I've been curious about leathercrafting and such, but your videos are definitely making me start looking up tools to take the plunge!
My only question with the chainmail is how durable is this? Obviously none of us are going to be going into battle, but without doing anything to "seal" the rings shut, is it easy to pull them apart?
I love to hear that. It makes me so happy to know my content is having that kind of affect!
The chainmail seems pretty strong to me. You would have to try pretty hard to break it apart. That being said, chainmail in general is susceptible to piercing damage. I imagine a good spear thrust or an arrow could make it's way through.
Chain mail where each ring isn't joined will break very easily, a good swing of a sword or arrow will get through without much trouble. To make proper chain mail, each ring has to be riveted shut.
This is butted mail witch I strong but riveting is was better and you can soder them together but it’s not as strong as riveting the links together
This is butted mail witch I strong but riveting is was better and you can soder them together but it’s not as strong as riveting the links together
@@saltyrealism This show is about learning skills starting from the most basic of attempts and getting progressively difficult each folliwing episode on a given subject. Butted is easier than riveted, especially for those who watch that want to try and make some chainmail and will not have any specialized tools. Most people who are giving this a shot aren't looking for historically accurate results, just something fun to add to their costume. I will be giving riveted a shot in the future but it can take significantly longer and I release multiple episodes weekly, so I need to find time to fit it in.
I would probably just buy some 3/8 or 5/16 stainless helical spring lockwashers.
Wow
You should try making tab mail it is pretty easy
Chainmail bishop mantle/gorget
Someone should do this with the Nasa Chainmail fabric. It would be harder to penetrate with arrows and swords. Only issue is that a metal 3d printer would be needed, and those are expensive both short term and long term.
Now you just need a chainmail shirt
Gloves are advised throughout the process
I always wondered if it would pull your hair. Does it grab your hair if you take it off to quick?
You should try to fashion yourself a bow and some arrows that would be cool
I will start gathering the materials!
Ah, I see you also saw the EpicFantasy coif vid.
Yes! Him, Hyweldanesbane and Ausie Shooter were all big inspirations on this vid 😁. Check out the other two as well. They go into A LOT of detail.
can you make chanmail fingerless gloves? Sorry if this is a weird question. I do wire wrapping and am just getting into chainmail.
Can you do this without a drill?
Poor gang here.
I just wrapped it around a wooden dowel by hand. It takes forever but it works 😂
4 in 1 nice
Hey! Years later.. approximately many rings do you need for a half-coif like that?
Did your arms look like that prior to cutting the rings?
Hey, I was wondering if you could do a chainmail shirt (I forgot what the actual name for it is) because I really like the way you explain things but making a shirt would be a different process than what you did and it would be pretty cool to have both matching head and chest gear. And thanks for showing us how to do things we always wanted to do in a simple and cool way.
Would 17 gauge wire work for this project
It should! I remember when I was researching seeing some people recommending 16 and 17 gauge, so I know people do. Good luck! Let me know how it turns out!
How’s it going?
please do a video on connecting it at the bottom
How did you make it round early on? Because mine is stuck in a hexagonal shape, and I can't seem to figure it out. Actually having more trouble doing this, than I had with the two chainmail shirts, two aventails and multiple other chainmail projects I've done in the past.
I think I would like a 2nd separate piece for the neck and shoulders, have a double layer of protection from people trying to behead me...
is there iron wire somewhere? I have tried to find non galvanized wire, which means it has no coating and will rust in open air if its not aluminium, but i cant find it anywhere, and lots of blacksmiths make there own with very specialised tools and equipment but if i could find a spool of wrought iron wire then that would be great, i could use your tutorial too.
I am battling to attached my first 2 triangles together....anyone got a video on how to start the "stitching" t.i.a.
I'm having major issues stitching the triangles of the crown 😢
I have been trying to figure this out for years and just cant join 2 pieces no matter haw many times i think i have it figured out the join rings are always backwards......im ready to give up......
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Yeah chain mail isn't made from galvanized metals. If you heat it up to anneal it... the fumes are deadly.
Cl3ver just so you know I make my chainmail on my own as well.
u can buy rings on amozon and ebay
When does the expansion phase start? I’ve completed the crown and the initial 54 rings around the crown. Should my next row be an expansion row? Also, the hardest part for me was stitching the triangles together. I just wasn’t seeing the “pattern” for doing this. But then it clicked and went much faster. Also, after rewatching the video, I’m guessing you don’t add expansion rings all the way around. Just a few here and there to expand the size?
Now, where to mine Mithril?
Man, you look like Adam Sandler on the thumbnail
Now if they could only spot me some of his money 😅
could u please give metric measurements as well.
I have a 3/8 in bar and 14 gage steel wire and I started chainmail before this but j used used a different size jump ring, but when I tried to make the pizza size shape my weave for it j used bunched up and it didn't work.
How did you fix the issue?
I was going to the right then when I finished I went back to the left to go to the right again, but I found that when I finished that I have to start at the right and go to the left or vise versa.
Howd you make it go round mine just stays hexagon
Crochet for men
As a man who crochets, this was the obvious progression
How about a chain-mail shirt?
I suppose I have to eventually! My poor fingers 🤣
@@SkillTree I've never made anything larger than a chain belt (in Half Persian 3-in-1 sheet 6), and that took a while. That being said, I hope you do it because, like the rest of your work, I'm sure it'll turn out amazing. Also, learning the speed weaving technique with this basic European 4-in-1 pattern will help immensely. It occurs to me you probably had a fan mention this already so I won't ramble further.
Thats not the strongest of chainmails though.
Can you make a project on riveted chainmail.
The one you made here is called butted chainmail and it's very easy to rip it off with your bare hands.
Nice video though.
what AR for this
What is your hat size?
I believe I am a medium 😁
@@SkillTree I'm like 7-7/8. You have a number like that for your hat size ?
About how many rings was that? I buy my rings
Why not a bishop mantle
Would 12 gauge wire work?
... electric fence wire?
So.. +20 weakness to lighting wizards??😂
My brother of Christ, I’m trying to conquer the heretical nations in a crusade, I need to close those rings with a sauter (sater, sawter? Idk) to take a real hit from a sword.
🤣 after 4 or 5 rings it got to be super easy 🤣🤣🤣 except I'm making kings mail coif 🤬
5:46 i dont understand this part
Ok. As you go, there is a pattern you were using where all the rings un one row are laying in one directuon and all the rings in the next are laying in the other. You just continue to use the same pattern you had been using intil the space closes up. There will usually be a small gap. You could use one last ring to close it up but I don't like how that sits. If you leave the small gap it is invisible when wearing it anyway and feels comfortable.
What kind of coif is that?!
how much wire did it take u in total? (sorry if u've mentioned this already)
Hmmmm. This is actually hard to quantify. I know I barely made a dent in that 1/4 mile spool I have. Best estimations... I would day each spring coil I made was roughly ten feet wirth of wire and I probably used around ten of those, so... 100ft or so.
@@SkillTree thanks!
Hey I can’t sew the triangles together right
What's happening? Maybe I can help.
Skill Tree so I can’t seem to get all 3 of the rings inside of the one ring like at 5:00. The ring is just crooked and locked into place and it doesn’t flex or anything. If there is a way I could message you I could send you a picture of what’s happening. Also thanks for replying and trying to help much appreciated
@@kodojow22 sure! You can private message me on discord or instagram. Pictures will make it easier to see the issue.
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Why not just buy rings?
My Iron fence is way thicker then yours, I need a hammer.
NO SPRINGS
Kms I can’t for the life of me connect the triangles
Me too after many tries I'm just like u know what who cares about the pattern just connect them
You’re right brother I just did whatever and they’re connected. At least it’s done!!!