I'm trying to justify to myself and those around me why every man should have a mail shirt hanging in the closet: • For one, if I wear it when jogging, I'll get resistance training. • If for some reason there's trouble about, it's better than nothing, even if that never happens. • It's a great ice breaker in social conversations. "Nice Italian suit. Thank you, sir, but may I ask, what is this shirt?" "This? It's norman style. It's a bit out of fashion and heavy on the shoulders, but it got great ventilation." 😂please help
The dedication for this! I'm so proud of the work put into your chainmail. Every time I see a new video I am just awed yet again. One day I hope to make chainmail myself, until then, watching your videos are some of the most well put-together videos I see on this. Great job man! 👍
Wonderful, I am making several chain mail at the same time, I am experimenting with the rivet, with the flat without riveting, and honestly, even though it is riveted, I prefer the flat rings, I have been invested for many hours and my wife makes me angry ... .... The gloves have inspired me and I will propose to make some. A strong greeting from the Canary Islands here I am the only rare that makes chain mail.
Hey greetings to the Canary Islands! It's exciting to know that you are even making chainmail over there! I hope your wife has a lot of patience, too. :D
I am wondering if you are able to do instructional videos on chainmaille and blacksmithing... I would love to look at more videos of yours in the near future also. have you tried to stack links?
That's good to hear. There is a lot more to show. Just need to turn on the camera more often. I haven't stacked rings as in building a card house, but I did make 6in1- weaves and therelike.
@@Ironskin noice... but i forgot to mention something, and am sorry. by "stacking" the links, what i actually meant is to double or triple the links in one area... I was also wondering if that would make the maille stronger...
Super video. I just started the hobby chainmail to represent a Sarwürker at the medieval markets. Hopefully we never meet there - or it will be embarrassing for me. Grüße aus Nürnberg !!! (Bürger Nürnbergs /Freie Franken zu Aisch)
Shadiversity is not on the same level as this guy. Although entertaining, he falls short there. Toms foundry would give this art the respect it deserves
Your subscriber maile sheet just earned you another link in the chain! Dude, that’s really cool and clever! Also, how long did it take you on this project, beginning to end?
@@ScottGrow117I was going to say the same. 30 hours is indeed impressive! It takes me 30 hours to make a knife, and it’s not NEARLY as complicated! NICE!
I love your videos, found one, and then started watching them from the beginning. This video is a few years old now, and you may have addressed this question in videos that i haven't binge watched yet. But with 3D printing technology, would modern printed mail be equal to or stronger than traditional mail? I'm thinking 3D metal or carbon fiber mail of varying link diameters and density depending upon the movement required for joint articulation. I'm also thinking about real world use not just LARP or Cosplay since the world is steadily becoming more dangerous.
@@Ironskin Sorry, I didn’t see your message until now! I figured out what it is, it’s called glove stitch (or at least that’s what I used; your description seems to fit, though). 👍
Hi, I got a question: do you know of any sources for blackened maille pre 16th century? I want to start a new coif project and am concidering wich rings to buy. I will probably go for regular ones, but blackened maille intrigues me.
I read about a blackened piece of mail from Spain. It was not perfectly clear whether the blackening actually happened during the lifetime - or perhaps it was some process that happened to the mail when it was buried in the earth.
Hi im new subscriber from Bosnia and Herzegovina , can you tell me how do you remove rust from the metal wire , and how do you prevent it from forming new rust , and can i ask you can i make chainmail from 3mm wyre and what diameter of rings should i use for that thickness(in mm. ) .or what is the thickness of wyre and what diameter do you prefer 😁. Please , and btw , awesome job you are doing on this videos .
Hey, thank you for the positive feedback! To remove rust, you can use vinegar plus sand and rub it. Alternatively use modern rust remover and gun oils. Just always wash off salty sweat and store the mail at a dry place. 3mm is a bit strong. I would make 14 mm rings, but that's insanely big. Rather make 8mm rings with 1.4 mm wire.
We know this style from 12th-century depictions. Perhaps the finger parts were even shorter. In my case the customer wanted it to have better control of the reins during riding. @benus: You're right it is a bit stiffer. But full mail gloves are also possible if one makes enough room for the fingers to move.
So that's not real chain mail, it's decorative costume mail randomly sown onto a leather glove. Real chainmail has the rings securely interlocked everywhere and closed with rivets so they cannot be pryed open with a knife.
Do you know if there is any historical presence for this type of glove pattern? also, do you know where I can find a reference for it as it's kind of hard to make out of the video with the fast pace editing?
Hi, there is the Winchester Bibel and the Biblia Sacra - both 12th-century manuscripts. Arguably the shape of mine must not necessarily match the depictions a hundred percent. There is also at least one 14th-century source, that I currently don't remember. Perhaps you find more videos on making full gloves and then cut off the tips. www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/gallery/the-winchester-bible/ manuscriptminiatures.com/5821/22585
I'm trying to justify to myself and those around me why every man should have a mail shirt hanging in the closet:
• For one, if I wear it when jogging, I'll get resistance training.
• If for some reason there's trouble about, it's better than nothing, even if that never happens.
• It's a great ice breaker in social conversations. "Nice Italian suit. Thank you, sir, but may I ask, what is this shirt?" "This? It's norman style. It's a bit out of fashion and heavy on the shoulders, but it got great ventilation."
😂please help
Yes.
Also mesh materials are great for water-wicking...😅
*a Swedish company makes mesh compression clothing, expensive and great material/quality*
Maille skirt to reduce pain if you get hit in the jewels
The dedication for this! I'm so proud of the work put into your chainmail. Every time I see a new video I am just awed yet again. One day I hope to make chainmail myself, until then, watching your videos are some of the most well put-together videos I see on this. Great job man! 👍
Wow! With such a enthusiastic compliment it's well worth the effort. Thank you for your encouraging words. I'm feeling proud! :)
Hah! I finished mine yesterday! And I was inspired by your post on Instagram
Wow, you are fast! :) Feel free to send me pictures. I'm curious how your's turned out.
interesting techno western music...for a chainmaille video
That’s a great overview, thanks! Little too fast to see much detail of how it’s done, but it’s really cool to watch
You can try to slow it down to 0.25 speed. Some things might be clearer.
Wonderful, I am making several chain mail at the same time, I am experimenting with the rivet, with the flat without riveting, and honestly, even though it is riveted, I prefer the flat rings, I have been invested for many hours and my wife makes me angry ... .... The gloves have inspired me and I will propose to make some. A strong greeting from the Canary Islands here I am the only rare that makes chain mail.
Hey greetings to the Canary Islands! It's exciting to know that you are even making chainmail over there! I hope your wife has a lot of patience, too. :D
Lovely work! Very intresting that design with no tips!
Holy cow man !!! This deserves much credit!! 👏 Very awesome, good job 👍👍
Oh wow, those are amazing!
Thanks for the video.
Much better than the ones I bought from India that had CHAIN MAIL PALMS AND FINGERS. They had 0 flexibility
To which maker did you order them?
Richtig krass!!!
sowas sitzt bestimmt wie angegossen!!!! O.o
Waaaahhhhnnsiiinnn!!!!!
O_o
Wow! Great work there. Keep up Ironskin!
Awesome dude
Looking good!
Jesus Christ, the patience. Is this accurate to how these were historically made?
I just got in to making chainmail today an you have inspierd me
I am wondering if you are able to do instructional videos on chainmaille and blacksmithing... I would love to look at more videos of yours in the near future
also. have you tried to stack links?
That's good to hear. There is a lot more to show. Just need to turn on the camera more often. I haven't stacked rings as in building a card house, but I did make 6in1- weaves and therelike.
@@Ironskin noice... but i forgot to mention something, and am sorry. by "stacking" the links, what i actually meant is to double or triple the links in one area... I was also wondering if that would make the maille stronger...
@@Ironskin i would buy a set of custom made butchers gloves for my grandma
Very good work and video, maybe a bit fast but pretty interesting. Later I will see it x.025. This is a good way to start the year , thank you.
Tolles Video! 😊👍
Superschönes Video, bekomme Lust auch welche zu machen
brilliant as always :D
Mega geil und befriedigend, auch wenn ich vom Zusehen Karpaltunnel bekomme :D
Wintergarten!!! Great vid man
Punch tests with mail gloves!!!!!
Super video.
I just started the hobby chainmail to represent a Sarwürker at the medieval markets.
Hopefully we never meet there - or it will be embarrassing for me.
Grüße aus Nürnberg !!!
(Bürger Nürnbergs /Freie Franken zu Aisch)
Shadiversity should get first dibs at severing a hand.
Shadiversity is not on the same level as this guy. Although entertaining, he falls short there. Toms foundry would give this art the respect it deserves
How long does it actually totals to make a whole bodysuit of armor I wander how long it would take people in medieval times to suit up an Army of men
Your subscriber maile sheet just earned you another link in the chain! Dude, that’s really cool and clever! Also, how long did it take you on this project, beginning to end?
Welcome on board! This took about 30 hours for both gloves together.
@@Ironskin wow, you’re quite good then! It would have taken me 30 day!
@@ScottGrow117I was going to say the same. 30 hours is indeed impressive! It takes me 30 hours to make a knife, and it’s not NEARLY as complicated! NICE!
How did you make the pattern for these gloves? Where i can get it?
I love your videos, found one, and then started watching them from the beginning. This video is a few years old now, and you may have addressed this question in videos that i haven't binge watched yet. But with 3D printing technology, would modern printed mail be equal to or stronger than traditional mail? I'm thinking 3D metal or carbon fiber mail of varying link diameters and density depending upon the movement required for joint articulation. I'm also thinking about real world use not just LARP or Cosplay since the world is steadily becoming more dangerous.
looks good but why the fingers arent fully covered? i mean one good strike and 2-3 fingers are gone if there is nothing to defend it
When you grab a weapon, the fingers a pointing towards you. It's not very exposed. One can get away with that area not being covered.
what kind of leather are you using for the gloves? and how thick? I want to make my own pair of medieval gloves
That is goat leather of about 1.2mm strength.
@@Ironskin thanks! I gues sheep leather would do just as well. great video!
How many years to make a glove ?
What kind of stitch did you use to attach the maille?
I have no idea how it's named. I do something like loops - returning to the same hole where I started or at least close to it.
@@Ironskin Sorry, I didn’t see your message until now! I figured out what it is, it’s called glove stitch (or at least that’s what I used; your description seems to fit, though). 👍
Honestly I want to take my every day wear denim coat and just cover it in riveted mail in patches
Have you ever used stainless steel wire for mail?
:D I only used stainless for butted rings. It is wearing out the tools for riveted rings.
Hi, I got a question: do you know of any sources for blackened maille pre 16th century? I want to start a new coif project and am concidering wich rings to buy. I will probably go for regular ones, but blackened maille intrigues me.
I read about a blackened piece of mail from Spain. It was not perfectly clear whether the blackening actually happened during the lifetime - or perhaps it was some process that happened to the mail when it was buried in the earth.
Im Iron Chainmail Man
Hi im new subscriber from Bosnia and Herzegovina , can you tell me how do you remove rust from the metal wire , and how do you prevent it from forming new rust , and can i ask you can i make chainmail from 3mm wyre and what diameter of rings should i use for that thickness(in mm. ) .or what is the thickness of wyre and what diameter do you prefer 😁. Please , and btw , awesome job you are doing on this videos .
Hey, thank you for the positive feedback! To remove rust, you can use vinegar plus sand and rub it. Alternatively use modern rust remover and gun oils. Just always wash off salty sweat and store the mail at a dry place. 3mm is a bit strong. I would make 14 mm rings, but that's insanely big. Rather make 8mm rings with 1.4 mm wire.
Why are the fingers so short?
Flexibility, if the fingers would be fully covered in male they'd be very stiff and just not movable
We know this style from 12th-century depictions. Perhaps the finger parts were even shorter. In my case the customer wanted it to have better control of the reins during riding. @benus: You're right it is a bit stiffer. But full mail gloves are also possible if one makes enough room for the fingers to move.
So that's not real chain mail, it's decorative costume mail randomly sown onto a leather glove. Real chainmail has the rings securely interlocked everywhere and closed with rivets so they cannot be pryed open with a knife.
Hi John, you can jump to minute 12:05 to see how I added the rivets.
@@Ironskin Oh, I missed that in the fast-paced editing and because you attached the rings to the skin as if it was just cosmetic.
@@johndododoe1411 lol. maybe watch the video before commenting something like that. it makes you look like a total asshat.
@@bor_is_baas8986 I did watch it, but not in slow motion.
Do you know if there is any historical presence for this type of glove pattern? also, do you know where I can find a reference for it as it's kind of hard to make out of the video with the fast pace editing?
I want to make my own medieval gloves but I find it hard to find any historical references.
Hi, there is the Winchester Bibel and the Biblia Sacra - both 12th-century manuscripts. Arguably the shape of mine must not necessarily match the depictions a hundred percent. There is also at least one 14th-century source, that I currently don't remember. Perhaps you find more videos on making full gloves and then cut off the tips.
www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/gallery/the-winchester-bible/
manuscriptminiatures.com/5821/22585