Chainmaille tutorial Part 2: Weaving European Chainmaille

The second part of my chainmaille fabrication tutorial series, in this video I show how to cut individual links from a wire coil such as the one made in the first video. I then go on to show how to weave European 4-1 chainmaille.

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[TheRonancarter]

so to be cheep, if you see a broken trampoline, steal its springs to provide the coils necesary

[tynytian]

@TheRonancarter lol, funny. Too bad it wouldn't work that well, cause you'd need to steal the springs of perhaps several hundred trampolines, and also the guage and temper of the steel would make it impossible to bend by hand. You'd need a machine just to open and close the rings lol. It'd be damns strong in the end, though. haha

[immortalkrogan]

im just starting out on making chainmaile, ive got weaving down really good, but when i started connecting the strips ive been having problems, the ring notches keep opening up so it falls apart. im using 16G and 3/4 hole, i think that might be the problem, but im not shure. if it is the problem, i dont want to waste the 16 gadge, is there a way to make them stay together without welding them?

[tynytian]

@immortalkrogan You definitely want to go with a smaller ring size. For 16g I'd go with either 3/8" or 5/16". Also, When you close the ring you wanna make sure that it isn't springing back open again. You may need to close the kerf (gap in ring made by cutting) before working with the rings by pinching them in until the ends line up. With tempered steel you alway have to do that... D: If you're just using fencing wire, though, it shouldn't be that hard. Just go with a smaller ring size.

[Stebnicki7]

thanks for the site



[lesley10ful]

Thanks so much for sharing great explaination but ooooh soooo dizzy lol

[B1Grickie]

dude firstly brill tutorials and just wandering what wire your using.. is it steel?? what different things could you use and whats the best thing you have found to use?? Thanks a lot and again nice vids

[zachsbanks]

How many rings would it take to make a sleeveless shirt? (i have about a 35" chest)

[snowph]

Thanks for the tutorial! Love the zelda top btw :D

[alrchaplain]

You do great at explaining what to do and how. But you need to get someone to do the camera work with you and stay on the work longer so that those of us, llike me, who are slower can look longer and get it.

[anticannoneer]

@Tynytian please give me exact numbers of what gauges and ring diameters you'd reccomend for working as a bouncer and wearing a chainmail shirt daily? i don't care how heavy it is and i'm willing to work hard to create my own chainmail shirt. I would also prefer that the chainmail be good for supressing blunt-trauma blows, ohh and i also dont care what it looks like iether, i just wanna know what the most effective pattern/design/gauge/diameter/­metal type is, it will be worn daily.

[SuperJogvan]

@leighnice I had the same problem. You can buy cable cutters that electricians use, which are flat on both sides, thus giving a flush cut. They aren't very expensive and as long as the wire isn't too thick it cuts without a problem.