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Thursday 15 September 2011

On the Art of Chainmaille - Making a Coif part 2

Right, now that we have the main piece, we join it with two small straps at what will soon be the forehead and the chin.











Before you continue, you need to count the rings of the top row(marked in red). For typical 2mm thick wire and 10mm inner diameter of the rings(sorry but i will use metric system -inches,gauges and the like are not for me) there should be around 50 - 70 rings, depending on the size of the coif.

 Link to previous part
http://drunkethics.blogspot.com/2011/09/on-art-of-chainmaille-making-coifhood.html

Link to part 3
http://drunkethics.blogspot.com/2011/09/on-art-of-chainmaille-making-coif-part_21.html
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20 comments:

  1. Jessica Thompson15 September 2011 at 07:02

    Wow very detailed!
    Come check me out =) alphabetalife.blogspot.com

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  2. Linchpin15 September 2011 at 08:28

    yeah, the coif is taking shape. Can't wait to see the complete one. Make some pretty girl wear it for the photo ;)

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  3. Shash15 September 2011 at 08:40

    @Linchpin

    Sorry to disappoint but you will get the bearded lady. :)

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  4. Sketchar15 September 2011 at 08:58

    Wow intense, this would get so tedious

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  5. Outcast15 September 2011 at 10:20

    Nice coif so far man. Must be so much hard work and effort, you're actually quite inspirational considering how hard you work!

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  6. pv15 September 2011 at 10:20

    this is coming along nicely, looks really great

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  7. AllenTesch15 September 2011 at 10:41

    How long does it take to make one?

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  8. Shash15 September 2011 at 10:59

    @AllenTesch

    This one is being made from leftovers, so its faster than usual. It takes me several days to 1 week to get one done otherwise. Depends on how hard I work really. If I spit on my hands and go for 8+hours per day I can make it really fast. Of course, experience comes in play. I just know how to handle it.

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  9. BDTC15 September 2011 at 12:40

    Cant wait to see the final product!

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  10. Shash15 September 2011 at 12:56

    @ BDTC

    Soon...Its not that easy to make.

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  11. Walmart Security15 September 2011 at 13:25

    Awesome! I will keep this in mind when I LARP.

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  12. Shash15 September 2011 at 13:32

    @Walmart Security
    Its useful everywhere, not just for larp.

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  13. Talerfuchs15 September 2011 at 14:02

    Finally a usable chainmail for my LARP.

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  14. Slow15 September 2011 at 15:36

    What are you making it for?

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  15. Shash15 September 2011 at 22:26

    @ Megamanrocks,


    Eh...I'm making a manual no duuuh.. >.>

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  16. fatbloodyfinger16 September 2011 at 04:38

    This is impressive.

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  17. Shash16 September 2011 at 06:55

    @fatbloodyfinger

    That ain't done yet.

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  18. Radu16 September 2011 at 08:15

    Nice skills, man! Gratz!

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  19. Hannah :)17 September 2011 at 14:38

    Looks GREAT! Thanks so much for this tut :P

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  20. Anonymous18 September 2011 at 00:53

    Do you take commissions? I would love to have a professional like you make me one.

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