Comments on: Make a suit of chain-mail armor

By: major chaos

major chaos — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:27:03 +0000

i think the rings in the picture are to big and a knife blade can probaly fit into it, so that kid in the picture might be a goner if he has a sword fight.

By: A Real Mailler

A Real Mailler — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:00:35 +0000

I am not trying to cause offense, but you absolutely, positively, can not use plastic. It will not hold and will be worse than gold even. You would not even be able to put one “fiver” together. I also warn you that copper and rings that big will NOT protect you from bodily harm. Thank you.

By: maille artist dude

maille artist dude — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:24:53 +0000

ok…… good design, needs to be made out of steel. that is a european 4 in 1 weave. just for your reference. Do a little at a time to avoid getting bored

By: Jehova

Jehova — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:07:01 +0000

Weak article. This method will produce something that looks like armour but I pity whoever decides to try and use a real weapon against this. Copper in any gauge wouldn’t stand up to a sword blow even if it were riveted. I respect that we’re trying to teach these scouts a fun hobby but the author could have at least included a disclaimer to inform anyone that attempts this as per the directions posted that it WILL NOT actually protect against bodily harm.

By: an actual mailler...

an actual mailler... — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:51:16 +0000

yeah, you guys should just get a drill and throw the dowel rod in that, get some vice grips, attach the wire to the dowel with them, then get a glove and guide the wire onto the dowel. faster and easier. also, i can not believe the article says to use your fingers to weave the mail! use pliers!!! otherwise your fingers WILL be hurting.

By: skedros

skedros — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:16:05 +0000

I make shirts, 20 so far, and you need to use pliers when weaving the rings together. If you can weave the rings together with just your fingers, then the metal will not withstand any kind of physical abuse. I.E. It’s not combat ready, it’ll just be costume grade. If you want to make a combat-ready shirt, it must be made from steel, not copper.

By: shannon

shannon — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:51:54 +0000

lol, uh, i was hoping youd show how to attach sleeves. oh well ^.^ oh, by the way, its a heck of a lot smarter to use galvanized steel, 16 gauge, since thats normal for sca and stuff, and its MUCH cheaper than copper…. lol, anywho, im sure someone else should have pointed that out but if not, that info is out there now for all ya’ll

By: blackskull

blackskull — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:06:14 +0000

really good design. i’m going to try it, though i am going to use a lathe to coil my wire. = )>

By: blast from the past

blast from the past — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:49:47 +0000

I’m definatly making some! It’s gunna look awesome.

By: Opitmus Prime

Opitmus Prime — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:38:34 +0000

defenatly going to try it, i have a real sword!