How to make ChainMail

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This is a tutorial on how to make actual chainmail. I show you the types of wires to use,
how to set up a jig, roll out the rings and assemble them together into chainmail. I also
give you advice on what tools work the best. The mail type we make is called 4 in 1.
Please note this correction: I say in the video that I use a 5/8 inch rod to make the links. That;s not right. I use a 3/8 inch rod. so, if you buy a steel rod get the 3/8 inch. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I also point this out in an annotation.
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  • @Handkantenschlaganfall-td8uf
    @Handkantenschlaganfall-td8uf6 ай бұрын

    As someone who made chainmail his hobby half a year ago, let me give you a few tipps for better quality. This tutorial is very easy to understand, however there are a few things to improve, just to optimize the workflow a bit: 1. For very clean cuts: don't use bolt cutters. Saw through the rings with a vice and a fret saw. this will take a lot more time, but the cuts will be pretty much perfect, This makes it less likely to pull your hair or scratch your skin when wearing it. 2. For speed with soft wire like Aluminium up to 1.5mm or 15 gauge: Use all purpose gardening scissors. Make sure the scissors have thin and sharp blades. The cuts will have roughly the same quality as in the video, but you will be able to go through like 5-10 rings at once, meaning you'll have more rings per minute. 3. When connecting rings, DO NOT bend them open like in 10:05. Instead ALWAYS bend them sideways like in 8:40. Not even with aluminium or copper. if you pry them open like that, you will bend the wire and it will never get perfectly round again. With that being said though: This is still a great tutorial for beginners and you did very well with teaching the different steps of ring making and weaving.

  • @epicfantasy

    @epicfantasy

    6 ай бұрын

    Excellent tips. Thank you. I am pinning this comment to the top so viewers can benefit from this.

  • @rich1051414
    @rich10514148 жыл бұрын

    Making chainmail is easy... just EXTREMELY time consuming. It really gives you an appreciation of the work ethic of the people who made this stuff.

  • @epicfantasy

    @epicfantasy

    7 жыл бұрын

    This is true. And it is in times like this that you find out who your real friends are!! LOL

  • @bizybliztaverage9414

    @bizybliztaverage9414

    3 жыл бұрын

    It quarantine, so yay, can't buy them

  • @hohvt3834

    @hohvt3834

    Жыл бұрын

    Making historical mail, riveted mail is nor so easy

  • @nuclearfrog306
    @nuclearfrog3067 жыл бұрын

    I really like your use of the aluminum wire as a visual aid. It really helps.

  • @user-nl5hw8vp8b

    @user-nl5hw8vp8b

    4 жыл бұрын

    So Aluminum is stab proof ?!

  • @justinarce3178

    @justinarce3178

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-nl5hw8vp8b VISUAL AID

  • @user-nl5hw8vp8b

    @user-nl5hw8vp8b

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@justinarce3178 what is that mean ?

  • @CZuskia

    @CZuskia

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-nl5hw8vp8b It means that it should help you to visualize the process.

  • @semieita4883
    @semieita48839 жыл бұрын

    There i am, a 14 year old sitting at home, making chainmail for no good reason during weekends .-. It's actually a great way to pass the time :)

  • @epicfantasy

    @epicfantasy

    9 жыл бұрын

    good! It shows persistence and goal setting! Great skills to develop.

  • @CatacombsBC

    @CatacombsBC

    9 жыл бұрын

    yeah, actually having that motivation at that age is a good thing to have. fuck anybody who says you're "lame" or anything, you'll not only be laughing when you have sweet chain mail but youll be laughing in the end as well

  • @Gunxify

    @Gunxify

    9 жыл бұрын

    glad im not the only one

  • @bontorc3761

    @bontorc3761

    9 жыл бұрын

    also 14 and doing this!

  • @TheNinjasniper12

    @TheNinjasniper12

    7 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see the young ones doing something productive being 23 I wish I found this video when I was 14 I'm proud of yall

  • @ElGeecho
    @ElGeecho9 жыл бұрын

    I love the idea of using different colored links to show us the pattern a little better. That's clever.

  • @TheWilliamlk
    @TheWilliamlk2 жыл бұрын

    I used to watch your videos when I was 12 years old. 9 years later and I come across your channel once again. Truely a nostalgic experience

  • @patriciamartin6756
    @patriciamartin6756 Жыл бұрын

    Since I crochet,I quickly picked up on how to make chain mail. Another variation of crochet was Irish crochet which involves using a steel hook using thread to form designs. Since love to crochet for hours, making chain male is just up my alley. Thank you for thr video. Lots of fun!

  • @epicfantasy

    @epicfantasy

    Жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome. Thanks for watching and have fun!

  • @adriankennedy888
    @adriankennedy88810 жыл бұрын

    Just tried what you did in your tutorial and everything was SOOO much easier than trying what someone else did in his tutorial. Thank you again! This is a time consuming task, but it is taking much less time now after watching your tutorial. I am also glad to see that you used some wire that I had bought already so I know it won't go to waste. You rock!

  • @ashtonschuler683
    @ashtonschuler6837 жыл бұрын

    Was anyone else surprised with how simple this is to understand?

  • @jarheadkauai
    @jarheadkauai10 жыл бұрын

    You've got another subscription, we'll never meet but I want you to know that I genuinely appreciate people like you who post instructional videos here for people to enrich themselves. Thank you.

  • @MarieMaker

    @MarieMaker

    Ай бұрын

    Me too! Subscribed ❤️🔔, liked 👍, and commenting 💬 for the algorithm.

  • @bullfrogpondshop3179
    @bullfrogpondshop31799 жыл бұрын

    effective camera work; clear verbal instructions and explanations without unnecessary rambling; great idea using the different color rings for visual clarity. Very well-made instructional video!

  • @TheOfficialTab
    @TheOfficialTab9 жыл бұрын

    You're enthusiasm is each video is amazing, I've always wanted to blacksmith, but at the moment I'm going into engineering. Hopefully after I get that out of the way smithing can be my side project. I think it would be really fun making my own weapons and armors. It'd not only give me challenges to start, but with blacksmithing being I hear it's always got challenges. And I realize that these video take awhile to make, and I know you cut a LOT of it out. I think it would help me with stress as well, being able to hammer metal into thing I can use. Thanks for the videos!

  • @ZNA_Productions
    @ZNA_Productions10 жыл бұрын

    You should rap.

  • @The3dsstuff

    @The3dsstuff

    10 жыл бұрын

    Oh hi umm didnt realise you would be here :)

  • @ZNA_Productions

    @ZNA_Productions

    9 жыл бұрын

    I Just Like To Game I did. A few months ago.

  • @joeh1865

    @joeh1865

    9 жыл бұрын

    Eli pls this was a long time ago

  • @jtagle806

    @jtagle806

    7 жыл бұрын

    ZNA Productions oh hey, didn't expect to see you here

  • @masterbuilder7729

    @masterbuilder7729

    6 жыл бұрын

    ZNA Productions didn't expect to see you in the comments here

  • @TheOmni4201
    @TheOmni420110 жыл бұрын

    I CAN FINALLY BE THE NORD THAT I AM!

  • @ryanreed3694

    @ryanreed3694

    10 жыл бұрын

    ***** well, i was for the assassins, but i think making chainmail to look like a templar wood be cooler

  • @todd_the_wraith

    @todd_the_wraith

    10 жыл бұрын

    Ryan Reed or you can use the aluminum wire and be a member of the Goldcloaks.

  • @proudtitanicdenier4300

    @proudtitanicdenier4300

    5 жыл бұрын

    Literally everyone in Europe used this at one point or another....

  • @proudtitanicdenier4300

    @proudtitanicdenier4300

    5 жыл бұрын

    +kite man The Romans used maille for much longer than just the late 4th century... LOL.

  • @HisRoyalMajestyKingofWeedshire

    @HisRoyalMajestyKingofWeedshire

    3 жыл бұрын

    Skyrim is for the Nords!

  • @ThatLittleSofi
    @ThatLittleSofi9 жыл бұрын

    This is so much simpler that a lot of the tutorials I've seen so far! Really helpful. I've been practicing with some really low quality aluminium pre-cut jump rings but I might try making some links myself now that I've seen this :)

  • @jackstephens1993
    @jackstephens1993 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for this. ive been interested in making my own chainmail for a while. just couldnt find a video helpfull enough to show me how its done. super easy looking and love the different colour use for stitching the four in ones. 👍👍

  • @chimmpo727
    @chimmpo7279 жыл бұрын

    it's like knitting for men

  • @epicfantasy

    @epicfantasy

    9 жыл бұрын

    chimmpo727 lol. good point.

  • @NylaVox

    @NylaVox

    6 жыл бұрын

    chimmpo727 ✨😂✨

  • @odog900

    @odog900

    6 жыл бұрын

    Or knitting for people who like armor

  • @julianrenardy4398

    @julianrenardy4398

    5 жыл бұрын

    epicfantasy how long it takes to make a complete TORSO chainmail?

  • @libbyzumbrun907

    @libbyzumbrun907

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@odog900 I don't think he's trying to say only men do this. Just like it's not just women who knit, but that the majority are men, like the majority of knitters are women. Just happens to be the demographic

  • @teddypsn
    @teddypsn9 жыл бұрын

    Why am i watching this. I don't even want to make chainmail

  • @iteate

    @iteate

    9 жыл бұрын

    You are a potato

  • @nicholaspaterson3847

    @nicholaspaterson3847

    9 жыл бұрын

    go away and never come back!

  • @stevenvankoutrik5643

    @stevenvankoutrik5643

    9 жыл бұрын

    just take 1 look at yourself and there is your answer

  • @stevenvankoutrik5643

    @stevenvankoutrik5643

    9 жыл бұрын

    yee haw

  • @RobotAlienGaming

    @RobotAlienGaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    trumpet t140v Racist

  • @Claego
    @Claego10 жыл бұрын

    Really really helpful. You broke things down in the exact way I needed and went over things a couple times until I understood. I feel like if I had made this tutorial I'd have done it in much the same way. I'm thinking of making my own chain-mail shirt to go into a long project I'm starting; a legit handcrafted Link costume from Legend of Zelda. Thank you sir, you have earned another subscriber.

  • @Elziler
    @Elziler10 жыл бұрын

    Wow I love watching your videos, They get my creative juices flowing!

  • @Eshiay
    @Eshiay9 жыл бұрын

    Well, now I have a more deep respect for the medieval. Back in the day, chainmail armor must have taken A LONG time to make.

  • @proudtitanicdenier4300

    @proudtitanicdenier4300

    5 жыл бұрын

    Medieval riveted mail is way harder than even this.

  • @toonlathouwers3314

    @toonlathouwers3314

    5 жыл бұрын

    those days, A LOT OF people worked for one rich knight/prince/lord

  • @TheDannymarine90

    @TheDannymarine90

    5 жыл бұрын

    Everything took a long time to make.

  • @jimtownsend7899

    @jimtownsend7899

    5 жыл бұрын

    What else did they have to do? Check email? No. Update Facebook? No. Play GTA? No. Watch porn? No.

  • @airspyware20

    @airspyware20

    2 жыл бұрын

    Back then they had to mine the ore then smelt, form, and finally rivet it together... Wow what a team building exercise!

  • @briancoleman9330
    @briancoleman93309 жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to do these tutorial videos. I've been getting into crafting for a hobby/therapy for myself (blacksmithing, leather working, jewelry making) and you've been a incredible source of information. One question I do have is how do you figure for the size of say a coif or chainmail chest piece?

  • @epicfantasy

    @epicfantasy

    9 жыл бұрын

    brian coleman I try it on as I am making it.

  • @TheDragonsRose

    @TheDragonsRose

    8 жыл бұрын

    +brian coleman A good idea is to also use a mannequin that is your size and shape, sometimes for reference of length if you don't want to constantly put it on your body.

  • @chloetaylor7134
    @chloetaylor71348 жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic, always wanted to make chainmail but couldn't find any tutorials that were easy enough to follow. I love your solution for creating rings, I might have to copy that! Thanks for making these videos :)

  • @yamadog224
    @yamadog2249 жыл бұрын

    Woot! I worked in the garage today slapped a few boards together and created my own table "like yours" to start my crafting!!! Thanks for the help yet again! Also worked on making my own Wax Stamper! Just need to get the claw and paint it and its done! yay!

  • @stopthemadness99
    @stopthemadness9911 жыл бұрын

    HAHA! One of my eye-twitch questions: "Hey, can I borrow your tin snips to cut some wire?"

  • @epicfantasy
    @epicfantasy4 жыл бұрын

    Like this video? Subscribe to my channel and hit the bell button so you can be notified when I post a new video! Thanks!

  • @user-nl5hw8vp8b

    @user-nl5hw8vp8b

    4 жыл бұрын

    So Aluminum is stab proof ?! I hope someone test that

  • @andrewblok2521

    @andrewblok2521

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you have any videos on making full chain mail chest piece ?

  • @gallian9778

    @gallian9778

    4 жыл бұрын

    Aw I love this guy, still replys in 2020.

  • @lillythcott
    @lillythcott7 жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful after sifting through so many chainmail tutorials where people have their hands in the way of whats going on!! Thanks!

  • @robeylemere
    @robeylemere10 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to thank you for starting me into a new hobby. I decided to try blacksmithing and going to try making a chainmail shirt here soon as my wire get's in.

  • @Forcedminer
    @Forcedminer10 жыл бұрын

    ChainMail.... The Manly form of knitting. ^^

  • @kaysidegamer5996

    @kaysidegamer5996

    4 жыл бұрын

    ChainMale

  • @TaunadoGaming
    @TaunadoGaming7 жыл бұрын

    Essentially crochet for men. Great creations, though! Awesome work!

  • @brotherBvideos
    @brotherBvideos2 жыл бұрын

    oh my goodness, this video is 10 yrs old and I'm sooo glad I found it, I just started working on chainmail last week and your video is helping me sooo much, thank you for using the gold when connecting, that was super helpful, i wish this video appeared higher in the results, thank you sir.

  • @nicholaspowroznick4322
    @nicholaspowroznick43224 жыл бұрын

    Love what u do man don’t let anyone get you down

  • @jimwilliams1536
    @jimwilliams153610 жыл бұрын

    an old jewelers wire ring making trick was to make the coil, wrap it in masking tape so you have a taped up tube and then use a thin bladed saw to cut along one side of the coil, unwrap and it falls apart into rings

  • @MrIrishpunk

    @MrIrishpunk

    10 жыл бұрын

    I did that in class! Takes a bit to draw down the wire.

  • @williamwazere

    @williamwazere

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a great tip, want a nice steady set up. Love to make a set of mail but man I need to find ways to cut out the labour a small bit, it gets to a point you'd be better off getting a second job for a few weeks and buying a pro set haha

  • @1coachdaddy

    @1coachdaddy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Use a rod with a channel in it to make the “spring”.....run a dremel cutoff wheel down the channel......instant rings

  • @lngvarck1970
    @lngvarck19709 жыл бұрын

    I am going to make chainmail in my metal class at school.

  • @asabibeckles110
    @asabibeckles1105 жыл бұрын

    I was struggling putting pieces together and you explained/demoed so well. Thank you so much, you've helped with my frustration.

  • @ArgoVII0
    @ArgoVII05 жыл бұрын

    I gotta say, I loved this video. I've always been curious about chain mail and how it's made. Super cool! Thanks!

  • @yoadrian3814
    @yoadrian381410 жыл бұрын

    Now i can't get hurt watching KZread! thanks!

  • @recipeez
    @recipeez9 жыл бұрын

    Reading comments on here.. Why is everyone so concerned how this would hold up to in battle 700 years ago. This is art and props to him making it.

  • @Koggelxander
    @Koggelxander10 жыл бұрын

    I really loved this tutorial!! Thank you very much,it's just what I wanted to see. I'm gonna make myself a nice set of armor and I'll send you a photo when I'm finished!! Oh and thank you for showing every little thing step by step,as other people might just skip through some stuff and assume you know what they're talking about. Great tutorial!

  • @adriankennedy888
    @adriankennedy88810 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for your tutorial! Thank you for showing it from start to finish and showing all of the materials that you used, you made this project so much simpler for me, thank you!

  • @toodle-oopoofpoof9979
    @toodle-oopoofpoof99794 жыл бұрын

    Here I am. A 14 year old, laying in bed at 3 am, taking notes.

  • @calenhendricks1714
    @calenhendricks171411 жыл бұрын

    first thing: i really like how you do the bigging thing were you speak so fast and then "i teach the art of real creation" and second: can you please make some plate armor soon? you said you would in one of your vidios and i am really looking forward to it thanks!

  • @AnnaK101
    @AnnaK101Ай бұрын

    So simple now that you showed us and explained! THANKYOU!!!

  • @SoDreami
    @SoDreami3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video ! So happy I found it. Please make more your a great teacher :)

  • @kuenleydorji1079
    @kuenleydorji10799 жыл бұрын

    It took me 12 hours of intensive concentration and serious labour to make a chainmail of 46x32 cm.......Looks great.........

  • @Gambler_Games
    @Gambler_Games7 жыл бұрын

    This is basically man knitting

  • @epicfantasy

    @epicfantasy

    7 жыл бұрын

    lol, good point!

  • @PirateJohnson

    @PirateJohnson

    7 жыл бұрын

    +epicfantasy Best comment.

  • @WesleyVanderwesthuyzen
    @WesleyVanderwesthuyzen7 жыл бұрын

    Well done ,you made it make so much sense without confusing me ,thanks a load dude

  • @deanmcfarland4796
    @deanmcfarland47966 ай бұрын

    That is sick thank you for the information

  • @yuvaldag1973
    @yuvaldag19739 жыл бұрын

    Can you upload a video of how to Make a chainmail suit? thank you

  • @JeffEvenson
    @JeffEvenson9 жыл бұрын

    Real-and Good chainmail armor has each link brazed or welded shut. A spear or hard yealded knife will just expand these and go right through.

  • @YpsylonFunMagazine

    @YpsylonFunMagazine

    9 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but how many times do you fight someone with a spear or hard yielded knife?

  • @JeffEvenson

    @JeffEvenson

    9 жыл бұрын

    ibe Tillie As often as you would be wearing chainmail to a battle.

  • @recipeez

    @recipeez

    9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the heads up, 700 years ago.

  • @stevenvankoutrik5643

    @stevenvankoutrik5643

    9 жыл бұрын

    recipeez bet ya not that good looking in real life

  • @jimmorgan8688

    @jimmorgan8688

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jeff Evenson 😕

  • @Calledtogaming
    @Calledtogaming10 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. I've been wanting to do this for awhile, just keep putting it off. I think I'll start on pay day, now that I know everything I need to get it done right.

  • @ivoshere7899
    @ivoshere78998 жыл бұрын

    Thanks i watched other videos and yours was by far the most helpful!!

  • @KillaJ4L
    @KillaJ4L9 жыл бұрын

    sir, i was told years ago when i was apprenticing under an individual to learn how to craft chainmail and he said that the size of the rings as well as the metal used determines the strength of the chainmail for instance he said if you use aluminum and you want to actually use the chainmail for swordfighting he suggested going extremely small so that it would be stronger any thoughts

  • @epicfantasy

    @epicfantasy

    9 жыл бұрын

    yes, I agree completely.

  • @KillaJ4L

    @KillaJ4L

    9 жыл бұрын

    epicfantasy i had hoped my question wasnt confusing and thank you i just wanted to test my memory as i said it has been several years since then

  • @MrGamerman001
    @MrGamerman0017 жыл бұрын

    How was chainmail and solid metal armor mass produced back in the day? I mean, clearly armies had to have this stuff.

  • @EthanPDobbins

    @EthanPDobbins

    7 жыл бұрын

    Blacksmiths were good at what they did.

  • @Weirdude777

    @Weirdude777

    7 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't until the late Middle Ages that armies would field battalions of armoured men. By that time, proto-factories were producing armour in a widespread way, and recycling quite a lot of it as well.

  • @blackbaron9544

    @blackbaron9544

    7 жыл бұрын

    The basic foot soldier didn't have chain mail and other high quality armor, they had leather and other more easily produced/cheaper armor. Knights and other high standing figures/soldiers had the good stuff.

  • @proudtitanicdenier4300

    @proudtitanicdenier4300

    5 жыл бұрын

    +Weirddude777 The Romans had legions of soldiers in lorica hamata...

  • @SonsOfSevenless

    @SonsOfSevenless

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@proudtitanicdenier4300 says the production time of a set of lorica hamata was 2 months even with constant production by slave labour

  • @t1mr0dg3r5
    @t1mr0dg3r510 жыл бұрын

    Top geezer! Visited Leeds castle in kent, england over the weekend and they had a chain mail head piece that was £1500. An absolute thing of beauty; such great texture. Nearly bought it but now I have seen how much effort must have gone into making it I'll go get it next weekend!

  • @miwin1000
    @miwin100011 жыл бұрын

    You make it look so simple! The hardest part is cutting the rings. I've been looking for a good vid to show me how to make chainmail and yours is the best...thank you.

  • @ericeinarson6654
    @ericeinarson66549 жыл бұрын

    Question: If chain mail takes so long to make, how is it that companies sell it online for ridiculously cheap prices? I've been looking online and I'm seeing RIVITED mail hauberks, that are like $300-$400 ... how on earth can this stuff be made for that price, when it takes hundreds of hours to make a suit?

  • @ProMainMan

    @ProMainMan

    9 жыл бұрын

    Ever see "How It's Made" when they were making chain, like jewelry chain? Bet it would be simple for those guys to make. Cheap and simple so $300-$400 is probably a pretty good money maker if it's them making it with computerized machinery at the helm. Personally if I myself decided to make this I'd want to make sure I did it either the old old way or use modern stuff to make it look exactly the same. Something about not having any marks or gaps. The chain makers would weld it, idk I'm not pro, just thinking of how I've seen stuff made on tv.

  • @MrKDB001

    @MrKDB001

    9 жыл бұрын

    I'm guessing but I bet somewhere there is an automated chainmail making machine. A "butcher's glove" is a chainmail glove that allows someone to use an electric slicer safely so even today there is a small market for chainmail and (I imagine) a machine that cranks it out by the square yard. Another possibility is third world labor. That's how dollar stores carry hand painted knick knacks so cheap.

  • @ProMainMan

    @ProMainMan

    9 жыл бұрын

    That's a good point. Guess it's really just costume now days. Back in the day it needed to be hard I'm sure. But this video is really cool, glad he put it up

  • @nicholaschristophorou3087

    @nicholaschristophorou3087

    9 жыл бұрын

    maybe its because those are made by slaves...

  • @James08244

    @James08244

    9 жыл бұрын

    Part of it is that there are machines to automate the process. You dont have to pay workers to make the links and then spend the time to fasten them.

  • @VelmiVelkiZrut
    @VelmiVelkiZrut10 жыл бұрын

    4:26 I would personally recommend not using wire cutters but putting the whole spiral on a wooden dowel and sawing it through with a hacksaw. A cutter leaves pinched, triangular ends that are hard to fit together unless you file each ring, a process I consider wasted effort.

  • @punishedmeridia

    @punishedmeridia

    10 жыл бұрын

    But with a hack saw its potentially more dangerous for people who are novice, and not everyone owns a hack saw.

  • @VelmiVelkiZrut

    @VelmiVelkiZrut

    10 жыл бұрын

    You're going to be buying material to make the lathe and rings anyway, and you might as well buy a saw.

  • @GalePhorse

    @GalePhorse

    10 жыл бұрын

    VelmiVelkiZrut not everyone has a safe place to use a saw.

  • @Aamedin100

    @Aamedin100

    10 жыл бұрын

    You can also just dent the metal, then break off the rings (it shouldn't take enough effort to make them fly anywhere). That's the method I use, and it provides a fairly smooth cut, though gauging the pressure required to score the wire without cutting it takes some practice.

  • @bobaom

    @bobaom

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking of an angle grinder with a thin blade.

  • @blergfree3869
    @blergfree38694 жыл бұрын

    I've been watching your videos for years, even before finding other Cosplay channels such as Evil Ted, as I still continue to go to your videos. Your videos are so much better for the more casual creator. More Bob Ross than Man at Arms.

  • @thedullohanvids
    @thedullohanvids11 жыл бұрын

    I really like that you used gold rings for the new work. It makes it much easier to see what your talking about. A new gray ring in a sea of gray rings is hard to see. I have watched a bunch of chain mail guides and your the first to do something like that. Your getting a new sub for that. :)

  • @WolfySnackrib666
    @WolfySnackrib6668 жыл бұрын

    1+ Like for the ladybug.

  • @donmeles7711

    @donmeles7711

    8 жыл бұрын

    +WolfySnackrib666 Ladybugs are so cool! But as a German I don't understand why they are called bugs... aren't they beetles? I'm confused... can you help me out?^^

  • @WolfySnackrib666

    @WolfySnackrib666

    8 жыл бұрын

    Let me check. You're right! They're beetles. At least our Swedish word for them doesn't call them bugs. We call them key maids. Don't ask me why!

  • @ozziemerrett3705

    @ozziemerrett3705

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Don Meles In England they are called ladybirds.

  • @donmeles7711

    @donmeles7711

    8 жыл бұрын

    Ozzie Merrett strange... they aren't birds either, I guess :D

  • @teddyjaxn

    @teddyjaxn

    8 жыл бұрын

    clarification, from an american. we call them ladybugs because, while they are beetles, the term bug refers to insects in general. so all beetles, ants, moths, etc are bugs by American terminology.

  • @sugarwiggin
    @sugarwiggin9 жыл бұрын

    this must've taken ages in midevil times...

  • @ColonelBragg

    @ColonelBragg

    9 жыл бұрын

    well if someone made it often they would likely get pretty fast at it

  • @aaronkeith2644

    @aaronkeith2644

    9 жыл бұрын

    Back then, the blacksmiths had a magical skill with this stuff. And it was their job, besides making swords and PLATE armour. It's like knitting, patterns and stitches, just with metal. Dem blacksmiths were teh old knitters of teh metal.

  • @apricotblossom4589

    @apricotblossom4589

    9 жыл бұрын

    Tyler Williams Medieval...

  • @paulweston4829

    @paulweston4829

    9 жыл бұрын

    Tyler Williams Also how did the black smith make the wire in the first place. My understanding is Wal Marts were few and far between back then. ????

  • @apricotblossom4589

    @apricotblossom4589

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** Wire was made by cutting strips of wire from sheets of metal and then pulling them through perforated holes in beads. The metal would curl around itself, making a sort of tube.

  • @sproutandmerc1941
    @sproutandmerc19419 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for using the different color links that really helped!

  • @GrillChefSteve
    @GrillChefSteve3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for making this video, I have seen chain mail armor in a game called "Minecraft", and I thought that I might start making chain mail in the future, this video was really helpful.

  • @neiljohndecena7636
    @neiljohndecena763610 жыл бұрын

    gonna make this before the zombies arrives

  • @Galejro

    @Galejro

    10 жыл бұрын

    I'd say a composite armor would be better. Chain mail for the chest, but with plate bracers and greaves since limbs are more fragile. But that stuff is heavy so it may work only in a classical 3mp/h speed zombie Apocalypse, if you face a 28 days later scenario you're screwed.

  • @Raptorman0205

    @Raptorman0205

    10 жыл бұрын

    Chainmail was designed to protect against slash damage only. It would be as useless as a $5.00 t-shirt against zombie teeth, which would be a "stabbing" motion.

  • @Raptorman0205

    @Raptorman0205

    10 жыл бұрын

    ***** that depends entirely on what interpretation of a zombie you're going with. many adaptations give them enhanced strength/biting power, and it might not be effective in said case. regardless, chainmail seems like a rather heavy armor to be running around in with a post-apocalyptic situation anyway.

  • @kingdomofthesaintful

    @kingdomofthesaintful

    10 жыл бұрын

    Raptorman0205 Actually chainmail is not so heavy and cumbersome at all. Once you put it on it's quite confortable to wear. It distributes its weight nicely along your body, so it does not feel heavy once it is on you, although carrying it around could be quite a hassle. Chainmail is not only useful against slashing motions as it was very effective against arrows (the "stabbing" motion you talked about). Dr. Williams conducted an experiment upon the usefulness of chainmail once, and in his studies he figured out you would need more than 170 J to penetrate it with a halberd, 140 J with a lance, while a bodkin arrow (which was specifically designed to penetrate that kind of armor) needed 120 J. To compare, the maximum energy a person could deliver in an over-arm stab was 115J and an under-arm stab only 63J. I think chainmail stands a really good chance against a zombie bite or scratch, based on that data.

  • @Raptorman0205

    @Raptorman0205

    10 жыл бұрын

    kingdomofthesaintful well-made point, clearly you've done more research than I. I was merely pulling out information off the top of my head. It still wouldn't be my first choice in a post apocalyptic situation though.

  • @JohnSancti
    @JohnSancti8 жыл бұрын

    Zombies cant bite chainmail :D Im ready!!

  • @khasaltansukh5701

    @khasaltansukh5701

    8 жыл бұрын

    They can easily since these ones are just bent together chains

  • @homerfudd7818

    @homerfudd7818

    8 жыл бұрын

    Are you sure about that? nah!!! That's just silly. Certainly would not block a thrusting attack from sword. You would be surprised how few zombies can bend or unbend a single ring with there jaw let alone an entire sheet of rings. Just because its butted ring chain mail does not mean its absolutely useless. Its not even a cut and dry case as to whether its be useless against some thrusting weapons. It defensively save you from a slash or two. That may be enough.

  • @TheRafasmk

    @TheRafasmk

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Homer Fudd "cant"

  • @homerfudd7818

    @homerfudd7818

    8 жыл бұрын

    Rafael Rosa ?

  • @TheRafasmk

    @TheRafasmk

    8 жыл бұрын

    Homer Fudd he said "can't"

  • @miguelnuno7286
    @miguelnuno728610 жыл бұрын

    You have won me over easily friend, I'll spread the word of your channel.

  • @angelahopson9604
    @angelahopson96048 жыл бұрын

    I make chain maille jewelry. I happened to find your video looking for new ideas for my jewelry. Love the jig idea. I will possibly be doing something like this in the future when I make lots at a time. Right now I have been doing my springs by hand around my metal knitting needles. I love using those because they come in different sizes and they are uniform in shape. Great video. I can use some of your tips in what I do.

  • @marity4567
    @marity45674 жыл бұрын

    Im a 12 yr old making chain mail cause my school says no showing knees or elbows so ill come with a armor to school

  • @thebest.cornbread8795

    @thebest.cornbread8795

    Ай бұрын

    how did that go for you? w pfp

  • @MrGamerman001
    @MrGamerman0017 жыл бұрын

    How to make chainmail?...... Start a group text... *BADUM TSS*

  • @MrPleers
    @MrPleers10 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool. I Always wondered how to make chainmail. Thank your for the video.

  • @genzaisen2277
    @genzaisen227710 жыл бұрын

    i started doing this yesterday with alum cable after seeing this video. made my wife a simple anklet. really liked the video and thanks for the help getting started.

  • @Voider74KS
    @Voider74KS10 жыл бұрын

    This is pretty creative! Good job man!

  • @jcarter3238
    @jcarter32388 жыл бұрын

    This guy is so rad. Seriously, thank you SO much!

  • @demonwulf2345
    @demonwulf234510 жыл бұрын

    Chainmail DONE! Thanks for teaching me something new. Cant wait to build a forge now!

  • @darthvader3155
    @darthvader31554 жыл бұрын

    this is a good informational video because I got my chain mail shirt in for Christmas and so I figured I should learn how to do this incase I need to repair it

  • @narwolez5863
    @narwolez58636 жыл бұрын

    really loved how you used the aluminum to show where the ring goes, very helpful, earned a sub :)

  • @millthor
    @millthor11 жыл бұрын

    AWESOME!!! Yeah, man I just found gold and it's your channel here! It's impressive how we can still find some really cool stuff out here in the internet! Congratulations, it's a real cool video!

  • @MikeSmith-lc2np
    @MikeSmith-lc2np5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome you made it look easy. I have always wanted to learn how but never had time. Thank you brother.

  • @jacobhaggis
    @jacobhaggis11 жыл бұрын

    This is a really good tutorial, thank you! I particularly liked the rig for winding the wire round.

  • @RobinAnnLee
    @RobinAnnLee7 жыл бұрын

    I just came across this for a cosplay project. You do such a wonderful job on all your videos! You're simply wonderful :)

  • @giorgieglass8287
    @giorgieglass82876 жыл бұрын

    Thnx for the 101 on chainmail! I am making a copper chainmail curtain to cover the new bathroom sink that is held by 2 vintage brackets. You won't see this for sell at your local boring, cookie cutter, "this is our choice for you...", home centers. I am glad there still exists people who envision outside the box. Thnx!

  • @philippedubois754
    @philippedubois7548 жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup ! Thanks so much for all what you explain. It's very interesting... really. Last year I did a chainmail (4 rings in 1) to put on a viking helmet of the 12th century I did for a friend. It was very amazing. Now, I just want to make a chainmail coif and it's the reason why I have a look on your tutorials. Again : thanks so much !

  • @rondareid2000
    @rondareid200010 жыл бұрын

    Love it! I never knew it was so simple, just time consuming. Cant wait to make and sell some at the local flea market

  • @8aelke
    @8aelke10 жыл бұрын

    Loved it!! Loved it!! Thank you so much for this great tutorial!! You have a fan number 1 in me. Cheers from Mexico!!

  • @MaryVishnevskaya
    @MaryVishnevskaya11 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I adore all your videos! they're amazing and you explain it so carefully! Subscribed!

  • @acha8583
    @acha85839 жыл бұрын

    great stuff!!! simple yet to the point video. awesome! 👍👍

  • @asailijhijr
    @asailijhijr6 жыл бұрын

    This is great! You really simplified the pattern to make it easy to build.

  • @SuperHorselover91
    @SuperHorselover9110 жыл бұрын

    while i didn;t learn chain mail from you originally, i enjoyed watching your tutorial, and plan on watching how to make the Coif. And as soon as i can find out where to send the photo, i will give you a pic of the bracelet i made, along with the details on it.

  • @LaedusMcGonagall
    @LaedusMcGonagall10 жыл бұрын

    This is an awesome tutorial. I can't wait to get started.

  • @TheMovieUniverse
    @TheMovieUniverse9 жыл бұрын

    You are a genius in how you did this and this video has helped me a lot. I have an old set of chain mail that I bought years ago. The problem is its expensive. Thanks to your video I can let it out and make it longer so I can wear it again during the renaissance fairs. Thank You very much!

  • @nicoxstyle
    @nicoxstyle10 жыл бұрын

    Duuuuude this is awesome, a cool hobby project for the summer :D

  • @stevenbertsche8812
    @stevenbertsche881210 жыл бұрын

    All your videos are so cool. I really hope you're making some money for all the hard work you're putting in.

  • @markslack1230
    @markslack123011 жыл бұрын

    This video is awesome, Ive started to make some chain-mail and it is very cool. I'm trying to make a vest as of right now.

  • @imaginepeace46
    @imaginepeace468 жыл бұрын

    Awesome work here!! I Love this stuff! Thank You So00 much for sharing !

  • @IgorVonE
    @IgorVonE11 жыл бұрын

    Very nice!!! Video poped up, when i was watching a gauntlet tutorial.. Subbed

  • @dirtydoody
    @dirtydoody10 жыл бұрын

    Awesome work!

  • @TheLaensman
    @TheLaensman7 жыл бұрын

    Very clear and informative video, great job.

  • @Brijtyphoon
    @Brijtyphoon10 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing! Definetly gonna try it out thanks to you! Thanks man! You're very talented

  • @voncast
    @voncast10 жыл бұрын

    Nice vid, too much easier once you see the whole process, thanks for sharing.

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