Thread: so I've recently taken up chain maille

and I've decided to take some pictures of the bracelets and necklaces I've made, I've done more so at request I'll take pictures of them. All the rings are hand made and are made out of galvanized steel.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6762869...7628326853505/

the necklace that's in the group of photos is probably the most spectacular necklace I've made yet in terms of variety of weave's and units, might enter it into a competition.

pretty cool, how long did the necklace take, im sure it took a while.

from 12 to 8, started and finished it today.

that must be something that you really have to enjoy to be able to finish

it's kind of a love hate relationship, when things get rolling like what happened today with the necklace I love it... when things are slow... like making the rings.... especially with mandrills made out of bic pen tubes because I'm broke as all.... moving on... when it gets to that point, I'm not too huge on it but I continue because it not only makes me decent money but I can say that I made it.

I've also made juggling balls and a dice bag.

That's sick

Thanks for the kind words.

Update, I just got myself some 20 gauge wire and am making a bracelet out of it, half purple half blue, pics up as soon as I'm done with it.this one's really pretty.

Nice work sir! A friend of mine does some chain mail, and I think he said he uses aluminum for lighter-weight applications.

Make a chainmail shirt

Originally Posted by Wiggum

Make a chainmail shirt

I was thinking that too. That would be cool.

/me has flashbacks to the renaissance festival and chain mail bikinis...

Originally Posted by Jeo

chain mail bikinis...

I don't know whether to be appalled or impressed...

Either be impressed or at least act impressed.

Originally Posted by Jeo

Nice work sir! A friend of mine does some chain mail, and I think he said he uses aluminum for lighter-weight applications.

steel is cheaper and easier to work with in my opninion, used aluminum, scratches too easily and I've accidentally squashed some rings so... I'm kinda avoiding aluminum at all costs

Originally Posted by Wiggum

Make a chainmail shirt

how's about a vest? with a bowtie? and a flower? using poptabs? I'm working on it, one of my teachers wanted me to enter it in a competition but at the rate it's going I'll be entering a sheet of poptabs... I can see the judges now "hmmm... those are nice pop tabs...... NEXT!"

Originally Posted by Jeo

/me has flashbacks to the renaissance festival and chain mail bikinis...

same teacher who wanted me to enter the vest said that he knew a guy who was commissioned to make underwear, bras, and such.... and then while I was making my dice bag in my 5th hour some girl came up to me and asked me to make her a bra... I gave her my price and she backed off... I was relieved... that would've been alot of work...

AND: pics of micromaille bracelet up soon, I love this thing.

EDIT!: project is a set of chain maille bracers with some designs embedded in it... maybe...

EDIT2: The right bracer is done... er wearable... I'll have a pic of it up soon... gota repair the micromaille... pics of that too, just got a better lamp in my room for better lighting too so better pictures aswell!

as for the bracer I'm putting two ridges on it and doubling some rings on the hand part to give it a nice look.

well here are my most recent projects. some for me some were commissioned

NOTE: this is just a sample of the pics I've uploaded all of them can be found here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6762869...7628326853505/

WARNING LOT'S-O-PICS

average sized chessex dice and nickel there for size comparison


awwww it's a maille man! I wonder if he'll deliver my yoyos sometime in the future.


hmmm a bracer, that's boring


THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! ridges are shoelaces.


small dice bag, hold's about 20, sold this for 45 bucks


size comparison with speckled dice from the pound-o-dice

those are beast man, those bracers are so dang awesome!

Just a slight update

different shots of a choker I made for a special someone.






a micromaille ring and the start for the stand for my Contact juggling ball. (colored = ring gold/silver thing = stand)


the ring on my finger.


close up of the ring with a single micromaille ring next to a penny for scale (also the tip of my pliers)


start of my 2nd bracer (yes it's different I know)



close up of the weave with ring and penny for scale.


and just another bracelet (the main one I wear now a days)


So I'm thinking of selling a few of these things on here, what do ya say? necklaces, bracelets, I'll do it all (no rings, I can't do sizing yet...)

also my portfolio (again... I should just put this in my sig....)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6762869...7628326853505/

p.s.
my main necklace with my lucky D20 inside.


now inside the spring

You should sell them here. http://www.etsy.com/

don't you need to buy an account and pay membership though?

I don't think so. Just like ebay there is a listing fee, and a % of the sale go's too etsy. I think it is 20 cents an item listed, and 3.5% of each sale. I do think you need too be 18 or operate with your parents consent though.