Disraeli Calderwood Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I make maille (armor and jewelry). Some folks expressed either interest in general or surprise at the pricing in TS3, so I thought I'd share a cool resource on maille and one vendor's pricing and time to delivery:/>http://www.chainmailguy.com/pricing.htmFor me, I'm in the process of a 5/16" 18 gauge titanium shirt in 6-1 european weave, which is denser (and smoother) than the normal 4-1 euro weave. It'll also be much lighter than steel. For a full shirt of stainless steel, you're looking at about 20-30 pounds. With this, I'm estimating 5-8 pounds. Still not great for wearing all day, but big difference! I will be wearing mine at the Maryland Renfest. :)Dragonscale: Mostly a jewelry weave, but it resembles scales. Pretty awesome. For armor, it's a problem because in addition to bad stretching charactistics, the smaller interior rings supply the strength. Questionable weave for armor-class maille, but neat for trim or casual.Some of the shirt I'm doing now, with a roll of the back piece and some of the collar:And a sample of the "usual" armor weave in stainless steel (I think that's 16 gauge 3/8" rings, though it may be 14g) against the 6-1 titanium. The 4-1 is the large patch, and the titanium is around it. 6-1 is really my fav, it's smoother and makes neat patterns as it moves. It does take slightly more rings and time to make though.And lastly, I'm mixing in some anodized titanium for the shoulder pieces of my shirt, in a 4-1 variation, and adding the blue for trim on the bottom hem and sleeves. Should be interesting. Here's a shot of one of the shoulder pieces in this weave and color:Disraeli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Reisman Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 That is a Ffffing bad-ass skill/hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aryte Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Disraeli is someone I'd like to make sure was in my group during the zombie apocalypse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bleac Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I'll be sure to come to you first whenever the next zombie outbreak rolls along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disraeli Calderwood Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Worked on the shoulders. I've ditched the two-tone idea; it looked too much like a little league baseball jersey or something. :P So it's to be all one color and weave, with only blue trim. Titanium is classy enough.The two pieces for the front and back of the shoulder section:A closeup of one of the seams. This involves joining rings on both sides for a solid link. Thought I was going to put my eye out:Now it's just weaving the strips that join these two over the tops of the shoulders and getting the fit right, so my head goes through the squared neck. Still a ways to go for a full shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentSnow Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Very cool, have you done a full set suit, medieval style? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disraeli Calderwood Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 (edited) This is my first shirt, so we'll see. :) If I have hands that function after this... I'd like to try making an inlaid Ordo banner in steel sometime. Edited April 29, 2012 by Disraeli Calderwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentSnow Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 that would be awsome :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Furlough Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I knew a friend who did this in his spare time. Looks beautiful. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aryte Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I NEED A SET. GOING TO BATTLE IN JUNE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookamiwulf Lemton Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Ffff, Now I wwant one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disraeli Calderwood Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 I NEED A SET. GOING TO BATTLE IN JUNE.With zombies? :-o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disraeli Calderwood Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) More progress. I assembled the shoulder pieces and tried it on. Fantastic fitting, I think. The denser weave flows well, like fabric, and the titanium takes on body heat fast. This whole piece weighs in at only 1lb 12oz. Also: wore out the spring on one set of pliers, so now they don't open by themselves. I expect the other to go soon too, will need to buy more. Edited May 5, 2012 by Disraeli Calderwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disraeli Calderwood Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Comment from friend: You do know that if you die and that gets stolen, it won't respawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
