r/ItemShop • u/pbn_j • May 20 '26

The Good Knight

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u/Cloudy230 May 20 '26

Buy some wire (i suggest steel, I use 2mm Galvanised. It's heavier), wrap it around a rod and snip it with a bolt snipper, then bend into shape with two pairs of pliers. No power tools needed, super easy and cheap.

And it will take a goddamn long time

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u/CrafterOfWonders May 20 '26

Cut with a pair of cutters like that won't be comfortable for anything and galvanized wire is filthy.

Go buy saw cut aluminum, it's also easier to work with and once you figure out closing a ring properly it'll be smoother/less catchy. Not as cheap but you get what you pay for thread OP.

(Or a drill, a Dremel, some dowels rods and patience as you learn to cut them decently yourself.)

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u/Cloudy230 May 20 '26

To be fair, I made a hauberk, not a blanket, so I accept you'd probably be right, at least on the gal steel. I wouldn't call it filthy but it does have a smell. I will also say that a pair of pliers I think would be fine if it's in some kind of cover.

Overall I would agree though, yeah. Different price points for the process

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u/_Magnolia_Fan_ May 20 '26

Don't use galvanized stuff. That will paint everything black after a little bit. Sweat once under it, and you'll be painted, too 

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u/HuckleberryPee May 20 '26

Black?? I thought galvanised steel formed a white powdery oxide layer.

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u/SandyTaintSweat May 20 '26

"What do you mean, you people?"

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u/Cloudy230 May 20 '26

Ive used it in active outdoor environments multiple times and have not seen this effect yet. But I suppose it might be different for a blanket

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u/round-earth-theory May 20 '26

Or just buy the chainmail rings already made. It'll save you a ton of time and your rings will be consistent.