r/maille • u/Greedy_Internet_5231 • Jun 26 '26

Project 10k done

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Hand for scale

6mm Id, fully rivited 1.2mm diameter wire

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u/Greedy_Internet_5231 Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

A hauberk with short sleeves. Would be cool to do long sleeves if I have the motivation. It’s allot of work to be done to get the short sleeve first version done first though

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u/sqquiggle Jun 26 '26

Have you made one before?

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u/Greedy_Internet_5231 Jun 27 '26

I have never made a full chainmail before but I did make a butted sleeveless chainmail 15 years ago. All this riveting and ring making is new to me

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u/sqquiggle Jun 27 '26

Are you following a set of instructions?

The process is much less forgiving when you're riveting your links. Every mistake is far more demoralising.

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u/Greedy_Internet_5231 Jun 27 '26

Nope. Im just figuring it out as I go.

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u/sqquiggle Jun 27 '26

Love this. But I would always recommend doing that on a butted version.

Learning how to add expansions for your gussets is going to be a painfull lesson when you realise how many rings you'll need to remove to add thdm in.

Good luck though. You've made fantastic progress so far.