if money is tight might want to buy links and start yourself. its a nice enough hobby like knitting but more manely :) with the pliers and all. don’t need to buy enough links to do the coif or a shirt. can just get enough to start working on a patch and learn the various versions of interlinking so you can decide what direction to go. can use cheaper metals first to and once you are sure what you want move to something better.
Thanks for the suggestion. It would be fun to experiment with some day though I have already thought of that and did lots of research how to make my own mail shirt and coif. However, a mail shirt and coif is not that expensive. I can afford it soon. There were just a few other things I need to get sorted out first. But I will probably get it in a few weeks. Plus, I am worried that I will waist wire if I try to make it myself since I will mess it up and get it wrong the first few times. I already did that with the rest of my armour, lol. Though it was fun and interesting to learn how to make armour even if it was not real.
yeah its definately a spread out the cost over time and takes much more time. not really sure it saves much. if you will be able to do it soon completely understandable. really the only reason to do the links yourself is for the hobby aspect.
I know this comment is old now but I actually did end up getting real chainmail! Just posted some pics. It was quite heavy but not as heavy as I thought and I am getting used to it. I could easily move around and stuff. A lot easier then making it myself.
Thanks! I am using it for reenactment in different castles. Sadly in the UK ren fairs are not a thing though we do have medieval fairs that are similar but they are not as frequent. Though I am hopefully going to a tournament and participate in one in August but just as meet and greet.
Sadly, many of our castles and such places are run by volunteers and the organisations who run them are not very good as they used to be. I wish we had more. We do have medieval events at certain castles but they are always quite far away and hard to get to. So maybe people do go just not around me. Though looking forward to going in August. It will be fun.
if money is tight might want to buy links and start yourself. its a nice enough hobby like knitting but more manely :) with the pliers and all. don’t need to buy enough links to do the coif or a shirt. can just get enough to start working on a patch and learn the various versions of interlinking so you can decide what direction to go. can use cheaper metals first to and once you are sure what you want move to something better.
Thanks for the suggestion. It would be fun to experiment with some day though I have already thought of that and did lots of research how to make my own mail shirt and coif. However, a mail shirt and coif is not that expensive. I can afford it soon. There were just a few other things I need to get sorted out first. But I will probably get it in a few weeks. Plus, I am worried that I will waist wire if I try to make it myself since I will mess it up and get it wrong the first few times. I already did that with the rest of my armour, lol. Though it was fun and interesting to learn how to make armour even if it was not real.
yeah its definately a spread out the cost over time and takes much more time. not really sure it saves much. if you will be able to do it soon completely understandable. really the only reason to do the links yourself is for the hobby aspect.
I know this comment is old now but I actually did end up getting real chainmail! Just posted some pics. It was quite heavy but not as heavy as I thought and I am getting used to it. I could easily move around and stuff. A lot easier then making it myself.
kudos. Im such a hanger on with fen stuff but I admire those who go all out.
Thanks! I am using it for reenactment in different castles. Sadly in the UK ren fairs are not a thing though we do have medieval fairs that are similar but they are not as frequent. Though I am hopefully going to a tournament and participate in one in August but just as meet and greet.
thats kinda funny. I would think you guys would have like the most.
Sadly, many of our castles and such places are run by volunteers and the organisations who run them are not very good as they used to be. I wish we had more. We do have medieval events at certain castles but they are always quite far away and hard to get to. So maybe people do go just not around me. Though looking forward to going in August. It will be fun.