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Whilst surfing the internet, I once found an internet page that described how to make juggling 'balls' out of chainmail. Intrigued, I did a little more research, then decided to try and make some of my own. Below are a few photos of the original juggling 'balls' as well as a few projects I tried subsequently. All are made from coils of "1.6mm Galvanised Tying Wire" - that's the stuff sold in garden centres for keeping tree branches in the right place.
'Doughnut' style juggling |
Simple neck chain, complete with metal convention pass. |
My biggest project - a long-sleeved hauberk. Never again! |
Coif. Interesting to make, due to it's 'concentric circles' design. |
Before you ask, yes, the hauberk did take a long time to make and, yes, it's heavy. I once wore it, along with the coif and other medieval clobber, in a carnival parade whilst riding by tall unicycle. In retrospect, this wasn't one of my better ideas...
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A spiral neck chain and various braclets. If nothing else, these demonstrate some of the chain styles possible. |
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