01-17-2015, 02:47 PM
Before you make much more progress on this I wanted to add one thing from my observation. Making a mail shirt is a large task and it looks like your wire is a very light gauge, fairly large aspect ratio and butted. It could just be the photos but If I were in your shoes I would probably invest in making it with riveted/solid ring construction. From the looks of your photo, you will have quite a bit of problems once it's finished loosing rings and getting "moth holes".
As someone who has made a butted mail shirt in the past, I can tell you it's not a small project(although one with a great sense of pride when finished). Riveted mail can be bough online for much cheaper then you can make yourself. It holds up well and looks reasonably well although not perfect. If you want something much closer you have to make it yourself and making riveted mail does not take much longer than butted.
What ever you do. Good luck. A finished mail project is a great accomplishment.
As someone who has made a butted mail shirt in the past, I can tell you it's not a small project(although one with a great sense of pride when finished). Riveted mail can be bough online for much cheaper then you can make yourself. It holds up well and looks reasonably well although not perfect. If you want something much closer you have to make it yourself and making riveted mail does not take much longer than butted.
What ever you do. Good luck. A finished mail project is a great accomplishment.
