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Chainmail on a peasant's budget
« on: 2011-08-28, 22:11:20 »
I hope this is the correct thread for this, as it has step by step instructions.

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Lazy-Mans-Chainmail-Shirt/

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Re: Chainmail on a peasant's budget
« Reply #1 on: 2011-08-29, 13:24:20 »
They fooled me with the plastic mail before...that is pretty good looking from 5-10 feet away, but it makes no noise so you know it isn't steel.  This looks like it'd make a real nice sweater....but you're not fooling anyone.  :)

He says it would look better if you wore it under some cardboard armor.  lol
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Re: Chainmail on a peasant's budget
« Reply #2 on: 2011-08-29, 16:52:02 »
I hope this is the correct thread for this,

I think links to how-to pages will be fine here. The goal is to have threads for specific how-to instructional projects.
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