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Tailoring my maille.
Ian:
I'm glad you finally decided to take the plunge. It's a pain in the butt, but the results will be well worth the time and trouble.
Sir Ulrich:
I did end up puncturing myself in the thumb with a piece of stainless steel wire while my hands were filthy from the maille, may have to get a tetanus shot now I'm not sure if my maille had light rust on it from me cleaning it. All I know is I checked the sleeve again, I did taper it enough in the midsection but the lower arm is actually BIGGER than the mid arm, all thanks to my ties coming loose from when I was cutting it, now I have to measure the amount of rings and cut a bit of excess off and finish that sleeve later today.
Sir Edward:
It's better to remove too little and cut again, than to take out too much and have to add material. Much better in the long-run, for sure.
What are you cutting with? I know you said snips... you mean the scissors-like snips? Yeah, that's probably a real pain.
I use mini bolt cutters like this one: http://amzn.com/B000NQ4OYO
It gives you pretty good leverage, and snaps right through.
Sir Brian:
--- Quote from: Sir Ulrich on 2013-07-18, 11:26:04 ---I did end up puncturing myself in the thumb with a piece of stainless steel wire while my hands were filthy from the maille, may have to get a tetanus shot now I'm not sure if my maille had light rust on it from me cleaning it.
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When you have an addiction to play with metal objects like pretty much all of us here, it is a good general rule to keep current with your Tetanus shots! ;)
Sir James A:
--- Quote from: Sir Ulrich on 2013-07-18, 11:26:04 ---I did end up puncturing myself in the thumb with a piece of stainless steel wire while my hands were filthy from the maille, may have to get a tetanus shot now I'm not sure if my maille had light rust on it from me cleaning it. All I know is I checked the sleeve again, I did taper it enough in the midsection but the lower arm is actually BIGGER than the mid arm, all thanks to my ties coming loose from when I was cutting it, now I have to measure the amount of rings and cut a bit of excess off and finish that sleeve later today.
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As Sir Edward said, and I said on FB, better too little removed, than too much. In regards to sizing, the middle of the sleeve should never be thinner than the forearms; if your elbow is smaller you don't want it tapered in there, or you won't be able to get your forearm through it. Make sure it's a linear decrease in diameter.
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