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Mike W.:
I've got a coif that is in desperate need of a ventail. I was wondering if anyone knew of any particular patterns or methods of constructing one. All my internet searches seem to pull up aventials for bascinet helms instead.

Sir Nate:
Although I purchased mine, I'll show you pics, maybe that can help.

Sir Nate:
It's triangular with leather inside, and you can see the leather triangle is wider than the the maille. As far as connecting to the coif itself, the maille follows the pattern of the coif.
The leather also folds about a half inch over the maille.

Sir William:
I think what Nate has is as close as you're going to get if you're on a budget; its actually better looking up close.  If you're into living history (or aspire to that lofty goal) then you'll probably need to start talking to someone who can tailor and manipulate maille as that's something that isn't mass produced so far as I know, it'll have to be built onto an existing coif, or better yet, a new coif would have to be built.

Sir Nate:
My coif was only 40 bucks.
Even though it's butted it really well made, all the rings are fully enclosed.

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