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Made some voiders
« on: 2014-05-21, 03:26:50 »
My kit needed some maile, but as I can't afford rivetted at the moment (and won't waste funds on butted) I made my own.  Rings are butted 16 gauge fencing wire ($6 at Home Depot) that I coiled on a mandrel. Inner diameter is 9mm. Construction is butted. Didn't want to go to the trouble of going a full shirt (this will hopefully be a short-term placeholder) so I settled on voiders. Still need to whip stitch them to my gambeson. Took me a week's worth of evenings to put together while watching TV. Here's a quick pic.
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #1 on: 2014-05-21, 03:44:44 »
Very well done!  8)
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #2 on: 2014-05-21, 11:37:08 »
Really nice job!  That's patience right there.  Something I'm often short on :)
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #3 on: 2014-05-21, 13:43:22 »
Awesome! Gets me thinking of how much weight you don't have to carry around with those beauties! :)
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #4 on: 2014-05-21, 14:41:51 »
Excellent! When you whip stitch it down, let me know if you can raise your arms. I couldn't get my arms above shoulder level and got really frustrated. :(
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #5 on: 2014-05-21, 14:53:08 »

Awesome!

Yeah, making your own mail is definitely an exercise in patience. Having made a hauberk/haubergeon, I know how that goes. :)
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #6 on: 2014-05-21, 15:40:37 »
Quote from: Sir James A on 2014-05-21, 14:41:51
Excellent! When you whip stitch it down, let me know if you can raise your arms. I couldn't get my arms above shoulder level and got really frustrated. :(

I hadn't thought if that!  I plan on running a lace through the rings and actually stitching that down so as to distribute the pull on the rings. Maybe I'll leave a little slack in the stitches so the lace can slide a bit  ???
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #7 on: 2014-05-21, 15:42:58 »
Quote from: Sir Patrick on 2014-05-21, 15:40:37
Quote from: Sir James A on 2014-05-21, 14:41:51
Excellent! When you whip stitch it down, let me know if you can raise your arms. I couldn't get my arms above shoulder level and got really frustrated. :(

I hadn't thought if that!  I plan on running a lace through the rings and actually stitching that down so as to distribute the pull on the rings. Maybe I'll leave a little slack in the stitches so the lace can slide a bit  ???
Raise your arms prior to sewing anything and note what pulls where.  Mark where the rings are moving in the up position and sew the rings to the coat as close to the arms raised position as you can.  Then when you raise your arms post-sewing they should be at their naturally sewn position, and when you put your arms down the slack should loosen anyway.

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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #8 on: 2014-05-21, 15:45:15 »
Thank you for the tip, Sir Ian!  I shall enlist the lady wife's help.
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #9 on: 2014-05-21, 16:54:53 »
Nice job.
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #10 on: 2014-05-21, 17:50:16 »
Quote from: Ian on 2014-05-21, 15:42:58
Quote from: Sir Patrick on 2014-05-21, 15:40:37
Quote from: Sir James A on 2014-05-21, 14:41:51
Excellent! When you whip stitch it down, let me know if you can raise your arms. I couldn't get my arms above shoulder level and got really frustrated. :(

I hadn't thought if that!  I plan on running a lace through the rings and actually stitching that down so as to distribute the pull on the rings. Maybe I'll leave a little slack in the stitches so the lace can slide a bit  ???
Raise your arms prior to sewing anything and note what pulls where.  Mark where the rings are moving in the up position and sew the rings to the coat as close to the arms raised position as you can.  Then when you raise your arms post-sewing they should be at their naturally sewn position, and when you put your arms down the slack should loosen anyway.



Where were you when I was sewing my voiders on?? :)
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #11 on: 2014-05-21, 19:11:52 »
Nice.
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #12 on: 2014-05-22, 01:58:03 »
Looks good.
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #13 on: 2014-05-22, 17:35:41 »
wow great.
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Re: Made some voiders
« Reply #14 on: 2014-05-22, 18:28:05 »
Quote from: Ian on 2014-05-21, 11:37:08
Really nice job!  That's patience right there.  Something I'm often short on :)

Hear, hear!  Or here, here...whichever, I agree.

Nicely done on the voiders, Sir Patrick...you're gonna like the way you look!
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