Thread: Chainmail

I believe any dense, quilted fabric or leather worn under the mail disperses the force of the impact. My son and I tested it on me lol. He said it felt like hitting a matress. I can tell you, some padding is a must. And this stuff will pull your hair out. Probabably why the Norman knights shaved their heads lol. And it is heavy. I coiled and cut each link. I made and used wedge rivits and peened each link. I used a 2 lb pound hammer to flatten each link after anealing the iron with a blowtorch. I had a little system going for sure. A 3 inch square segment takes 49 rings. A completed 3 square inch segment takes 2 hours. I've timed it. Several different ways. Some very interesting armor was made by the Japanese if anyone cares to read about it. They made solid, flexible steel plates overlapped and laced together. I highly recommend looking that up.