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ChaosMarine · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:47 pm

As the title suggests, this is quite different.
I decided to make a chainmail shirt... out of can tabs.

I figured since the guys here are interested in add stuff, I'd show you all what I thought to do in boredom.

And, well, being homeschooled gives me a lot of extra time... >.>
(Since it's far from completed, I thought it wasn't worthy of the Showcase section)

And in case anyone is interested further, this is what I'm following from:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Genuine ... -pop-tabs/

Baryonyx · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:10 pm

Wooot!

I always wanted to build a chainmail too, but I don't drink enough can drinks to use those tabs lol...

Looking kickass already though! :handgestures-thumbupright:

SX · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:22 pm

Chainmail made of soda can tabs?

Win.

ChaosMarine · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:52 pm

Baryonyx wrote:

Wooot!

I always wanted to build a chainmail too, but I don't drink enough can drinks to use those tabs lol...

Looking kickass already though! :handgestures-thumbupright:

Actually, neither do I, my grandparents and my mom's coworkers are giving me the tabs.
Thanks!

SX wrote:

Chainmail made of soda can tabs?

Win.

IKR? lol

Reivaj · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:03 pm

A lot of drinks, and a long time to collect tabs!

Cool and awesome mate!

Captain Xavious · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:14 pm

Instructables for the win!

Looking good man. Chainmail is tedious as hell to make, but damn if its not kick ass!

Making it for a Ren faire costume or just for the heck of it?

ChaosMarine · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:48 pm

Just for fun.
But if I do get the chance, I would totally make costume with it for a Ren faire.

Black Eagle · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:29 am

Haha, nice!.

I'd like to see the two of you at a Ren faire, one wearing a chainmail made out of can tabs, the other equipped with home made swords and armor emblazoned with fanged rabbit heads...

ChaosMarine · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:38 am

Black Eagle wrote:

Haha, nice!.

I'd like to see the two of you at a Ren faire, one wearing a chainmail made out of can tabs, the other equipped with home made swords and armor emblazoned with fanged rabbit heads...

I had never laughed so hard right when I woke up.

An actual update: now that I have figured out the fastest way to get it done, it's going about ten times as fast.
I'm running out of tabs for now... >.>

Captain Xavious · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:48 am

Nice!

BTW I think maybe BE refers to this:

Blade sword · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:57 am

I hope you will show the final result

it might take a lot of time to achieve this

ChaosMarine · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:31 am

I most definitely will.

Actually, it takes less time than I had first thought. But it's still time-consuming.

@Xav: Win(and nice). lol

Black Eagle · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:44 am

@Xav, that's the one, the crazy fanged and clawed rabbit of evil DEATH!!! >:D

Quite a nice design by the way, I like the mace too... :handgestures-thumbupright:

Returning to the chainmail, I'd sure like to see it completed, it would actually work quite well for armor...

ChaosMarine · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:19 pm

I'm not too sure what it'd be able to defend against, nowadays.... >.>

This is a seemingly small update, but an update nonetheless.

It's the backside of it.
They can be clipped(weaved on the page I started from) together faster from this side.

Edit: like this, it's about 23 inches long, and almost 8 inches tall.

Blade sword · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:23 pm

lol you can make a nice metal skirt

Baryonyx · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2012 1:46 pm

Impressive! :clap:

About what it would defend against: Well, it won't protect against arrows or their modern counterparts: bullets.

But I'm sure that if you wear it underneath your normal clothing, it could very well protect from knife attacks. :think:

And it could also lessen the effects of blunt weaponry a bit, such as hammers or clubs or fists... ::)

TheOrlyFactor · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 8:09 am

Now that's what I call recycling. =D

raziel · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 1:15 am

ChaosMarine wrote:

I'm not too sure what it'd be able to defend against, nowadays.... >.>

Haters?

Mal

P.S good work so far, don't overdose on alcohol / caffeine

ChaosMarine · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 5:03 am

Baryonyx wrote:

Impressive! :clap:

About what it would defend against: Well, it won't protect against arrows or their modern counterparts: bullets.

But I'm sure that if you wear it underneath your normal clothing, it could very well protect from knife attacks. :think:

And it could also lessen the effects of blunt weaponry a bit, such as hammers or clubs or fists... ::)

Yea.. Just a little while after I posted that, I actually thought of something similar.

TheOrlyFactor wrote:

Now that's what I call recycling. =D

IKR?

raziel wrote:

Haters?

Mal

P.S good work so far, don't overdose on alcohol / caffeine

After seeing it, I don't think haters could even come up with any halfway decent arguments.
I'm only 16, so I don't drink alcohol... However, I do try to avoid overdosing on anything.... >.>

Baryonyx · **Posted:** Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:11 pm

*knock knock*

Yes sorry, necromancing... :shifty:

But I'd like to know if there is an update? Has the shirt grown?

raziel · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 1:01 pm

I will admit, I am curious too...

Mal

P.S I am also tempted by making something like armour too... thinking a leather gauntlet or something...

Braethias · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 4:34 pm

I found a place online that allows full sets of actual armor to be ordered and made.

I want to make a doctor doom custume for halloween. >.>

Captain Xavious · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 7:10 pm

I made me some spiked metal and leather hand guards last fall, and a sword like, yesterday. Its a lot of fun once you get the stuff you need to make it, and of course, your first successful project done.

INSPIRATIONAL PICS

DarkSoul-Sama · **Posted:** Thu May 02, 2013 1:17 am

ooh, an "Aximitar"! :handgestures-thumbupright:

Braethias · **Posted:** Thu May 02, 2013 2:57 pm

I'm gonna go with fire axe handle and car fender piece for 200?

Captain Xavious · **Posted:** Thu May 02, 2013 3:02 pm

Fireaxe handle: Yes.

Fender: No. This is cut from a 1/4 inch thick carbon steel plate. Fully ready for war.

Baryonyx · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 5:39 am

Nice hand armour. Somehow reminds me of a MMORPG... :think:

And cool sword too. Looks like I imagine an arabian cutlass... Yarr!

Braethias · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 3:03 pm

where did you get a steel plate?

Also I bet it weighs a freaking ton.

Baryonyx wrote:

arabian cutlass

Actually is closer to a scimitar than a cutlass. At first i thought falchion, but... not shaped right for that.

http://www.trueswords.com/images/prod/c ... rd_540.jpg

Captain Xavious · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 4:28 pm

It was designed as an arabian scimitar of sorts, and yes, its heavy.

I have no idea where the steel plate came from, it was laying around collecting rust at my house for years.

Braethias · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 11:04 pm

did you have to shape it at all? I see some dings in it.

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