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    Chainmail Made Easy: Learn to Chainmail in 24 Hours or Less!: Chainmail Made Easy
    Chainmail Made Easy: Learn to Chainmail in 24 Hours or Less!: Chainmail Made Easy
    Chainmail Made Easy: Learn to Chainmail in 24 Hours or Less!: Chainmail Made Easy
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    Chainmail Made Easy: Learn to Chainmail in 24 Hours or Less!: Chainmail Made Easy

    By Jeff Baker

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    Have you always wanted to learn to chainmail but thought it would take too long?

    This is an introductory book in the Chaimail Made Easy series detailing how to get started chainmailling in 24 hours or less with absolutely no experience. Chain mail, also known as chainmail, maille, or chainmaille is a great hobby for any age that doesn't involve just making armor.

    You can make almost anything from chainmail. Below are just a few examples of what you can make:
    • Jewerly (Bracelets, Necklaces, Anklets, Earrings, Rings)
    • Clothing (Bikini tops, Belts, Shirts, Ties)
    • Art
    • Armor
    • Inlays (pictures in your maille)
    • And much, much more!

    This introductory volume focuses on getting you up and chainmailing as fast as possible. It’ll zero in on the absolute minimum you’ll need to start weaving within 24 hours as outlined below:
    • The tools and materials you’ll need
    • Wrapping wire into coils with a coiling jig you’ll build
    • Cutting rings from the coils you wound
    • Weaving one of the most common and easiest weaves from detailed graphic instructions
    • Practicing the weave learned with three different exercises
    • Learning the European or Euro 4-in-1 weave

    • A simple bracelet project

    Chainmail is neither difficult to learn nor expensive. All it takes is a willingness to try something new no matter your age, education, or income!

    A Personal Note From The Author:
    This introductory volume blends 10 years of my personal experience chainmailling. When I first started chainmailling, I knew nothing about it except what I'd seen online or in movies; chainmail armor. Not very exciting for the average person but the idea of weaving metal rings into something I could create without any special skills appealed to me. I found a website that had instructions and sold rings. I've been hooked ever since!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeff Baker
    Release dateSep 11, 2014
    ISBN9781502236005
    Chainmail Made Easy: Learn to Chainmail in 24 Hours or Less!: Chainmail Made Easy
    Author

    Jeff Baker

    Jeff Baker was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Italian and Czech heritage parents, grew up in Arlington, Texas and has spent most of his life there with his wife, four cats, and two dogs. For eighteen years he's worked as a computer programmer. During that time he's published nine articles in "FoxTalk" magazine, "Foxpro Advisor" magazine, "SQL Server Magazine" and two chapters were included in the book "Exploring FoxPro - Volume II". He's also published a collection of science fiction/fantasy short stories with a co-author titled "Tales of Fables, Fantasy, and Fiction." His latest book has just been published, "Chainmail Made Easy: 8 Wicked Weaves with 8 Practical Projects".

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    Chainmail Made Easy - Jeff Baker

    Introduction

    Welcome to "Chainmail Made Easy: Learn to Chainmail in 24 Hours or Less!", the introductory volume in the Chainmail Made Easy series, where you’re about to pick up the ancient art of chainmailling in 24 hours or less! Yes, you really can learn the basics of how to chainmail within a day. You’ll need a few simple tools that you may already have or will need to purchase at your local home improvement store along with some welding filler wire and you’ll soon be on your way.

    This volume focuses on getting you up and chainmailing as fast as possible. It’ll zero in on the absolute minimum you’ll need to start weaving within 24 hours as outlined below:

    The tools and materials you’ll need

    Wrapping wire into coils with a coiling jig you’ll build

    Cutting rings from the coils you wound

    Weaving one of the most common and easiest weaves from detailed graphic instructions

    Practicing the weave learned with three different exercises

    You should confidently be weaving chainmail pieces by the end of your first day following these simple and easy-to-follow instructions.

    If, by the end of the day, you’re thoroughly hooked and wish to learn more about chainmailling including the history of chain mailing, learning a dozen or so more weaves, a dozen real projects, tips and tricks, chainmail terms defined, and much more, you’ll find the next two volumes in this series listed in the Other Books in the Series section with links.

    Happy Mailling!

    Jeff Baker

    HOURS 1-2: What Tools and Materials Do I Need?

    The tools you’ll need will depend a lot upon what tools you already have. Below is a list of those you’ll need to get started along with the materials you’ll need to make your rings.

    Important: Please read through the entire set of instructions before making any tool

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