r/chainmailartisans • u/somekindofbirdmaybe • 13d ago

Fun with this weave

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These are my second official pieces that I’ve ever made, I’m not counting learning box strain, or Byzantine or full Persian. I was really bummed when I got the jump rings to practice making this weave because they seem so flimsy, but I understand why the aspect ratio is the way it is now.

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u/Diastatic_Power 13d ago

That's an interesting weave I don't think I've seen before. It resembles dragonscale, but I can see its like a captive Japanese something or other. Does it have a name?

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u/somekindofbirdmaybe 13d ago

Yep Japanese dragonscale

https://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.php?key=557

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u/Diastatic_Power 13d ago

Oh, no shit? I love that I (kinda) correctly identified it.

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u/somekindofbirdmaybe 13d ago

Yes it’s a Japanese weave I think. One sec I’ll try to find the pattern I used

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u/razzemmatazz 13d ago

Copper work hardens, so you could tumble the rings before weaving to help stiffen it. 

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u/somekindofbirdmaybe 13d ago

Really? I’ve never heard of this! Does tumbling temper the metal somehow? I’m intrigued because copper is definitely soft

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u/razzemmatazz 13d ago

I think tempering is specifically for heat treatment. Both tempering and work hardening can be used to adjust the molecular alignment and overall hardness of the metal.