Mail Gloves from Scratch

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ม.ค. 2021
  • You see 14 hours-timelapse of sewing a mail glove from scratch. I'm using a stitching awl to pierce the holes into the goat leather before sewing the pieces with a saddle stitch.
    More about my mail: www.ironskin.com/
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    Music: "Tornado", "Paradis" and "Valentine" by Wintergatan
    These tracks can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net
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  • @willek1335
    @willek1335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I'm trying to justify to myself and those around me why every man should have a mail shirt hanging in the closet:
    • For one, if I wear it when jogging, I'll get resistance training.
    • If for some reason there's trouble about, it's better than nothing, even if that never happens.
    • It's a great ice breaker in social conversations. "Nice Italian suit. Thank you, sir, but may I ask, what is this shirt?" "This? It's norman style. It's a bit out of fashion and heavy on the shoulders, but it got great ventilation."
    😂please help

    • @magiofthoth
      @magiofthoth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes.
      Also mesh materials are great for water-wicking...😅
      *a Swedish company makes mesh compression clothing, expensive and great material/quality*

    • @theprancingprussian
      @theprancingprussian 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Maille skirt to reduce pain if you get hit in the jewels

  • @goblinducky-huzzah
    @goblinducky-huzzah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The dedication for this! I'm so proud of the work put into your chainmail. Every time I see a new video I am just awed yet again. One day I hope to make chainmail myself, until then, watching your videos are some of the most well put-together videos I see on this. Great job man! 👍

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow! With such a enthusiastic compliment it's well worth the effort. Thank you for your encouraging words. I'm feeling proud! :)

  • @stefanospapavasileiou9676
    @stefanospapavasileiou9676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hah! I finished mine yesterday! And I was inspired by your post on Instagram

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow, you are fast! :) Feel free to send me pictures. I'm curious how your's turned out.

  • @chriskerr9103
    @chriskerr9103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That’s a great overview, thanks! Little too fast to see much detail of how it’s done, but it’s really cool to watch

    • @element1111
      @element1111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can try to slow it down to 0.25 speed. Some things might be clearer.

  • @tommysobo123
    @tommysobo123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    interesting techno western music...for a chainmaille video

  • @efrenkov
    @efrenkov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonderful, I am making several chain mail at the same time, I am experimenting with the rivet, with the flat without riveting, and honestly, even though it is riveted, I prefer the flat rings, I have been invested for many hours and my wife makes me angry ... .... The gloves have inspired me and I will propose to make some. A strong greeting from the Canary Islands here I am the only rare that makes chain mail.

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey greetings to the Canary Islands! It's exciting to know that you are even making chainmail over there! I hope your wife has a lot of patience, too. :D

  • @KinevKeiwan
    @KinevKeiwan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Richtig krass!!!
    sowas sitzt bestimmt wie angegossen!!!! O.o
    Waaaahhhhnnsiiinnn!!!!!
    O_o

  • @bmw325i_85
    @bmw325i_85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lovely work! Very intresting that design with no tips!

  • @disarray1611
    @disarray1611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy cow man !!! This deserves much credit!! 👏 Very awesome, good job 👍👍

  • @BasildeRayen
    @BasildeRayen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Great work there. Keep up Ironskin!

  • @alanlutz8373
    @alanlutz8373 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh wow, those are amazing!
    Thanks for the video.

  • @professor314
    @professor314 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jesus Christ, the patience. Is this accurate to how these were historically made?

  • @GarageKnight
    @GarageKnight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking good!

  • @the.medievalist
    @the.medievalist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    brilliant as always :D

  • @veronikavolk8500
    @veronikavolk8500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tolles Video! 😊👍

  • @yourlocalbinchicken7975
    @yourlocalbinchicken7975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Much better than the ones I bought from India that had CHAIN MAIL PALMS AND FINGERS. They had 0 flexibility

    • @avortinus6031
      @avortinus6031 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      To which maker did you order them?

  • @TurkishEdition1781
    @TurkishEdition1781 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome dude

  • @Martin-ne2vq
    @Martin-ne2vq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wintergarten!!! Great vid man

  • @eljoho622
    @eljoho622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good work and video, maybe a bit fast but pretty interesting. Later I will see it x.025. This is a good way to start the year , thank you.

  • @DominikHatHunger
    @DominikHatHunger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mega geil und befriedigend, auch wenn ich vom Zusehen Karpaltunnel bekomme :D

  • @martinhg98
    @martinhg98 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just got in to making chainmail today an you have inspierd me

  • @felix.der.ritter
    @felix.der.ritter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superschönes Video, bekomme Lust auch welche zu machen

  • @xjasonxbx1
    @xjasonxbx1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Punch tests with mail gloves!!!!!

  • @dddaviddd9208
    @dddaviddd9208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am wondering if you are able to do instructional videos on chainmaille and blacksmithing... I would love to look at more videos of yours in the near future
    also. have you tried to stack links?

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's good to hear. There is a lot more to show. Just need to turn on the camera more often. I haven't stacked rings as in building a card house, but I did make 6in1- weaves and therelike.

    • @dddaviddd9208
      @dddaviddd9208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Ironskin noice... but i forgot to mention something, and am sorry. by "stacking" the links, what i actually meant is to double or triple the links in one area... I was also wondering if that would make the maille stronger...

    • @dddaviddd9208
      @dddaviddd9208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Ironskin i would buy a set of custom made butchers gloves for my grandma

  • @frankme9876
    @frankme9876 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super video.
    I just started the hobby chainmail to represent a Sarwürker at the medieval markets.
    Hopefully we never meet there - or it will be embarrassing for me.
    Grüße aus Nürnberg !!!
    (Bürger Nürnbergs /Freie Franken zu Aisch)

  • @countyliving
    @countyliving ปีที่แล้ว

    How long does it actually totals to make a whole bodysuit of armor I wander how long it would take people in medieval times to suit up an Army of men

  • @s13customs
    @s13customs ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos, found one, and then started watching them from the beginning. This video is a few years old now, and you may have addressed this question in videos that i haven't binge watched yet. But with 3D printing technology, would modern printed mail be equal to or stronger than traditional mail? I'm thinking 3D metal or carbon fiber mail of varying link diameters and density depending upon the movement required for joint articulation. I'm also thinking about real world use not just LARP or Cosplay since the world is steadily becoming more dangerous.

  • @ScottGrow117
    @ScottGrow117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your subscriber maile sheet just earned you another link in the chain! Dude, that’s really cool and clever! Also, how long did it take you on this project, beginning to end?

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Welcome on board! This took about 30 hours for both gloves together.

    • @ScottGrow117
      @ScottGrow117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Ironskin wow, you’re quite good then! It would have taken me 30 day!

    • @anvilsbane
      @anvilsbane ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ScottGrow117I was going to say the same. 30 hours is indeed impressive! It takes me 30 hours to make a knife, and it’s not NEARLY as complicated! NICE!

  • @grot_har6294
    @grot_har6294 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did you make the pattern for these gloves? Where i can get it?

  • @darklysm8345
    @darklysm8345 ปีที่แล้ว

    looks good but why the fingers arent fully covered? i mean one good strike and 2-3 fingers are gone if there is nothing to defend it

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  ปีที่แล้ว

      When you grab a weapon, the fingers a pointing towards you. It's not very exposed. One can get away with that area not being covered.

  • @_MrLee
    @_MrLee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im Iron Chainmail Man

  • @bor_is_baas8986
    @bor_is_baas8986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what kind of leather are you using for the gloves? and how thick? I want to make my own pair of medieval gloves

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is goat leather of about 1.2mm strength.

    • @bor_is_baas8986
      @bor_is_baas8986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ironskin thanks! I gues sheep leather would do just as well. great video!

  • @1Aldreth
    @1Aldreth 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, I got a question: do you know of any sources for blackened maille pre 16th century? I want to start a new coif project and am concidering wich rings to buy. I will probably go for regular ones, but blackened maille intrigues me.

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read about a blackened piece of mail from Spain. It was not perfectly clear whether the blackening actually happened during the lifetime - or perhaps it was some process that happened to the mail when it was buried in the earth.

  • @dalecross4543
    @dalecross4543 ปีที่แล้ว

    How many years to make a glove ?

  • @ludinev9726
    @ludinev9726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What kind of stitch did you use to attach the maille?

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have no idea how it's named. I do something like loops - returning to the same hole where I started or at least close to it.

    • @ludinev9726
      @ludinev9726 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ironskin Sorry, I didn’t see your message until now! I figured out what it is, it’s called glove stitch (or at least that’s what I used; your description seems to fit, though). 👍

  • @bor_is_baas8986
    @bor_is_baas8986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know if there is any historical presence for this type of glove pattern? also, do you know where I can find a reference for it as it's kind of hard to make out of the video with the fast pace editing?

    • @bor_is_baas8986
      @bor_is_baas8986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to make my own medieval gloves but I find it hard to find any historical references.

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, there is the Winchester Bibel and the Biblia Sacra - both 12th-century manuscripts. Arguably the shape of mine must not necessarily match the depictions a hundred percent. There is also at least one 14th-century source, that I currently don't remember. Perhaps you find more videos on making full gloves and then cut off the tips.
      www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/gallery/the-winchester-bible/
      manuscriptminiatures.com/5821/22585

  • @ljiljanzlatni3372
    @ljiljanzlatni3372 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi im new subscriber from Bosnia and Herzegovina , can you tell me how do you remove rust from the metal wire , and how do you prevent it from forming new rust , and can i ask you can i make chainmail from 3mm wyre and what diameter of rings should i use for that thickness(in mm. ) .or what is the thickness of wyre and what diameter do you prefer 😁. Please , and btw , awesome job you are doing on this videos .

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, thank you for the positive feedback! To remove rust, you can use vinegar plus sand and rub it. Alternatively use modern rust remover and gun oils. Just always wash off salty sweat and store the mail at a dry place. 3mm is a bit strong. I would make 14 mm rings, but that's insanely big. Rather make 8mm rings with 1.4 mm wire.

  • @sethmullins8346
    @sethmullins8346 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly I want to take my every day wear denim coat and just cover it in riveted mail in patches
    Have you ever used stainless steel wire for mail?

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      :D I only used stainless for butted rings. It is wearing out the tools for riveted rings.

  • @SuperFunkmachine
    @SuperFunkmachine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why are the fingers so short?

    • @benus486
      @benus486 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Flexibility, if the fingers would be fully covered in male they'd be very stiff and just not movable

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We know this style from 12th-century depictions. Perhaps the finger parts were even shorter. In my case the customer wanted it to have better control of the reins during riding. @benus: You're right it is a bit stiffer. But full mail gloves are also possible if one makes enough room for the fingers to move.

  • @ChuckUnderFire
    @ChuckUnderFire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Shadiversity should get first dibs at severing a hand.

  • @johndododoe1411
    @johndododoe1411 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So that's not real chain mail, it's decorative costume mail randomly sown onto a leather glove. Real chainmail has the rings securely interlocked everywhere and closed with rivets so they cannot be pryed open with a knife.

    • @Ironskin
      @Ironskin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi John, you can jump to minute 12:05 to see how I added the rivets.

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ironskin Oh, I missed that in the fast-paced editing and because you attached the rings to the skin as if it was just cosmetic.

    • @bor_is_baas8986
      @bor_is_baas8986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@johndododoe1411 lol. maybe watch the video before commenting something like that. it makes you look like a total asshat.

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bor_is_baas8986 I did watch it, but not in slow motion.