Watch The 66 Hour Process of Assembling a Chainmail Shirt in 25 Minutes

Chainmail shirts were used back in the day to protect your body from the swords and arrows of the times. Now that weapons have changed, chainmail is more for cosplay, LARPing, and other costuming needs. Well, Evan Snider decided to craft his own chainmail shirt using copper rings and hand tools. This ordeal took him 66 hours, but thankfully he set it up as a time-lapse video for all of us and it is conveniently only 25 minutes for us to watch him assemble this piece of armor. A picture was taken every 5 seconds for a total of 47,529 images! That is impressive in my book. I can only imagine how much my hands would hurt after using hand tools to create this project. Do you want your own chainmail shirt?

Join me, as I craft an entire chainmaille shirt made of copper rings in just over 66 hours real time. This was my first pass at creating such a large piece of chainmaille and I did not follow any templates. I simply ordered 25lbs of copper rings and sat down in front of the camera to capture the adventure. Music: Gurren Lagann - Drip Drop Aria - Kalafina Whispered - Tsukiakari Dans la mer de son - Camellia Just Hold On (To All Fighters) - Void Intro Filmed by @the_reel_instagraeme Dragon Mask template by @wintercroft BRS Barebones Balisong by @bladerunnerssystems Time Lapse Info: 1 picture every 5 seconds 47,529 pictures 237,645 seconds 3,960 minutes 66 hours There were 10 days of prep work that is not shown in the time lapse. I prepared as much European 4 in 1 patterns before hand so I could concentrate on weaving. The Rings! All copper rings and small buckles were purchased through The Ring Lord. Highest praise to The Ring Lord for providing their amazing service. Huzzah! http://theringlord.com/ Copper ring specs: 400oz of Saw Cut Copper 16g 1/4" rings Assembled in European 4 in 1 Roughly 2 - 3oz of copper set aside for extra projects Dragon mask specs: Wintercroft template, several large cereal boxes, super glue, airbrush. http://etsy.me/2yUmJ9H Feel free to follow me: @nosebleed16 http://nosebleedphotography.tumblr.com/