▲ 817 ▼ Its beautiful (files.catbox.moe) submitted 2 years ago by yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com to c/memes@sopuli.xyz 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children) Every time I've messed with chain mail it's always felt like it's ripping out my body hair. This looks like torture. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, you're not supposed to wear it against bare skin. For suits of armor they wore padded jackets underneath the chainmail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago coil cut cosplay 'chainmail' is NOTHING like actual combat chainmail. permalink fedilink source parent [–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is why chainmail is always used with a liner. I imagine the guy in the posts uses a sheet or a thin blanket beneath permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] modifier@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is what it means to be a man. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago A completely hairless man. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's because the ends aren't welded and microgaps can snag everything. If you can't braise aluminum (and most people can't) then you can use little dots of JBweld in the gaps. Time consuming but 100x more comfortable. Source: I used to be a Royal Chessman (Rook) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paholg@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Huh, my roommate makes chainmail and I've never had this issue. Maybe it's a crafting quality issue, and he's just really good at keeping the ends together? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Over time even good annealed coiled chain will separate, and when you have to knit thousands of links sometimes you get sloppy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago Accidental epilator. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kogasa@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago I think riveting the rings helps with that but it makes it way way harder. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, you're not supposed to wear it against bare skin. For suits of armor they wore padded jackets underneath the chainmail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago coil cut cosplay 'chainmail' is NOTHING like actual combat chainmail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago coil cut cosplay 'chainmail' is NOTHING like actual combat chainmail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is why chainmail is always used with a liner. I imagine the guy in the posts uses a sheet or a thin blanket beneath permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] modifier@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is what it means to be a man. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago A completely hairless man. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is what it means to be a man. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago A completely hairless man. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago A completely hairless man. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's because the ends aren't welded and microgaps can snag everything. If you can't braise aluminum (and most people can't) then you can use little dots of JBweld in the gaps. Time consuming but 100x more comfortable. Source: I used to be a Royal Chessman (Rook) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paholg@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Huh, my roommate makes chainmail and I've never had this issue. Maybe it's a crafting quality issue, and he's just really good at keeping the ends together? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Over time even good annealed coiled chain will separate, and when you have to knit thousands of links sometimes you get sloppy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paholg@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Huh, my roommate makes chainmail and I've never had this issue. Maybe it's a crafting quality issue, and he's just really good at keeping the ends together? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Over time even good annealed coiled chain will separate, and when you have to knit thousands of links sometimes you get sloppy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Over time even good annealed coiled chain will separate, and when you have to knit thousands of links sometimes you get sloppy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago Accidental epilator. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kogasa@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago I think riveting the rings helps with that but it makes it way way harder. permalink fedilink source parent
