How to Make Chainmail (with pictures) Edit Article Beginning Your Chain MailMaking Chain Mail Edited by Adam, Bob Robertson, Flickety, Bo and 46 others Chainmail (aka: chainmaille, chain mail, chain maille, maille or mail) is made up of a pattern (called a weave) of interlocking rings.
How to Use Links. Closing open links is more difficult than the previous steps, as it is always done when adding a link to other links.
Place the jaws of your two pliers on the jump link to be closed, with each plier covering as close to 50% of the link as possible. Make sure that the break in the link is facing up. Twist the right plier towards your body and at the same time twist the left plier away from your body. In some cases it will be impossible to get an even grip on both sides of a link. It's important to get the best grip possible and twist the link with perfectly smooth and even pressure.
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