Flower 4
Complete: 2007-10-16
Ring Count: 825
Weight: 0.286 lb (0.130 kg)
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Summary
Finally after a few years I got around to putting another chainmail
flower together. They are fun little projects, although quite challenging.
The two most difficult aspects of weaving a flower out of chainmail are
creating something that takes the shape of a flower, and making it
actually look like one. The Voodoo weave is used this time around for the
leaves. I had to fold the weave and attach two opposite corners to make
them take form. The stalk is a fairly standard one constructed of a very
tight Captive Inverted Round (C1) using .048", 13/64" stainless steel
(actual AR = 4.7).
Distinct Weaves Used (3)
Ring Types Used (18)
- aluminum, bright (5183, full hard): 0.030", 3/32"
- aluminum, bright (5356, full hard): 0.062", 7/64"
- brass (C260, 1/2 hard): 0.062", 3/16"
- brass (C260, 1/2 hard): 0.080", 3/8"
- brass (C260, 1/2 hard): 0.080", 7/16"
- brass (C260, 1/2 hard): 0.080", 1/2"
- bronze: 0.035", 3/32"
- copper (1/2 hard): 0.048", 3/16"
- copper (full hard): 0.080", 7/32"
- copper (full hard): 0.080", 1/4"
- stainless steel (308, 1/2 hard): 0.040", 7/64"
- stainless steel (308, 1/2 hard): 0.040", 9/64"
- stainless steel (308, 1/2 hard): 0.040", 19/128"
- stainless steel (308, 1/2 hard): 0.040", 11/64"
- stainless steel (304, 1/2 hard): 0.048", 9/64"
- stainless steel (304, 1/2 hard): 0.048", 13/64"
- stainless steel (304, 1/2 hard): 0.048", 15/64"
- stainless steel (304, 1/2 hard): 0.048", 19/64"
