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I wanna attach some maille to my leather vambraces, but how might i do it? how about attaching maille to some leather gloves? i wanna do that too. thanks 4 das helfen!

someting else: how do iattach differand ga. and size rings together, or can it not be done?

(a) Sew it on. I made some guanti da presa in this fashion.

(b) Check out one of the mail boards for how to do expansion/contraction with idle rings. Especially if joining rings VERY disparate in size.

My best suggestion would be to perforate the edge of the leather and simply attach the maille with another row, as you would with another peice of maille.

One ring per hole, however. I'm sure a scalloped edge would look very nice on leather armour, but you don't want that much tension on your holes.

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[This message has been edited by Dark Metamorphoses (edited 12-19-2002).]

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Crystoll

You could attach it like it was a camail... just punch holes along the edge of the leather, run a thong through the edge of the mail, and tie the thong down to the leather through the holes you punched.

I found that even with the mail stretched tight I got too much pouching, sagging, and slithering with the attached-at-the-edges-only method. Had to sew it down in spots to keep it in place.

Good Crystoll ... Crystoll good nice Crystoll ...

OK, so i gotta attach it in spots, but how? im out on a limb here. i got no idea! punch holes and use leather ties? sew it? how do you do that? i need more specific stuff. thanks

heavery cotton thread and a triangular nedle I find mine in a varity pack. thread with a whip stich one the edge or a sadle stich and then stich about every 4 rows or so depending on the weight and wear.

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fisssh for Crystoll?

Or the heavy thread supplied in leatherworking places for stitching awls. You might want a stitching awl anyway; it stabs through thin leather on its own pretty well.

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Also, you can get fencing staples at most hardware stores...the ones that look like a U-shaped nail with the tops of the U sharpened. Punch 2 holes through the leather, push in the staple and fold over the back with a hammer...if you use a small anvil correctly, you'll get a REALLY firm hold that's almost unnoticable...

im liking javelin's idea. thanks alot!