Medieval Wire Drawing Bench 

Hey thank you for your encouraging tips! :) I think I will naturally evolve in that direction. For me, it's important to put out something that's really worth your time. It's a good idea to include more commentary, as long as I can make it dense with facts and new aspects and less blabla. I will also reach out and collaborate with competent people. Of course, it's a lot of effort, but I'm getting faster at it. There will be videos more regularly! Yeah! :)

Sounds like a plan. I can only add that the wooden bench is under a lot of stress. The parts need to be quite strong.

Thank you for the support! Yes the principle is still the same. Images are rare, but here is one: www.topoi.org/project/d-5-5-1/

Aaron Kidd riveted mail is a pain in the butt. *ba dum pts* I’ll see myself out.

Congratulation! :D

Yes, absolutely and more than once.

Hey did you ever figure out how they made wire cuz I can’t find anything

​@@szasstam5131 They made a very thin sheet of metal. Rolled it up. And then pulled it through the device shown in this video.

@@johnnyjanssen3886 Did they'd roll it into a tube or cut them into ribbens then pull them?

The draw plate is quite alright. It does strech the wire as intended. Yet I managed to destroy a lot of holes. That means I broke the inserted Thungsten Carbide pieces, because my wire was very unsteady in shape, plus on the surface of my wire was a hard oxide layer from the blacksmithing. Meanwhile I'm already blacksmithing my own drawplates. That shall material for a new video.

@@Ironskin So, should I save my money and forge my own? Drifting those holes is going to be a pain in the rear.

I think you start with a rather soft plate of iron and drift holes into it. After that you case harden it.

Hey Marek! 1.You would need 258 rings and they would way 121 g for 10 times 10 cm. That is an aspect ratio of 4.28 It is strong and heavy. There are historic examples like that. Personally, I would make much lighter mail. more like aspect ratio 6.6. 2. That's tricky because the chainmail stretches. I recommend to make a band of mail that is at least 5cm wide. Then wrap it around your chest and give as much extra space that you can put a fist between. I mean I could also give you the answer make it +15cm. So it's 150cm total. When you put the mail sheet flat on the table you might measure this at a maximum stretch and that would be kind of ok. Yet the stretch when you wear it, is a bit different. 3. Yes it will (in tendency) make it lighter, stronger and cheaper to produce. Cons: The solid rings can have sharp edges. Solid rings are naturally flat. They has some area that is less rubbed at and corrodes faster. I think out of all those reasons production cost was and is the most important.

@@Ironskin Thanks, you helped me a lot i couldnt find these informations on net and one mor question how long does it take you to make a full shirt ? how many rings can you make in one day ?

@@marekcabaj4143 You're welcome! :) WIthin 8 working hours I can make a patch of riveted rings that is about 10cm times 10cm. A full shirt would be about 2000 working hours. You might alos find this interesting: www.ironskin.com/faq-chainmail-weight-and-cost/

@@Ironskin will you make a tutorial on solid rings on youtube ?

@@Ironskin sorry for asking but really i need 258 rings for 6 mm rings ? i think i need more

Ich denke damals ja. In meinem Fall war's Kokosnuss-Fett. Das hatt ich einfach da. Ich glaub es ist nicht so wichtig welches Fett.

@@Ironskin Die schmiereigenschaften werden unterschiedlich sein. da gibt es bestimmt Tabellen. Bist Du bei Fachebook? Da gibt es eine Gruppe "Riveted Maille" ist vielleicht interessant. And here is a test with lance ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oNkLWBTowZg.html

I've already done some test. It wasn't that spectacular. Now I'm reaching out to get my hands on bloomery iron. It will take a while. The bench needs some reinforcements first. Good to hear that you are looking forward to it!

@@Ironskin glad to hear it's still in the works! Just ran across your channel. Fantastic stuff

In medieval times you just asked your local wizzard to make one. ;)

Lmbo