Mail armor is created by taking small metal rings and linking them together. It is very flexible and not as heavy as wearing metal plate armor. During its use in the middle ages, it proved very effective against slashing (swords) and piercing (spears and arrows) weapons.
The process I am going to use was not really what was used then. The reason for that is because my method is a little easier, the armor doesn't need to deflect real weapons, and the materials are cheaper.
The first step is getting rings. Back in the day (before the web), I had a friend who made some mail for his SCA activities. He sought out old door springs which he would then cut to make rings. Another method is to take a heavy gauge wire and wrap it around a dowel and then cut that into rings. However, ringlord.com does all of the winding and cutting for me.
I am not doing this in a vacuum. My daughter has already done a bit of linking and is getting me started.
