Blackmaille
Information on mail armor
by Lord Thomas the Black
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A series of articles on the construction of chainmail.
Articles: (click on title to go to that section)
Blackmaille: Part 1 - A Mailler’s Glossary
Blackmaille: Part 2 - A Brief History of Mail
Blackmaille: Part 3 - Materials and Their Uses
Blackmaille: Part 4 - Cleaning the Different Mediums of Maille
Blackmaille: Part 5 - Tools of the Trade
Blackmaille: Part 6 - Mandrels and Coiling
Blackmaille: Part 8 - Ring Storage
Blackmaille: Part 9 - Tips and Tricks
Blackmaille: Part 10 - Historical vs Modern Weaves
Blackmaille: Part 11 - Questions and Answers
Blackmaille: Part 12 - Butted Mail
Blackmaille: Part 13 - Riveted Mail
Blackmaille: Part 14 - BRASS: It's Not Just For Trim Anymore (Or Is It?)!
Blackmaille: Part 16 - Signature Rings: The Original Designer's Label
Blackmaille: Part 17 - Blackening Mail
Blackmaille: Part 18 - Japanese Maille
Blackmaille: Part 19 - Internet Resources
Blackmaille: Part 20 - A Mailler's Bibliography
Blackmaille: Part 21 - Inter-Library Loan: A Researcher's Best Friend!
Blackmaille: Part 22 - Aspect Ratios
Blackmaille: Part 23 - Surviving Demos
Blackmaille: Part 24 - Questions and Answers II
Blackmaille: Part 25 - Maille vs Archery
Blackmaille: Part 26 - Tailoring
Blackmaille: Part 27 - Tricky Seams
Blackmaille: Part 28 - "Theta" Rings, Part One
Blackmaille: Part 29 - "Theta" Rings, Part Two
Blackmaille: Part 30 - A Trip to Leeds
Blackmaille: Part 31 - Queen's Prize
Blackmaille: Part 32 - Maille and Hollywood
Blackmaille: Part 33 - Website Round-Up
Blackmaille: Part 34 - Chainmaille Connection
Blackmaille: Part 35 - Judging Maille for Non-Maillers
Blackmaille: Part 36 - Maillebag
Blackmaille: Part 37 - Maille in “The Lord of the Rings”
Blackmaille: Part 38 - Shop Walkthrough, Part One
Blackmaille: Part 39 -
Shop Walkthrough, Part Two
Blackmaille: Part
40 -
Meet the Author
Blackmaille: Part 41 - RenFest Demo Write-up
Blackmaille: Part 42 - Song Contest Winners
Blackmaille: Part 43 - 6-in-1 Maille: Fact or Fiction?
Blackmaille: Part 44 - Book Review - Part I
Blackmaille: Part 45 - Book Review - Part II
Blackmaille: Part 46 - Second Annual Blackmaille Songwriters’ Invitational
Blackmaille: Part 47 - Scale Maille
Blackmaille: Part 48 - Q&A IV: This time, it’s personal!
Blackmaille: Part 49 - The Crusades, Pt. 1
Blackmaille: Part 50 - The Crusades, Pt. 2
Blackmaille: Part 51 - Maille in "Kingdom of Heaven"
Blackmaille: Part 52 - Song Contest II Winners
Blackmaille: Part 53 - Project: Japanese Candlehanger
Blackmaille: Part 54 - Behind the Scenes: The Making of Blackmaille
Blackmaille: Part 55 - Maille and Hollywood II
Blackmaille: Part 56 - FSMG Project: Tailoring a Maille Hauberk, Part 1
Blackmaille: Part 57 - FSMG Project: Tailoring a Maille Hauberk, Part 2
Blackmaille: Part 58 - FSMG Project: Tailoring a Maille Hauberk, Part 3
Blackmaille: Part 59 - Q&A V: The Return
Blackmaille: Part 60 - Third Annual Blackmaille Songwriters’ Invitational
Blackmaille: Part
61 - 5-Year Retrospective
Blackmaille: Part
62 - Maille Repairs
Blackmaille: Part 63 - Event Write-up: Kansas City Highland Games
Blackmaille: Part 64 - Song Contest III Winners
Blackmaille: Part 65 - Project: Candle-Hanger II
Blackmaille: Part 66 - Product Review: Jewelry Workshop Chainmail Jewelry Kits
Blackmaille: Part 67 - Making the Black Oak Maille Guild Sign, Part 1
Blackmaille: Part 68 - Making the Black Oak Maille Guild Sign, Part 2
Blackmaille: Part 69 - Making the Black Oak Maille Guild Sign, Part 3
Blackmaille: Part 70 - Fourth Annual Blackmaille Songwriters’ Invitational
Blackmaille: Part 71 - My Works
Blackmaille: Part 72 - Q & A VI: Blackmaille at the faire!
Blackmaille: Part 73 - Woodworking 101: Demo Tables
Blackmaille: Part 74 - Woodworking 102: Benches
Blackmaille: Part 75 - Woodworking 103: Viking Chest
Blackmaille: Part 76 - Song Contest IV Winners
Blackmaille: Part 77 - Project: Candle-Hanger III
Blackmaille: Part 78 - Maille and Hollywood III
Blackmaille: Part 79 - Riveted Maille Time Trial
Blackmaille: Part 80 - Butted Maille Time Trial
Blackmaille: Part 81 - Attaching Leather to Maille
Blackmaille: Part 82 - Fifth Annual Blackmaille Songwriters’ Invitational
Blackmaille: Part 83 - Ninja Armor
Blackmaille: Part 84 - Q & A VII
Blackmaille: Part 85 - Running a Maille Guild
Blackmaille: Part 86 - Real Vs Costume Armor
Blackmaille: Part 87 - Gary Gygax, Bane of Armorers
Blackmaille: Part 88 - Song Contest V Winners
Blackmaille: Part 89 - Candle Project IV
Blackmaille: Part 90 - How-To: Demo Boards, Pt.1
Blackmaille: Part 91 - How-To: Demo Boards, Pt.2
Blackmaille: Part 92 - How-To: Demo Boards, Pt.3
Blackmaille: Part 93 - How-To: Demo Boards, Pt.4
Blackmaille: Part 94 - Sixth Annual Blackmaille Songwriters' Invitational
Blackmaille: Part 95 - Chinese Maille
Blackmaille: Part 96 - Q & A VIII
Blackmaille: Part 97 - Metallurgy & Maille, Pt 1
Blackmaille: Part 98 - Metallurgy & Maille, Pt 2
Blackmaille: Part 99 - Metallurgy & Maille, Pt 3
Blackmaille: Part 100 - Song Contest VI Winners
Blackmaille: Part 101 - Candle Hanger V
Blackmaille: Part 102 - Maille & Hollywood IV
Blackmaille: Part 103 - An SCA "Standard" of Maille?
Blackmaille: Part 104 - Etruscan Maille
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2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Thomas Becket/Lord Thomas the Black
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