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Published: 2006-12-15 23:12:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 312; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 3
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Two hauberks I'm working on this winter. The top is 14ga. 3/8" and the bottom one is 16ga. 3/8". The tops is for me and the bottom is for another marklander.Related content
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you should try chain sylicone spray once you've gotten the rust off, it stays shiny a lot longer (cause it keeps out ox) unless you're gonna wear it... then i suggest just a carbon bath, to toughen it up a bit
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How does one prepare said carbon bath?
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question though, is it riveted?
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no, it's not rivited.
I like the idea of a carbon bath, I'll test it on a smaller peice when I get my forge going.
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case hardening is what its called
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k.
see, with rivited, the rings stay closed anyway, so appart from an unlucky ring, the entire thing stayes the way it is.
with tention-closed rings, you get that some rings open slightly as time passes. carbon bath gets the tention of the moment a more permanent form (they stay closed longer)
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take a drum that fits your chainmaille. single layerd metal is prefered, so that it lets all the heat through.
-put in chainmaille, finished, loose rings, coils, small patches, all works.
-fill barrel up with ashes from fireplace or bbq
-put the barrel over open flame (or throw it in, if you xcan close it), such as bon- campfire
-wait some time, depending on heat and material ( one hour should do the trick)
during this time, the fire heats up the barrel and ashes and chainmaille.
the carbon atoms activate, and merge with top layer of metal (chainmaille and barrel, so find one you're not using) making it stronger.
after cooling of the barrel, take out chainmaille and beat off all the ashes, then rubb it up for shine
it's not stainless, but it is much harder. it works best with pure iron, but also works well with galvy steel. the rings become more resistant against impact (ea sword), and the piece tends to last longer.
for time refference, loose rings take 45 mins in a candlebucket with ashes over a sturdy candlefire
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And turns everything it touches a nice shade of red.
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