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Dragonscale Tutorial
Published: 2004-11-11 04:48:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 39933; Favourites: 452; Downloads: 4365
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As per ~Droakir 's request I have created a tutorial on how to do the chainmaille weave Dragonscale.I must say I'm quite proud of myself, this came out much better than I expected
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OH my head. Pain x.x
Thank you for the tutorial, the I was using made less sense than a cat with a poptart body synced to music.
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I just left a comment on someone else's page telling them how much fun my monster1 will have creating emotes and other creative arts such as this. He's only 6 years old, but he's a very intelligent boy and incredibly detailed for his age. ADHD is also in our lives and I hope he can use these things to learn to teach himself how to focuss and apply himself. If he does create anything using your scripts as reference, I will link you. Who knows? /end life story lol.
Thanks again! Dae and Monster1.
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Great tutorial! What gauge wire do you suggest for this?
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I use 18 gauge aluminum for mine, it works pretty well =D
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its perfect ive been lookin all over for a good dragonscale tutorial but i never thought of looking for one on deviant but i love it [link]
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This is awesome! I have got to try this out!
Thank-you for sharing
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very awesome piece... defintly going to be using this as a guide for some future projects
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Your wonderful tutorial has been featured here.[link]
Thank you for providing the gallery with such awesome Resources.
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if u can id like u to make a tutorial for a persian 3-1 or a full persian
i havent seen a good tutorial anywhere
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yeah, i have found it its harder than it lookst thogh
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It's a real pain in the rear to start, but once you have a patch it's pretty easy
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yeah, i thing for the begin you can better pin down the rows you made to make a better progress
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I've always wanted to see what dragonscale is like to make- and thanks to you I've been able to try. 
It's a nice weave- though I'm using different sizes of wire. I've got nothing the right diameter for rings of the same wire thickness. Seems to work well enough.
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where can you get the material to make dragon scale ?? because it would be cool to have a chain mail suit custom made ^.^
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Very nice! Wonderfully illustrated and easy to understand, I've been wondering how to choose the correct ring sizes. Great job!
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What an amaizing tutorial. I can't wate to try this out. Thank you so much for such a wonderrful job!
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WOW your tutorial is FANTASTIC!!! Great visual and step by step! I get so confused by the thrid step ~ try and try again~
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ooh i acutally did this with a bit of wire. its so fun. looks cool. but if you let it slip, you really are screwed. i can't untangle it hahahaha.
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Wow! This is very cool. I've been working with chain mail for a few years now making everything from dice bags to a full out shirt, but have never attempted this weave. Very nice tutorial.
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Thanks! I hope you give dragonscale a shot, it's a fun weave and really not much harder than 4-1 or 6-1 once you get the hang of it
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ahhhh my comment got deleted halfway through typing it!!!!!!HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!??!!?!??
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awesome tutorial dude.....i have an unrelated question for all who see this, WHY IS EVERYONE ON THIS SITE LIKE 18-25?!?!?
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I'm 41. But there are a lot of younger people. I suppose by my age most have lost touch with the dream. I'm just childish I guess.
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Starting with a single piece of long wire (I tend to use welding wire or fencing wire) you wrap it around a metal rod to form a tight coil, or spring. Once you have that you can cut rings from it.
There are a few techniques for getting the wire coiled around the rod. The one I use is I drill a hole perpendicularly through the rod about 1.5-2 inches from one end, then stick that end of the rod into a variable speed electric hand drill so that the hole is just outside of the drill. Then I thread the wire through that hole in the rod and slowly power up the drill, using one (gloved!) hand to guide the wire along and press it firmly against the rod as it turns.
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...what is this for? Is this a program...or a game...
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It's for reality. A guide for crafting real chainmail using real metal. The dragonscale style is but one of the many methods of mail creation, and this was desined for armorers or jewlers who wish to learn it.
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Oh...wow...that's a lot of work.
Thanks for replying.
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I luff tutorials!! they always help me!!^__^ Thank you!!
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No problem! Be sure and post a photo if you make anything so I can see!
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Nice tutorial, but If you have Autodesk inventor 10 you already have a chain mail template.
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Ah, ive tried chainmaille before and just failed, but didnt have the heart to trash all my tiny little circlets i had made -_- so it sits deformed in my closet, this may just inspire me to try again ^^
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I hope you do! Chainmaille's a great hobby, and can even be used to make jewelry. If you're having problems with a weave you can find more tutorials here: [link]
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where do you get the rings from? earlier you said about silver and aluminum and such, but do you buy the metal in rings or do you buy it in strands and turn the strands into rings yourself?
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I buy the wire by the spool, and then make them into rings. The methods for doing that varies from person to person, but all it takes is wrapping the wire around a rod to make a coil, or spring, and then cutting the rings from that.
Personally I use a steel rod with a hole drilled perpendicularly through it about 2 inches from the end. I put that end of the rod into a variable speed hand drill, thread one end of the wire through the hole, and then slowly power the drill up while guiding the wire along the rod with my other (gloved!) hand. Then just snip the wire at the hole and slide the coil off
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