For Our Students
Class Exercises
- These are some of the chain making instruction sheets we have developed for use in our classes:
2-in-2 Chain
3-in-3 Chain
3-in-3 Chain with Orbitals
Basic Addition
Beez to Butterflies
Byzantine Chain
Cable Chain
Celtic Star
Celtic Visions Chain
Crazy Eights Chain
Crisscross Chain
Cross Chain
Cross-Linked Chain
Crow Chain
DNA Chain
Dos Equis Chain
Double Captive Orbital Chain
Double Cross Linked Chain
Double Infinity Chain
Double Lace Chain (aka Jellybeans on Parade)
Double Vision Chain (aka Barrel Chain)
European 4-1 Chain Mail
European 4-1 Rubber Ribbon
European 4-in-1 Ribbon
European 6-in-1 Ribbon
Flat Box Chain
Flat Chain (aka Half Persian 3 in 1)
Flower Chain
Flower Chain, Double
Half Byzantine Plus One
Japanese 4-in-1 Chain Maille
Japanese 12-in-2 Chain Maille
Japanese 12-in-2 Variant Chain Maille
Japanese 18-in-1 Chain Maille
Japanese Daisy Chain Maille
Japanese Hodo Chain Maille
Jens Pind's Linkage
Knot Chain
Lacey Chain (aka Rhinos Snorting Drano)
Ladder Hybrid Chain
Layered Chains
Not Double Lace Chain
Not Tao 3
Not Tao 4
Olympus Chain
Open Round Chain Maille
Parallel Chain (aka Helm Chain)
Rope Chain, 1 thru 2
Rope Chain, 1 thru 3
Rope Chain, Double 1 thru 2
Round Chain (aka Full Persian)
Roundmaille
Segmented Byzantine Chain
Snake Chain (aka Half Persian 4 in 1)
Square Chain
Tetra-Orb
This Is Not Water
Turkish Roundmaille
Wiggly Chain
Jump Ring Estimate Tools
- These tools can be used to estimate the number of jump rings that can be cut from one foot of wire, including the maximum length of wire that will fit on a mandrel, or the minimum inches of wire needed to cut X jump rings.
Number of jump rings that can be cut from one foot of wire
Inches of wire needed for X jump rings
Making Large Jump Rings
- This article describes how to construct a coil holder for cutting large diameter (3/4 inch and larger) jump rings.
Reference Sheets
- Here are some of the reference sheets we have developed for use in our classes:
Using the Aspect Ratio
Jump Ring Aspect Ratios - Round Wire - B&S (AWG) gauge
Jump Ring Aspect Ratios - Round Wire - SWG gauge
Jump Ring Aspect Ratios - Round Wire - W&M gauge
Jump Rings per Foot of Wire - Round Wire
Maximum Length of Wire per 3 Inch Mandrel - Round Wire
Polishing chains
Wire Gauge, Drill Size, Tap and Die Reference Sheet
Tools for a Chain Studio
- A brief look at tools that are useful in a chain studio.
Working with Jump Rings
A summary sheet of
tips for working with jump rings
.
Please
contact
us if we may be of assistance to you.