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Wire
First, I purchase wire. My wire comes from three sources: The Ring Lord (Toronto & Saskatoon, Canada),
Rio Grande (New Mexico, USA), and Reactive Metals Studio (Arizona, USA).
Coiling
Wire gets wrapped around a mandrel with a tension device. The tension device allows me to recreate
the same size coils over and over again. Currently, I have over 120 different size mandrels. This
allows me to make rings with inside diameter differences as small as 0.001". This is essensial for
making high-quality finished products that can slowly graduate in size and provide just the right
flexibility.
Cutting
I cut on one side of the coils to make individual rings. All of my rings are saw cut. I use modified
ringinators to cut my rings. The circular saw blade removes very little metal. The saw blades
I use are 0.01", 0.008", and 0.006" thick. See
Anatomy of a Saw-Cut Chainmaille Ring
for more information.
Weaving
My favorite aspect of chainmaille is creating and studying
weaves. I am very particular about having
soft and aligned edges when closing my rings. I have many different pliers that I work with to close
the rings. I've created over 100 original weaves so far.
Selling
I'm currently active in all selling formats of
chainmaille. I sell rings, tools, kits,
tutorials, and finished products.
Teaching
Though I don't usually teach in person, I do contribute knowledge to the chainmaille community through
social media and my
kit/tutorial monthly subscription service.
Quality and Consistency
I purchase all the supplies, cut my own rings, weave finished products, tumble products, take pictures,
pack and ship items, write tutorials, manage the subscription service, and follow it all up with high-end
customer service. I have purposely kept my business small to exercise tight control over consistency
of ring sizes and quality of finished products.
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