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ThomasTyndan
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| 7.5 Foot Tall Chainmail Heraldry Banner, over 100k rings! |
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| Posted on Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:28 am || Last edited by ThomasTyndan on Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:52 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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Hey everyone, I want to show you what I just finished after 5 months of rather persistent work. I am only going to post one really large picture of it here, but there are more in my Blog posting: http://thomasriley.info/chainmail/?p=180
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Joined: December 22, 2007
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Location: Hampton, Virginia USA
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| Posted on Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:32 am |
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Jeezus Tapdancing Keyrist... NICE!
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Joined: July 11, 2003
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| Posted on Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:19 am |
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Holy hell!  *paws at screen* |
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kaeru
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| Posted on Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:22 am |
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Holy Smokes!
I'm speechless.
Also, the hand story is familiar, but I always assumed it to have something to do with Antwerp (=Hand Werpen). Where ever the truth lies, I think you deserve that hand, since bleeding and disembodied has to be the way your hands feel after so many rings.
This is so cool.
Only one word can make me angry, and trust me dear, you can't pronounce it. |
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Donatti
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| Posted on Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:06 am |
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holy mother!
thats a masterpiece you got there!
Get it Hot, hit it hard, thats how it has to be.
Be always ready, cause winter is coming, and with it, some things that were forgotten can come to live again! |
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Asguardian
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| Posted on Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:55 pm |
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| To use my 16 year old's words, that is epic! |
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Joined: April 02, 2008
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| Posted on Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:56 pm |
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Impressive!!!
What are the stats on the piece?
I am doing a small 7 in inlay, but a 7.5 foot!
Epic doesn't even begin...
Once you stop learning, you stop living, so...
Ask questions.
Try new things.
Share what you know.
MailleCode V2.0 T5.3 R4.4 E0.0 Feur MFe.sBr Wg Cwb G.7-5.1 I3.1-11 N20.5 Pj Dcdjt Xa1w2 S08 |
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ThomasTyndan
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Joined: February 22, 2009
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| Posted on Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:50 pm |
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| I'm speechless, that is incredibly awesome! I really liked that you supplied the backstory to the heraldry too, quite interesting. |
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Joined: May 07, 2008
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| Posted on Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:28 am |
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ThomasTyndan: Is it possible to resize the image in opening post to maybe 600x900 or 533x800 pixels, and make it a clickable link to open the large image? So the whole 'tapestry' can be seen without need to scroll, but the large one seen on demand as well.
It's bbcoded as:
| Code: | | [url=largeimage][img]smallimage[/img][/url] |
-ZiLi-
Maille Code V2.0 T6.5 R5.6 Ep Fper Mfe.s Ws$ Cpbsw$ G0.4-3.5 I1.6-16.0 N28.25 Pj Dacdejst Xagtw S08 Hi
Human societies are like chain mail.
A single link will be worth nothing.
A chain is of use, but will break at the weakest link.
A weak weave will have the need to replace weak links.
A strong weave will survive even with weak links included.
-'me |
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BrassButtons
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| Posted on Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:52 pm |
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Holy heraldry, Batman!
How much time a day did you spend working on that? I can't imagine getting something like that done in just 5 months. Hats off to you, good sir! |
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ThomasTyndan
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| Posted on Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:54 pm |
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@ZiLi
Fixed.
@BrassButtons
Between 4 to 6 hours a day, on an average day. some days more, some days not at all. It did come close to working a second job. |
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| Posted on Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:04 pm |
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| ThomasTyndan wrote: | @ZiLi
Fixed. |
And NOW I see the copy of Dominion on the table 
Bravo sir, bravo!
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ThomasTyndan
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Joined: May 07, 2008
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Location: Germany, Herxheim
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| Posted on Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:46 pm |
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| ThomasTyndan wrote: | @ZiLi
Fixed. |
Much better, yes? And: Praise for that masterpiece of inlay and its maker.
-ZiLi-
Maille Code V2.0 T6.5 R5.6 Ep Fper Mfe.s Ws$ Cpbsw$ G0.4-3.5 I1.6-16.0 N28.25 Pj Dacdejst Xagtw S08 Hi
Human societies are like chain mail.
A single link will be worth nothing.
A chain is of use, but will break at the weakest link.
A weak weave will have the need to replace weak links.
A strong weave will survive even with weak links included.
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