Gyrogami Blog - Precious Metals, Jewelry, Artwork

• I use pinch-cut rings so I can close the rings on the inside diameter. - Well, there is an inside, outside, and another 358 degrees of diameters plus an entire cut surface that need to be flush.
• It lets people know a person made it. - Not really because there are plenty of ugly machine weaves out there. (Hello, McFly, handmade chains should be as flawless as possible!)
• Every good mailler knows saw-cut rings have material removed and this weave wouldn't be possible unless I used pinch-cut ones. - Pinch-cut rings are deformed and increase the aspect ratio more than a 0.008" thick blade decreases it, so enough with the delusions. Every good mailler - which this person is not - would use correctly sized saw-cut rings.
• Pinch-cut rings give it an industrial, steampunk appearance. - If that's what you tell yourself about inferior rings, your minions will believe your lies, too. The weave is responsible for the look, not crappy rings.
• My pinch-cut rings are cut so perfectly you don't have to close them properly to get a good closure. Think of all the time you'll save over your competitors! - He claims to value quality above all else but his actions and blog say the opposite. He epitomizes mailler arrogance and ignorance.
• They are easier to close. - Of course they are! When they're that deformed there's nothing that has to or can line up save a jagged, sharp sliver.
• They are less expensive. - If $0.001 extra per ring breaks your budget then you have chosen the wrong craft. People using that excuse have nothing of value to add to the artform.
• Both machine-cut and saw-cut rings make high-quality chainmail. - Directly from the largest ring supplier's website! What do you think they will say when their business relies on selling inferior, dangerous, cheaply made, pre-damaged rings?
• I cut my own rings as I have been doing for 25 years. Handmaking inferior rings bespeaks not of skill or talent. Some even weld their pinch-cut abominations. The bigger insult is calling them heirloom quality. Grape, cherry, lemonade...they drank the koolaid long ago!
• You're the first person who's complained in my ten years of making chainmaille! - I guess you have found your niche. Then again, nearly all chainmaille is low-quality garbage so most people would never know the difference.

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