THE CHAIN SHOPPE .COM

Chainworks & Stainless Steel chainmaille Supplies

  Welcome to The Chain Shoppe !   Your source for the absolute finest saw cut stainless steel rings for custom jewelery & armor. We just stock 304 alloy Stainless Steel. Our rings are rolled to order by hand...cut with a special liquid cooled jewelers saw... then tumbled  to remove any blemishes and bring out a brilliant shine, all to order. We list a very large selection of ring sizes available, We also can create many more, please contact Us if Your preferred size is not listed  We have  over 70 ring diameters available.    

   Our prices may be a little higher, but We think You will find that unparalleled customer service, lower shipping cost, and fast delivery times...will more than make up for this.                           

Where beautiful hand crafted chainmaille &  jewelry starts with beautiful hand-crafted    jump rings.

Chainmaille.. as it is commonly called, has been around for thousands of years, originally used as armor to gaurd against sword strikes. As the need to fend off the sword faded , so did the art of weaving chainmaille. The Chain Shoppe still practices that art, hand-weaving chains.  Creating chains and jump rings like these requires time, patience, and skill...something a machine made, mass produced item does not. So please.. take your time browse Our website, take a look at the  supplies  that are available, and check out Our new STAINLESS STEEL FORUM.

                                    ABOUT OUR  RINGS

  The rings that We offer here at the Chain Shoppe are hand rolled on a steel mandrel, then cut with a liquid cooled,  fine blade jewelers saw to ensure a clean cut. This allows a closure that is free of burrs, and is nearly invisible to the eye when closed properly. After cutting our rings  they are burnished in a jewelry tumbler  to remove any blemishes, and bring them to a brilliant shine...With great confidence... We offer these rings to You.          

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EXCELLENT SOURCES FOR CHAIN MAILLE INFORMATION, TUTORIALS, and SUPPLIES

MAIL ARTISANS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

 The one stop everything You would like to know about chain maille site.

www.mailleartisans.org

What is ASPECT RATIO ?

This article explains what an aspect ratio is and how to calculate it.

 www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=10902   

ARMOUR ARCHIVE

If You want to try Your hands at making armour this is the definite place to start

www.armourarchive.org/

CG MAILLE

Phong has some of the best tutiorals and graphics out there this site is a must for learning new weaves.   www.cgmaille.com      

THE CHAINMAILLE BASKET

  Superp Chainmaille site with weave / aspect ratio information www.chainmailbasket.com/

FYRE EAGLES WEAVE DATA SHEET

 A good source for finding aspect ratios for weaves.

www.home.comcast.net/~grymntl/maille/weavedb.html?present=a

MAILLERS WORLDWIDE

A great web-ring to discuss and show Your chain maille.

www.corvuschainmaille.ning.com/

THE RING LORD

This is a great supplier of any chain maille supply You could want.

www.THERINGLORD.COM

THE TURQUOISE CHICK

A excellent supplier of SLEEPING BEAUTY TURQUOISE and other North American Turquoises.

www.theturquoisechick.com

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