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David Stous has been making chainmaille since late 1994, ever since his oldest son's 6th grade class did a segment on the Middle Ages and the teacher wanted some parental help with some medieval crafts for the kids to work on. David has had a lifelong love of all things medieval and this was just right right opportunity to learn something new. He had an old book on blacksmithing (he has it to this day, in fact) that had a drawing and a photograph of a piece of chainmail on one of the pages. He studied the picture for hours, trying to figure out exactly how the piece was woven with every ring having the 4 surrounding it to go through that ring. Once he figured *that* out, the rest was easy. And history. Since that day, David has learned or taught himself over 40 methods of weaving maille, some distinct weaves, some variations of other weaves.
In 1995, Wolf's Den Armoury became a business in its own right. Selling finished pieces of maille at Medieval Reenactments, Craft Shows, Church Bazaars and on a blanket in the town square, he eventually became known through the city he lives in as a man who makes everything from protective armour to delicate-looking jewelry to Christmas Ornaments...all out of little metal rings! Later that year, Wolf's Den Armoury initiated it's own website (back then it was on one of those free servers with tons of popup ads), finally giving him a web presence for others to see his work.
If you have questions about maille, please do not hesitate to email us
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David Stous is our Chief Maille Smith and founder. He has over a decade of experience weaving maille, with a working knowledge of over 40 different weaves used in armour production and jewelry design. |
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Mike Pregent is our Senior Maille Smith. He began his apprenticeship in 2002 and has a working knowledge of several weaves including European 4in1, European 6in1, Japanese 4in1, Japanese 6in1, Half-persian 3in1 and Half-persian 4in1. His primary focus is in Medieval Reenactment Armour, but does occasional work in jewelry. |
Wolf's Den Armoury also has several high school students as his apprentices that work for us on a rotating basis as an after-school activity.
