firewarden Report post Posted October 18, 2012 Hi, for 2 years I have been trying to make a necklace for myself. I have tried byzantine in all different size rings and rubber, box chain etc. Everything looks too feminine and I wind up selling it to a woman. Any ideas what would make a good male maille necklace? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikepartjewelry Report post Posted October 18, 2012 A lot of it depends on what you consider to be masculine. I made a good friend of mine a 20g 1/8" or 5/32" blue aTi necklace in inverted roundmaille. He loves it and it looks great on him. When I think of necklaces for men, copper/brass/bronze and stainless come to mind immediately. Persian Dragonscale makes a really nice necklace and can be made in 16g rings, which I think, in that weave, looks quite masculine. Vipera Berus 4-1 and Viper Basket would make nice masculine weaves using larger rings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Way Report post Posted October 18, 2012 Can't go wrong with a good Byzantine. It's what I wear. I originally only made it to show the fact that I can make maille (sort of a free advertising thing), but I eventually realized that I actually liked it. That was years ago. I never take it off. I'm not really a jewelry kind of guy, but I feel weird without my chain. As a general rule, I only work with stainless. I have a sort of...thing...against "precious metals" and what they represent. It's also the case that stainless is widely accepted as "a guy thing". The only thing I would suggest is a larger gauge. My neckchain is 18g 5/32 Byzantine and it looks great. I think going lower than that would produce the "feminine" look you're talking about. I also like Half Persian, when the mood strikes me. Try Maille Artisans International League. They've got hundreds of weaves on file; you should be able to find something you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikepartjewelry Report post Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) stainless in copper in dragonback copper and brass (or bronze) in dragonback Edited October 18, 2012 by bikepartjewelry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firewarden Report post Posted October 18, 2012 I started on in 18 5/32 which I'll try for a bit. I love working with this size the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calisandra Report post Posted October 18, 2012 helm is a popular one for men, larger gauge square wire rings are a common request in just about any weave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamirose Report post Posted October 19, 2012 HP 4-1 looks masculine to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j_betts Report post Posted October 19, 2012 The first question is what makes a chain look feminine to you? Is it size, or is it the weave? If it is a weave problem hit m.a.i.l and find one that looks good to you. Nothing like having a couple of hundred pictures of different weaves to give you a good idea. If it is ring size then pick bigger ones and try again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waluy Report post Posted October 19, 2012 I have a HP3-1 made out of 16g stainless steel that was originally designed as a wallet chain that I wear a lot. Nice thick gauge with plenty of weight plus with the release I have on it it doubles as a get-back LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carolides Report post Posted October 19, 2012 Hi. For myself i do fat JPL links. Made one recently in 2.5 mm sterling that unfortunaly my girlfriend stole from me I just wait until her neck starts hurting since it is nearly 300 grams. JPL cant be wrong if it is fat enough but i love the designs i seen in here. br C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fenris Report post Posted October 19, 2012 I've ALWAYS loved byzee bees to butterflies. Done in square wire I can only assume it would be super heavy and extra manly. Here's a link to Maille's page about it. http://mailleartisans.org/weaves/weavedisplay.php?key=333 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twilightbanana Report post Posted October 19, 2012 This is one I often wear myself: http://twilightbanan...llery/#/d4dh7dl Roundmaille, bronze 16 ga. 1/4" rings. This one as well: JPL 4, mild steel 16 ga. 1/4" rings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jax25 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 I really like a fairly large wire diameter JPL3 chain. I think that could look quite manly, especially in stainless. Also, Firewyrm (http://www.mailleartisans.org/weaves/weavedisplay.php?key=661) is a bitchin' weave that I think could look really good on a guy. A lot of those round variants actually look good on guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ka0sc0okie Report post Posted October 20, 2012 I have a lot of guys buy square sweet pea necklaces from me. I don't tell them the weave is called sweet pea tho lmao https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151671048585076&id=403475810075&set=a.10151670442120076.847788.403475810075&refid=17 That's a bracelet but it can be extended 1 Tactical reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ka0sc0okie Report post Posted October 20, 2012 Not sure why I felt the need to say it can be extended haha everyone on this fourm should already know that, guess I'm too use to telling cusomers things can be altered lol 1 calisandra reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sir_osis Report post Posted October 20, 2012 i really like my roundmaille necklaces. i have one in 18g 3/16 AA and the other in 20g 3/32" nickel brass. both are awesome and catch alot of attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
