Making Chainmail

[Buster's Uncle]

...So, I've blown about all the time I can on that story until I get some responses -I've tried to contact all the other contributors, not least because I think there's more adventures to be told with those characters in that world, and I'd like to get at least eastsidebagel in on that- and I probably am not going to find any distractions on a Sunday to get out of spending some time working on the mail...

[Buster's Uncle]

Okay; I'm not gonna get an awful lot done in the next 45 minutes, but I am knitting...

[Buster's Uncle]

...Actually, not quite two rows - but because I'm working out where expansion links go, and I may have messed up the symmetry...

Takes a lot longer when it's not straight rows you're knitting.

Oh well; bed's calling.

[Buster's Uncle]

http://theawesomer.com/chainmaille-shoes/285004/

Chainmaille Shoes       $265  Buym

PaleoBarefoot’s minimalist PRONATIV shoes give the sensation of walking barefoot, but protect your feet and provide grip thanks to their chainmaille construction. They’re great for hiking and running, even through mud and water.

Read more: http://theawesomer.com/chainmaille-shoes/285004/#ixzz44tn4JC8r
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I am deeply dubious.

[Rusty Edge]

I can't decide if that's a cool idea or a disaster in waiting,
But I know I wouldn't sit around a campfire in them.

[Buster's Uncle]

I just can't believe they work for very long - it appears to be about the same size and gage links I do the doll mail in, though I can't spot any joins in the links in closeup shots, which would make it a great deal stronger and more durable,  and I still can't believe you could run very far in them without tearing them up.

Also, hell's own set of ring impressions in your soles.

[Dio]

I can't decide if that's a cool idea or a disaster in waiting,
But I know I wouldn't sit around a campfire in them.

I concur with the above statement because it illustrates that the shoes appear impractical. I remember when toe shoes were a fad among the outdoors people.

[Buster's Uncle]

I have my doubts that they even work for long.

[Dio]

I can only imagine the pain your feet would experience after walking in those for several miles across a forest or desert trail.

[Rusty Edge]

Desert? That would be like the campfire. The shoes would become a heat sink.

[Buster's Uncle]

Many versions -not the one pictured, but many- have a sort of multi-part paw-print sole built in; those, at least, would take a lot longer to wear out the bottom.  You would totally wear through the links before all that long in the ones pictured, especially running on any paved surfaces.

[Dio]

ooooooh. Ah. So practical. So MASCULINE. Not.

Many versions -not the one pictured, but many- have a sort of multi-part paw-print sole built in; those, at least, would take a lot longer to wear out the bottom.  You would totally wear through the links before all that long in the ones pictured, especially running on any paved surfaces.

I would still much rather purchase a pair of toe shoes over the chain link imposters in that article.

[Buster's Uncle]

I might rather have the chainmail footies than rely on someone guessing the size and shape of my toes right...

[Dio]

I might rather have the chainmail footies than rely on someone guessing the size and shape of my toes right...

I wonder if the people that make toe shoes could create a mold of your foot to produce the exterior outline.

[Buster's Uncle]

I don't care - I'm broke from the footies.