The Black Oak Maille Guild

09/10/2022

First picture of the 2022 year.

02/07/2022

That's a ton of rings.

The Hill House, in Helensbrugh, Scotland was decades ahead of its time... but that means it's also experimental. And damp. ■ More about the Hill House and ho...

09/07/2021

This is Steve. I've been doing Ren Faire for 20+ years. This will be the first year I'll miss all of it. I'll really miss it this year. I do it for my children, because they are too young to be vaccinated and are in a risk group. Anyone that makes it out there, hope you enjoy it and stay safe.

I'm hoping next year we will be able to be out there. Faire didn't contact me about a contract so it's up in the air. We'll find out.

Thank you,

09/21/2019

A wet day.

09/11/2019

You can see some riveted chain maille under the plate, but also get to see how easily it's penetrated.

160lbs ENGLISH WARBOW shoots FULL WEIGHT MEDIEVAL ARROWS at reproduced MEDIEVAL ARMOUR. Find out what happens! The contributors are all world class in their ...

06/17/2019

Happy Father's Day Everyone

10/09/2018

NYCC This year.

09/24/2018

Some ElfWeave for you. Current progress on the shirt.

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

09/15/2018

Todd Jaderborg over at Odins Wolf Survival took some time out of his day to record us making some chainmaille.

A basic tutorial on maille making

09/10/2018

Beginning 2018 season