interesting 8:2 english pattern.

8:2 Japanese Pattern, ;)

interesting then. I am aware of the 3:1 chinese pattern, and english 4:1 / 6:1 / 8:1 and doubled combos of that, but have yet to hear of japanese using chainmaille that mimics the circa ~1200AD version of europe. not to say it can't be japanese, just would be a new version - especially considering the arrows would go right through the rings (although I do know boxes are hard to do following the flow patterns)

Here is a single layer of Japanese 8 in 2. As with European and Persian, some were strictly decoration, as you can see this is almost nothing like European 8 in 2. The continuation of this weave has multiple layers of this weave linked together with another layer inbetween them linked by the vertical rings with another vertical ring, and that ring then spreads out making it's own layer. So the process goes to make as many of these layers as you need/want, then weave them together, one ring at a time.

http://mailleartisans.org/weaves/we.....y.php?key=1154

it's a good creative excersize, don't think I'm saying anything negative about it - that wasn't the intent.

What size rings are these? I've always used 18g 3/16 for making cubes

Same. ^_^ The anodizing makes them a little thicker so it holds up nicely.

Oh cool! :P I've been wanting to make a large companion cube out of chainmaille. Like a 7x7 cube.
That would take a long time though! X3

Yay! It's done! ^.^ v

Are you going to add the corner work?

I can try?

Do or do not, there is no try.

There is only Zuul!