Chainmaille Weave Ideas: Precious Metal H18 – 18ga 3/16″ (4.8 mm)

Wondering what chainmaille project to tackle with those size H18 – 18ga 3/16″ (4.8 mm) precious metal jump rings? Check out the post below for weave ideas as well as where to get instructions for each one. Working with size H18 in base metal? Different weaves are possible, so visit our Base Metal H18 weave ideas post. Why are these posts separate?

Weave Ideas: Precious Metal H18

Wire Gauge = 18ga AWG (0.04″ / 1.024 mm )
Inner Diameter = 3/16″ (4.8 mm)

Hint: Use our Ring Picker tool to quickly see every metal and color we have available and in stock for this size!

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These samples use our niobium jump rings.

Aspect Ratio = 5.0

“rpi” = rings per inch.
Use this number to help you figure out how many rings you’ll need for your project. Simply multiply it by the desired length (in inches) for your final piece.

Box

24 rpi

Box/Byzantine PDF
(currently in sale section)
CHAINED book
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Conundrum & Helm (H18 + N16)

H18 – 15 rpi

N16 – 15 rpi

CHAINED book
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Rondo á la Byzantine (H18 + N16)

H18 – 51 rpi

N16 – 22 rpi

Rondo a la Byzantine PDF + Hardcopy Instructions

CHAINED book
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Double Spiral

21 rpi

Double Spiral PDF
(FREE!)
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Dragonscale (H18 + N16)

H18 – 28 rpi

N16 – 25 rpi

Dragonscale PDF + Hardcopy Instructions
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European 4 -1

25 rpi

Mesh & Rosettes PDF + Hardcopy Instructions

DVD Vol 1
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European 6 -1

24 rpi

European 6-1 PDF

(currently in sale section)
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Half Persian 4-1

15 rpi

Half Persian 3-1 and Half Persian 4-1 (Flat Persian, Snake Chain) PDF
(currently in sale section)
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