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with the small wire, it's harder to do that. if i slammed my hand down with this ring on, it has the possibility of bending, though i wouldn't say it's likely.

coiling it for links hardens it more than you'd think. especially with the larger stuff. you couldn't open one of those with your hands if you tried.

same with the tiny rings in the miniature chainmail. the silver ones.

i have a feeling it has something to do with a ratio the diameter of the bar you're coiling around and the gauge of the wire.

it's fairly hard to cut the tiny rings too.. it was really weird the first time i made them.