Layout tools for making chainmaille. The tool has a substrate with grooves, cuts, or slots formed through a top surface thereof. Each pair of cuts forms a generally v-shaped pattern along a length of the top surface. Each of the pairs of the cuts are spaced apart, have a length, and form an angle that provides a straight line path that intersects at least four of the cuts configured to receive rings to form a chainmaille. Another tool also has a substrate with grooves, cuts, or slots formed through a top surface thereof. Each cut passes through a common point. Each cut has a length corresponding to a diameter of a ring, and each of the cuts has a depth that is a function of at least the number of rings and a wire diameter of the rings.

A process for producing an ornamental element, in particular an ornamental chain, comprising the following steps: arranging a tubular polymer core inside a tubular metal casing to form a layered tubular profile; cutting and bending the layered tubular profile to form a plurality of shaped chain links; connecting the chain links to form the ornamental chain.

A mandrel tool comprising a mandrel head having a body, said body including a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and an exterior surface extending between the first and second ends; and a slit extending at least partially through the exterior surface of the body and having a width to accommodate a sharp edge of a cutting instrument. The slit serves as a guide for the cutting instrument, which cuts through wire wound around the mandrel to simultaneously create a plurality of uniform rings without having to labor further.

A manufacturing apparatus for an accessory, including: a magazine holding unit in which a material magazine that holds a metal sheet material in a roll shape is arranged; a material feeding unit that repeats conveyance in which the metal sheet material is fed forward from the material magazine, and stop of the conveyance; a die-set unit that includes a die set which blanks the metal sheet material conveyed from the material feeding unit into a predetermined shape; a machining unit that bends a metal component formed by the blanking in the die-set unit; and a guide unit that is provided between the material feeding unit and the die-set unit, and that flattens and feeds the metal sheet material conveyed from the material feeding unit to the die-set unit, the guide unit including restricting the metal sheet material in a width direction of the metal sheet material.

A description is given of a method for the production of gourmette jewellery articles comprising the steps consisting of: forming by cutting a series of links (10) starting from a metal plate; creating a reinforcing edge around said links; pressing in a mould said reinforced links to confer thereto an undulated shape; making a cut (41) which develops from the outer perimeter to the inner perimeter on some of said reinforced links (30), obtaining in this way a series of reinforced links provided with cut (40); attaching in sequence two reinforced links provided with cut (40) to an intact reinforced link (30), or two intact links to a link provided with cut, obtaining a chain wherein a reinforced link (30) alternates with a reinforced link provided with cut (40); and closing the cuts (41) previously formed in the reinforced links provided with cut (40).

A description is given of a method for the production of gourmette jewellery articles comprising the steps consisting of: forming by cutting a series of links (10) starting from a metal plate; creating a reinforcing edge around said links; pressing in a mould said reinforced links to confer thereto an undulated shape; making a cut (41) which develops from the outer perimeter to the inner perimeter on some of said reinforced links (30), obtaining in this way a series of reinforced links provided with cut (40); attaching in sequence two reinforced links provided with cut (40) to an intact reinforced link (30), or two intact links to a link provided with cut, obtaining a chain wherein a reinforced link (30) alternates with a reinforced link provided with cut (40); and closing the cuts (41) previously formed in the reinforced links provided with cut (40).

A sterling silver chain and method of manufacturing a sterling silver chain comprising a plurality of chain links. Each of the chain links can comprise a sterling silver wire, the sterling silver wire comprising a first end and a second end. Each of the first end and the second end of each of the plurality of chain links can be joined together through a weld. Each of the plurality of chain links can comprise at least 92.5% by weight silver and at least 6.5% by weight tin.

A sterling silver chain and method of manufacturing a sterling silver chain comprising a plurality of chain links. Each of the chain links can comprise a sterling silver wire, the sterling silver wire comprising a first end and a second end. Each of the first end and the second end of each of the plurality of chain links can be joined together through a weld. Each of the plurality of chain links can comprise at least 92.5% by weight silver and at least 6.5% by weight tin.

A sterling silver chain and method of manufacturing a sterling silver chain comprising a plurality of chain links. Each of the chain links can comprise a sterling silver wire, the sterling silver wire comprising a first end and a second end. Each of the first end and the second end of each of the plurality of chain links can be joined together through a weld. Each of the plurality of chain links can comprise at least 92.5% by weight silver and at least 6.5% by weight tin.

A process for producing an ornamental chain includes arranging a cylindrical polymer core inside a tubular metal casing to form a layered tubular profile, cutting and bending the layered tubular profile to form a plurality of shaped chain links, and connecting the shaped chain links to form an ornamental chain. In some embodiments, the forming of the layered tubular profile can include extruding the cylindrical polymer core and inserting the cylindrical polymer core into a hollow section of the tubular metal casing.