Item:Book of master armorsmithing instructions/Chapter 1/Mail balaclava

A page of the Book of master armorsmithing instructions, chapter 1: instructions for crafting a mail balaclava.

Book	Book of master armorsmithing instructions
Chapter	1
Lowest book	Journeyman
Product	Mail balaclava (crafted)
Difficulty	somewhat challenging
Technique	Extremity Chain Armor Design
Ingredient type	finished metal chain armor

The book page below is quoted as read in game on 11 November 2026. Page numbers shift when recipes are added or the books are re-sorted; the chapter page has the current list.

Tools

• Created using a forging hammer, some tongs, some metalworking oil, a metal anvil with forge.
• Also helpful: some pliers a shovel and a bellows.

Ingredients

Qty	Ingredient	Detail
1	refined metal ingot	24 volume
1	finished small leather backing

Book page

        -=   Chapter 1, Page 29: Instructions for crafting a mail balaclava    =-
  A mail balaclava is a craftable item in the Forging society under the Armorsmithing crafting discipline.  This is considered to be a somewhat challenging piece to make, though knowledge of the Extremity Chain Armor Design technique will be beneficial to the crafter.
  This item is listed as a "finished metal chain armor" ingredient type and is created using a forging hammer, some tongs, some metalworking oil, a metal anvil with forge.  A crafter may also find it helpful to have some pliers a shovel and a bellows on hand.
 A list of ingredients is provided:
   (1) refined metal ingot (24 volume)
   (1) finished small leather backing