Welcome to Pop Top Paladin

Dedicated to the myriad ways that chainmail, scalemail, and platemail can be constructed from one of the most ubiquitous materials.

Welcome to Pop Top Paladin

Check out About/History to see how I got started down this path, and where I've come along the way.

Welcome to Pop Top Paladin

Look below for updates on the latest work I've been doing, and updates to the site.

Welcome to Pop Top Paladin

Or just head over to the Weaves to get a look at free instructions to build your own!

Welcome to Pop Top Paladin

You can also check out the Gallery pages for completed pieces, convention pictures, and further looks into what you can do with various weaves.

Recent Work

A look at some of the latest weaves I've been working on that you can use to build your own tabmail!

Latest Updates

Soda Can Chain Mail is the use of Soda Can Tabs (pop-tops) to make chains and chainmail. I’ve broken these down into various categories (TabMail, TabScale, ChainTab, PopScale, and Specialty to signify the diverse styles and ways you can make armor from soda can tabs, and rings. See the About or History page for more more »

In honor of the new site going live (still have to go and update external sites to start pointing here) I also have some new weaves of the ChainTab variety, but blended with some new elements.   First a new chain! (16-ChainTab) There’s a also a new style ChainTab Sheet – which is similar to more »

I’ve now moved the main content relating to tabs to this site PopTopPaladin.com. Eventually my Giraffes site will become a hub – if I’m honest it’s just become too weird to have some things on my personal site, and other stuff on external site, so look forward to some restructuring. In Tabmail news I’ll have more »