As a professional blacksmith making chain isn't something I do very often (factories are much quicker at it!), but I realised that it's a great way to show off a lot of a blacksmith's traditional skills, so I thought I'd bite the bullet and show you my (rather rusty) attempts at making some chain. The last time I did was when I was in college, and they didn't end up looking as good as these.
You'll see most parts of my anvil being utilised and hopefully me getting quicker and more effective as the links are added (keep an eye out for a bit later on when I get bored of doing everything the traditional way in my desperate quest to make processes quicker and more efficient). You'll also see quite a lot of forge welding, albeit a slight variation to the more widely used scarf welds.
A shout out to Mark Aspery (‪@MarkAspery‬ ) who's method I use here. He's the master and you should all go and watch his videos immediately (after this one).