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TWEEZER MAILLE
Any maille made with rings tiny enough to justify the use of tweezers instead of pliers to make the maille easier to construct. (see also insanity maille)

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TARNISH
Discoloration of metal, typically from a layer of oxides or sulfides.

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TENSILE STRENGTH
The breaking strength of a material when subjected to stretching forces.

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TUMBLING
A method of cleaning and deburring by mechanical action. Some tumblers rotate articles in a cylinder, while others use vibration. For ring tumbling, stainless steel shot, sand, rice, or nothing at all are common tumbling media.

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TEMPER
v. In metallurgical terms, the act of treating a metal so as to adjust it away from maximum hardness so as to achieve a desired balance between strength and brittleness. n. Commercial wire suppliers (and maillers) often use this term somewhat incorrectly to refer simply to the hardness of a metal. A range of terms are used to represent the spectrum of hardnesses, some of which are presented below. In order: - Annealed (aka Commerically Soft) - Quarter Hard Temper - Half Hard Temper - Three Quarter Hard Temper - Full Hard Temper - Extra Hard Temper - Spring Hard Temper - Extra Spring Hard Temper

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