I bought this to make a cage for my wife's tomatoes and to make framed wall hangings for my son's teacher as a first-of-the-year gift.  I've bought "chicken wire" before, as I grew up on a ranch.  This has openings much larger than what I have come to expect from "chicken wire".  It doesn't seem to be as heavy gauge wire as "chicken wire" either.  It's easily bendable, so it's pretty easy to work with, however, because it's so tightly wound, it is tough to unroll at first.