[TheForge] Re: Smithing Apron

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Ah, a veritable recycled fashion hero! I approve and my wife 
agrees ( a good sign).
I hate to see waste, especially if the waist matches ( she must 
have been a beefer!).
Get em quick ,before PETA demands they be consigned to the needs 
of persecuted young veals and skinned baby harp seals....pete f

Mike Spencer wrote:
> My apron is made from a woman's suede leather coat that I found in the
> Cambridge Free Box.  Unstitched the bodice from the skirt, added a
> wrap-around draw string.  It's wide enough to wrap around to my hip
> pockets, comes down almost to my boot tops and it's a cheerful green
> as well.  No loose edges near my hands.
> 
> I reckon it wouldn't be too hard to slit it and fix it up so it would
> wrap on the legs sort of like a farrier's apron and still keep loose
> edges away from the working area.
> 
> Garment leather, though, not very heavy.  One place kinda crinkled up
> a bit when I let a stream of cutoff wheel sparks hammer it in one
> spot too long.
> 
> 
> - Mike
>