[TheForge] Re: Smithing Apron

[Jerry Frost]

Recycling with STYLE. You be de man Mike!

I had mine made about 11 years ago or so. It's heavy 
leather, I don't recall the weight or type of tan but 
it's flexible and has taked disintegrating grinding 
disks with hardly a scuff. Grinding and welding sparks 
have little effect but oiling it once in a while makes 
a big difference

It covers me from chest to instep, has split legs with 
straps about calf height. The main straps are a 
configuration shown to me by a smith some years ago 
that's very comfortable and adjustable. One strap is 
attached at each shoulder, they pass over my shoulders 
and cross behind my back then pass through a ring on 
each hip then wrap around my waiste to buckle in front. 
It sounds complicated but is very comfortable and 
allows the height and fit of the apron to be adjusted 
quite easily.

Frosty
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it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
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Meadow Lakes, AK.

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From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>


>
> 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
>