[TheForge] Smithing Apron

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Stop talking like that!...I've a date with the back butcher in my 
near future apparently...but..
Back to aprons...I had a deer skin apron with a neck strap for 
years that had almost melded with my own skin, i wore it so much 
of the time. This was back in the 60s and 70s.
Had a leather working friend make me a nice large pocket to hang 
around waist high on the apron, and it was the handiest thing.
Over time i added handy tools,... a small crescent wrench, a 
sparker, a chipping hammer and a small cross peen ,an Eiffel 
Flash Plier Wrench and attachments, some gas rods and an 
assortment of commonly used arc rods, a small file and file card, 
some soapstones, a silver and a graphite pencil plus a couple of 
sharpies...and so on.
Over time ,the weight, aided by considerable slag and rod stubs, 
all conveniently hanging from my slender neck....yeah, you know 
the rest...3 discs,pinched the nerve to my right arm enough that 
i lost half the muscle mass...and so on.
I still have that apron ( i keep everything) but haven't worn it 
since; it's kinda moldy now.....pf

Jerry Frost wrote:
> Ouch!
> 
> Having a couple Ti plates and 19 Ti screws in my arm I can only imagine 
> a spinefull!
> 
> Comfort goes a long way towards safety, if your safety gear is 
> uncomfortable you're less likely to wear it or be distracted by the pain 
> when you should be watching the hot, hard, sharp, spinning, smashing 
> things.
> 
> The strap set up I described distributes the weight of the apron between 
> your shoulders and hips. The belt reaching all the way around your waist 
> also keeps it snug to your body and less likely to get caught by or on 
> things.
> 
> It is hands down the most comfortable and secure apron strap arrangement 
> I've ever used.
> 
> Frosty
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> From: "robert hensarling" <rhrocker at hilconet.com>
> 
> 
>> Oh, and here I thought I was wearing the thing for safety!    Guess we 
>> could cut the fabric away from the straps and just use the straps 
>> alone!  :o)
>> I'm sorry, yes, you have a valid point.  As a person that's had 3 
>> major surgeries, and now have a spine full of titanium rods and 
>> screws, I must try to do anything at all to relieve the discomfort, 
>> other than the pain pump the team implanted in my abdomen.
>>
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