[TheForge] Choices (somewhat blacksmithing)

[Jerry Smith]

Dave,

I have many pairs of the Carhart coveralls, including
the painters. Lets see the insulated ones to wear to
the local high school ball game, some denim ones and a
couple of others.

I was thinking about the nylon cord or kevlar cord,
after I had been to the store.

I went thru the 501 jeans in about 2 months of working
on the shop, forging, working on the farm. The Steve
and Barry ones, the butt seam ripped and I have a
small butt. They weren't even tight, they were $7.00 a
pair.

Jerry
--- "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Carharts have worked well for me -- mostly I go for
> the overalls (old fart).
> 
> Great story about the overalls here in the back
> woods of western North 
> Carolina.  I live in the area near the John C.
> Campbell Folk School that 
> Eric Rudolph hideout in for 5 years (The Olympic
> Bomber Guy)  We have an 
> annual event at Clay's corner near the Folk School
> on New Years Eve --  
> called the Possum Drop.  It a great local even --
> but the first year they 
> were looking for Eric -- there was this whole group
> of strangers at the 
> event dressed in brand new Carhart Overalls --
> complete with bright shinny 
> shoes -- had ear pieces too.  Who do they think they
> were fooling.
> 
> Here is the website on Clay's Corner 
> http://www.clayscorner.com/
> 
> As to boot laces, I can never understand why they
> wear out so fast.  I have 
> gone to making my own from nylon camping cord from
> the outdoor / hunting 
> area at Wal-Mart.  Made from this cord they out last
> the boots.  It cheap 
> too.
> 
> Dave Smucker
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Smith"
> <jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com>
> To: "The Forge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:49 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Choices
> 
> 
> >I was over to the place that I get my Carharts from
> > today looking for durable jeans and a set of laces
> for
> > my work boots.
> >
> > This is not some philosophical issues. The shoes
> laces
> > I had to decide on what color, 4 choices, and
> round,
> > flat or jumbo. I got the yellowish brown round
> laces,
> > I don't think the ground hogs would really
> appreciate
> > stylish shoe laces.
> >
> > The jeans a different story, several brands,
> several
> > cuts, these are all in the heavy duty work styles.
> I
> > have already worn out a set of Levi's this summer.
> > Plus the stuff I buy at Steve and Barry's, K Marts
> and
> > Walmarts don't last very long. So I need better
> heavy
> > duty ones. Of course there were two clueless young
> > ladies running the place. They knew what was on
> sale,
> > but that about it.
> >
> > I ended up with 3 pairs of Carhart carpenter style
> > jeans. The 3rd pair was half price.
> >
> > Too many choices for clothing just to work in the
> hot
> > shop and on the farm.
> >
> > Jerry
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