Carpenters Apron

[deema]

I was wondering how many people wear a traditional carpenters apron?

I use a leather apron to stop sanding dust getting to my skin as I've become sensitive to it over the years.

Has anyone found the perfect one with the right number and size of pockets and good adjustment of neck and waste straps? I'm still searching!

 

[JohnPW]

In college we have to wear an apron, most seem to use a cook's apron or similar. I got mine from Wilkinsons, £5 for a cotton cook's apron, either black or white, has an adjustable neck strap and has two large pockets.

As far as I know, an apron usually only covers the chest down to the thighs, how can it stop dust getting to the skin, unless you do woodwork in your pants??!!

If you're wearing at least a short sleeve top and shorts, then it's mainly the skin on your hands and arms which would get dusty.

I would have thought an apron is to stop your clothes getting too dirty.

 

[RogerP]

I have a traditional carpenter's apron but, as has already been mentioned, they don't actually give much protection to ones clothes. So a bought a turner's smock http://www.axminster.co.uk/heavy-duty-woodturner-s-smocks

Does a great job of keeping the clothes clean, the two large rear pockets are useful and it's very comfortable to wear.

Not exactly cheap but very well made and should last a long time (mines been in use daily for years and is still as good as new). Washing machine friendly.

 

[mseries]

Yep I use a carpenters apron most of the time. Mostly just to have the front pocket for my pencil and rule. Depending on what I am doing and if it's not too warm I may use my overalls instead or as well as, with the apron over the top.

 

[Silverbirch]

If you're wearing at least a short sleeve top and shorts, then it's mainly the skin on your hands and arms which would get dusty.

Well, with all the hot weather we`ve been getting in my part of the world, sometimes that`s just not an option.

 

[Droogs]

Looks like Silverbirch is set to be UKW's Next Mr January

 

[RogerS]

If you're wearing at least a short sleeve top and shorts, then it's mainly the skin on your hands and arms which would get dusty.

Well, with all the hot weather we`ve been getting in my part of the world, sometimes that`s just not an option.

I demand you tell me where you have hidden the camera in my workshop !!

 

[Silverbirch]

Darn, I`ve been rumbled! :twisted:

 

[rafezetter]

I was wondering how many people wear a traditional carpenters apron?

I use a leather apron to stop sanding dust getting to my skin as I've become sensitive to it over the years.

Has anyone found the perfect one with the right number and size of pockets and good adjustment of neck and waste straps? I'm still searching!

I've actually contacted someone to have one made to what I think would be a good woodworkers design - As you say there are many variations out there, but none as far as I've seen that seem to have the "right" combination of things. Watch this space

 

[Benchwayze]

I always preferred a traditional, canvas apron, until I got so rotund I couldn't get one to fit. (Proper fit to me, means the apron comes around the side, far enough to protect the outside of my thighs.) Making or commissioning tailor made aprons wasn't practical, so I moved over to warehouse coats, with shortened sleeves.

The day has been saved though. Lovells Workwear make aprons to fit around even my ample waistline, so I buy them from there now. The stuff they make them from (heavy-duty, cotton-twill) is of good quality too.

http://www.lovellworkwear.com/

HTH

John