Leather aprons

billyray

Anyone have a leather apron from the Mad Scientist? What do you think of it?

RRP

No, they look nice, but then at $299 plus S&H they sure ought to! 

fishlessman

weld shop aprons are in the 30 dollar range, how do the justify another 0 on that

https://www.amazon.com/eletecpro-Length-Pockets-Leather-Welding/dp/B07P1T2CW5/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B0887V7MT6&psc=1

lkapigian

Chefs Coat for me.....that is when I feel the need to cover 

Under $100 and from local uniform supply 

Ozzie_Isaac

Handmade to order by the Amish.  It looks very nice.  In general, I have found the Amish to be excellent craftsmen and I expect you would not be disappointed.

pgprescott

Not leather but highly regarded and lifetime warranty.

https://www.hedleyandbennett.com/collections/all-aprons?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-qGNBhD3ARIsAO_o7ynXcIoEi9dKfc_61nCKql6lAsc69SgvUZO0bEmZpOloktzMdeED4OwaAlheEALw_wcB&pf_t_fabric=filter_fabric:Classic+Canvas

stlcharcoal

Also not leather, but some great aprons from a company owned by my buddy.

https://knifeflag.com/aprons

SGH

lkapigian said:

Chefs Coat for me.....

Overalls for me. They have served me well for almost 6 decades. 

Legume

stlcharcoal said:

Also not leather, but some great aprons from a company owned by my buddy.

https://knifeflag.com/aprons

I like the split leg ones, they remind me of the blacksmiths that put horseshoes on horses.

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

stlcharcoal said:

Also not leather, but some great aprons from a company owned by my buddy.

https://knifeflag.com/aprons

I like the split leg ones, they remind me of the blacksmiths that put horseshoes on horses.

Farrier 

SGH

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Farrier 

Shoer if you are old. 

Ozzie_Isaac

SGH said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Farrier 

Shoer if you are old. 

Ferrier if you're old and French.

SGH

Ozzie_Isaac said:

SGH said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Farrier 

Shoer if you are old. 

Ferrier if you're old and French.

Shoer if you are old and in Dixie. 

pgprescott

stlcharcoal said:

Also not leather, but some great aprons from a company owned by my buddy.

https://knifeflag.com/aprons

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. 

CTMike

I have one of these for making sawdust, pretty thick and heavy:

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/craftman-leather-shop-apron

Couple other options if you don’t want to spend a bunch:

https://www.woodcraft.com/search?q=Leather+apron&button=search

EGGjlmh

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Handmade to order by the Amish.  It looks very nice.  In general, I have found the Amish to be excellent craftsmen and I expect you would not be disappointed.

You are correct, they are excellent craftsmen but I wouldnt give them a penny. I live near a large Amish community and I do not have much good to say about them as a whole.......And yes, there are some that are very good people. 

littlerascal56

stlcharcoal said:

Also not leather, but some great aprons from a company owned by my buddy.

https://knifeflag.com/aprons

Those are darn good aprons. I have one that I use while woodworking, and another when I’m grilling. They will both last a lifetime!

RRP

EGGjlmh said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Handmade to order by the Amish.  It looks very nice.  In general, I have found the Amish to be excellent craftsmen and I expect you would not be disappointed.

You are correct, they are excellent craftsmen but I wouldnt give them a penny. I live near a large Amish community and I do not have much good to say about them as a whole.......And yes, there are some that are very good people. 

Interesting personal assessment. Care to elaborate or give an example(s)? I've lived around some Amish communities all my life both in MO and IL as well as some spinoff or related sects, but don't recall that they were wife beaters, thieves, or drunks.

nolaegghead

RRP said:

EGGjlmh said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Handmade to order by the Amish.  It looks very nice.  In general, I have found the Amish to be excellent craftsmen and I expect you would not be disappointed.

You are correct, they are excellent craftsmen but I wouldnt give them a penny. I live near a large Amish community and I do not have much good to say about them as a whole.......And yes, there are some that are very good people. 

Interesting personal assessment. Care to elaborate or give an example(s)? I've lived around some Amish communities all my life both in MO and IL as well as some spinoff or related sects, but don't recall that they were wife beaters, thieves, or drunks.

I think the problem in this case is they make wife beaters, thieves and thugs look bad.

SGH

I can’t speak on what kind of people the Amish are. But they make the best chewing tobacco on the planet. Back when I worked for Westinghouse I got to spend a lot time in Pennsylvania and I would always make the drive to where they were. 

SGH

I only use an apron when I am slaughtering. Therefore I wear lightweight, cheap aprons that are easily cleaned.
With that said, depending on what you are doing I can certainly see the appeal for the nicer aprons. However for blood, guts and gore I like these. 

https://www.round-house.com/products/99-round-house-made-in-usa-shop-apron

That is also the brand of overalls I wear. 

EGGjlmh

RRP said:

EGGjlmh said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Handmade to order by the Amish.  It looks very nice.  In general, I have found the Amish to be excellent craftsmen and I expect you would not be disappointed.

You are correct, they are excellent craftsmen but I wouldnt give them a penny. I live near a large Amish community and I do not have much good to say about them as a whole.......And yes, there are some that are very good people. 

Interesting personal assessment. Care to elaborate or give an example(s)? I've lived around some Amish communities all my life both in MO and IL as well as some spinoff or related sects, but don't recall that they were wife beaters, thieves, or drunks.

They are definately not any of those that you describe. 
The Amish that we have here at first meeting come off as very kind and great people. If you get to know them they may ask a simple favor such as borrowing your phone. When you kindly agree you will then have all of their family knocking on your door at all hours needing the phone. 

If you give one of them permission to hunt your land they think that means their whole (huge) family has free reign of the land for the next 10 years. 

If you hire them to do construction work (which they are very good at) they do not mind at all to borrow anything you have without even asking. 

This is just the Amish around us here in indiana. I really dont think all the communities across the country are like this. I have spoken to people from Ohio that live amongst them and they are shocked to hear what I have to say......BUT they ARE amazing workers. They love to work and custom build the best cabinets you have ever seen!

Sorry to the OP for the hijack and the rant

WeberWho

Here's a really interesting video on the Amish I ran across a few months ago. I found it interesting anyway. 

https://youtu.be/EgY1SVXiBrU

I really like this guy's channel. He really does a nice job with trying to understand the Amish. (With other videos on his channel)

Ozzie_Isaac

WeberWho said:

Here's a really interesting video on the Amish I ran across a few months ago. I found it interesting anyway. 

https://youtu.be/EgY1SVXiBrU

I really like this guy's channel. He really does a nice job with trying to understand the Amish. (With other videos on his channel)

I enjoyed the Fox show "Amish in the City" and the Discovery Channel "Amish Mafia".  TLC had a show "Breaking Amish" that was a snooze fest.

EGGjlmh

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

Here's a really interesting video on the Amish I ran across a few months ago. I found it interesting anyway. 

https://youtu.be/EgY1SVXiBrU

I really like this guy's channel. He really does a nice job with trying to understand the Amish. (With other videos on his channel)

I enjoyed the Fox show "Amish in the City" and the Discovery Channel "Amish Mafia".  TLC had a show "Breaking Amish" that was a snooze fest.

Thanks for sharing that!  I watched some of it and very interesting. Around the 25 min mark about the church paying the 1.2 million doctor bill I have seen this first hand and it is accurate. 

If you are bored Google Rumspringa (spelling).  This is true and the younger Amish going through this really do throw the best parties, I have been to them when I was young, they are wild!

Mr1egg

Wouldn’t leather be hot and annoying in the summer time? 

jdMyers

So

RRP

Mr1egg said:

Wouldn’t leather be hot and annoying in the summer time? 

If against bare skin then yes, but with a cloth shirt underneath I don’t find them all that bad at all considering the protection they provide.

littlerascal56

Was a certified boiler welder back in the 70’s. Had to wear leathers 8 hrs a day.  Sucked, but that’s the life of a welder. Extremely hot.  Much prefer cotton for cooking nowadays! 

Mr1egg

The last thing I would want on me on a hot summer day is a leather apron??!!??

JohnInCarolina

Mr1egg said:

The last thing I would want on me on a hot summer day is a leather apron??!!??

Yes, that would be devastating.