Shoeing Apron

[TomE]

Made an apron for a farrier friend.  It buckles in front and has a padded back support.  The apron wraps around the front of the legs and the straps clip to dee rings on the backside.  Made from Beiler's 7 oz apron split and 9 oz Hermann Oak veg tan.  It is heavy and unwieldy to feed through a sewing machine, but it is done.

[Littlef]

Looks Good!!

[Bert03241]

Very nice 

[TomE]

3 hours ago, Littlef said:

Looks Good!!

Thank you.

2 hours ago, Bert03241 said:

Very nice 

Thanks. Learned some new things.

[DieselTech]

Looks great. Nice work. Love all your decorative handy work. Looks nice. 

[blue duck]

That is nice! Did you build a pattern or use his old ones to follow?

 

[TomE]

18 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Looks great. Nice work. Love all your decorative handy work. Looks nice. 

Thank you.  Realized that the chrome tanned split might oxidize the copper rivets and turn them green.  Not sure if brass rivets/burrs would oxidize.  I'm not set up for steel tubular rivets, and I guess appearances aren't so important for this work apron.

 

8 hours ago, blue duck said:

That is nice! Did you build a pattern or use his old ones to follow?

 

Thanks.  I used one of his old aprons to make the pattern then tweaked the belt and back piece.  He says these leather aprons last him several years, whereas the lighter nylon aprons with leather knee patches are nice in hot weather but wear out in 6 months.

 

[TomE]

He's wearing the apron higher than expected, but he has room to grow.

[Bert03241]

Very nice work

[Mulesaw]

Looks great. I especially like the padded belt. That is a nice touch!

[Sheilajeanne]

Very nice! Farriers are very important people that do a job that can be quite dangerous. They need all the protection they can get!

[TomE]

3 hours ago, Mulesaw said:

Looks great. I especially like the padded belt. That is a nice touch!

Thanks, Jonas. Tried to incorporate methods I know. 

3 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

Very nice! Farriers are very important people that do a job that can be quite dangerous. They need all the protection they can get!

Thank you. Yes, I trim 15-20 of our broodmares and youngsters, and pay a farrier to shoe a couple that are in work and need shoes. I feel comfortable working on horses I know, and only have myself to blame if they act up.  The apron is heavy but my farrier says he likes the 7oz split better than his worn out 6 oz apron. 

[Sheilajeanne]

TomE, I'm sure you'll appreciate this cartoon!  

One day, I got into a conversation with a man who was setting up the sound system for a college dance. It turned out he'd been a farrier, and had trained to do orthopedic shoeing on horses that had hoof problems or injuries. With the horses often being in pain, it was a high risk job. He finally had to quit, because his insurance company was charging him so much for health and accident insurance, due to the risky nature of the work.  

 

 

Edited May 7, 2024 by Sheilajeanne

[TomE]

Ha!  The rural version of plumber's butt.