leather aprons

[candyleather]

I need to make a blacksmith apron, a shoemaker apron and a leathercraftsman apron.

Does anybody know where I can look a pattern and the measures?

Which is the difference between a blacksmith apron, a shoemaker apron and a leathercarftsman apron?

What kind of leather, cowhide only, vegetable tanned, suede?

Thanks for your comments.

[SmokinP]

I'd just like to move this post up as I'd be interested in this information also.

[JustWakinUp]

I happened across this information for a butchers apron but i'm sure you can modify this design and make it what you want.

http://www.zianet.com/joblack/FCS/Apron/002.html

[candyleather]

I happened across this information for a butchers apron but i'm sure you can modify this design and make it what you want.

http://www.zianet.com/joblack/FCS/Apron/002.html

Thanks! Very nice link, I was looking for some like that.

[candyleather]

one apron

[Seasoned Warrior]

Blacksmiths and farriers aprons are frequently split down the middle from the bottom of the apron to about the crotch of the wearer and are much longer, almost to the floor. Blacksmiths and farriers have to worry about extremely hot sparks flying off the steel and possibly landing in their boot tops: even with an apron it happens. Additionally the aprons have snaps at the bottom that snap around the leg so that they are kind of like pants with out a back. Again it helps protect the legs of the wearer. You just haven't lived until you get a steel spark or a cinder land and lodge in your cothing: it gets real exciting real fast! Also when you're steamin' on a hot shoe or nailing on a finised one you have to be able to get the horse's leg between yours so you can have your hands free to do the work: its kinda tough to do with a solid apron.

Edited September 29, 2007 by Seasoned Warrior

[Seasoned Warrior]

Here are two of my preferred aprons. The first is a traditional farrier's apron and the second is the blacksmith apron I prefer to use for general blacksmith work.

Edited September 29, 2007 by Seasoned Warrior

[Jordan]

I saw a picture of an apron in a resturant supply catalog for handling beer kegs, looked very heavy duty, suede and had a slit bottom area that wrapped half way around the legs to just below the knees held with intigrated straps and buckles. Maybe a pattern for liderhosen(spelling?) could be modified into an apron the front panels on them look pretty cool.

[candyleather]

Here are two of my preferred aprons. The first is a traditional farrier's apron and the second is the blacksmith apron I prefer to use for general blacksmith work.

Which kind of leather is made the blacksmith apron?

[Mike Craw]

Hey Candyleather!

Carlos and I made this new apron for the ferrier who does Carlos' horses. It is made out of "bullhide" which is just a a chrome tanned split. It is approximately a 4-5 oz. leather which has a sort of silver-blue color. We put a second "wear panel" on the inside of each leg where he will hold the horse's foot, since that's where most of the wear will happen. These are basically a "chink" style of chaps which are a little longer and protect a little more of the leg. If they will do more forge work on the anvil, they might want a longer style, but here in south Georgia it gets HOT, so the less material they can get away with, the better they like it. I hope this helps.

Mike