Waxed Canvas/Leather Shop Apron

[dfrensdorff]

Hello All ... I’ve been working with some leatherworkers, as well as woodworkers, and making them aprons. Martexin #10 original waxed canvas and Horween Dublin pockets, as well as oil tan straps. 

[victorl]

Great looking apron, love the pocket design!

[dfrensdorff]

Thank you ... !

[MikeRock]

Very nice!  Is that the same kind of canvas that Filson makes their  'Tin Coat' out of?>  Sure looks familiar.

God bless

[dfrensdorff]

Thank you .... I’m not sure what weight of waxed canvas  the Filson coat is ... 

[Alan RUNDELL]

Very Impressive apron, what are the dimensions of the apron, if you don't mind?

[dfrensdorff]

8 minutes ago, Alan RUNDELL said:

Very Impressive apron, what are the dimensions of the apron, if you don't mind?

Thank you ..... the cut out dimensions are 28” wide x 35” tall. 

[chuck123wapati]

Great looking and a good option for some spare canvas I have laying around.

 

[mike02130]

I've thought about using wax canvas for a few projects.  Can it be saddle stitched like leather? 

[dfrensdorff]

2 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

Great looking and a good option for some spare canvas I have laying around.

 

Thank you

[MikeRock]

Duck Duck gooooooo to the rescue.....couldn't find my catalog in the pile.  "Filson's 15-oz. oil finish Tin Cloth is relied on by loggers, foresters, sportsmen and tradesmen. To create our iconic fabric, a tightly woven canvas duck fabric is saturated with a liquefied paraffin wax and oil mixture under heat and high pressure ... "
 

[MikeRock]

What a fascinating catalog of waxed fabrics and more.  Fairfield Textile Co.  #10 (14.7oz) Duck Martexin Original Wax "Plain Weave"

Fabric: 14.7 oz/sqyd before finishing, ~19.84 oz/sqyd after finishing
500 GSM before finishing, ~675 GSM after finishing.
100% Cotton
Plied Yarns
$16.54 / yard before volume discount

God bless

#10 (14.7oz)"

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[Spyros]

10 hours ago, mike02130 said:

I've thought about using wax canvas for a few projects.  Can it be saddle stitched like leather? 

This is what I've understood from my research so far:

You can stitch it by hand but you can't pre-punch it because it will eventually unravel.  Also at the ends you need to turn it and double stitch it because it frays.  Canvas to canvas is really a job for a machine.

You can stitch leather to canvas  by hand, but pre punch only the leather, not the canvas. 

[dfrensdorff]

32 minutes ago, Spyros said:

This is what I've understood from my research so far:

You can stitch it by hand but you can't pre-punch it because it will eventually unravel.  Also at the ends you need to turn it and double stitch it because it frays.  Canvas to canvas is really a job for a machine.

You can stitch leather to canvas  by hand, but pre punch only the leather, not the canvas. 

I put an edge on all my waxed canvas with an overlock machine.