Waxed Canvas/Leather Shop Apron

[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.