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Leather Work Apron, Cut and Saddle-Stitched
A smith's or carpenter's apron is a single hide panel from chest to below the knee that turns sparks, hot scale and slipping tools. Cut it from thick vegetable-tanned leather, rivet on a neck strap and waist ties with a buckle, and stitch on a pocket.
The picture: smiths in their leather aprons outside a blacksmith's shop at Murgon, Queensland, about 1913 (State Library of Queensland).
Beginner
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Instructions
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Mark and cut
Mark and cut
Mark the apron on the hide with chalk: a rectangle with the top corners cut away in curves for the arms. Cut it with a sharp knife against a ruler.
Materials for this step:
Vegetable Tanned Leather1 pieceTools needed:
Tailor's Chalk
Utility Knife
Ruler2
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Cut a pocket from an offcut, punch stitching holes with the awl round three sides, and saddle-stitch it on with two needles and waxed linen thread.
Materials for this step:
Waxed Linen Thread3 mTools needed:
Awl
Sewing Needle3
3
Straps and buckle
Straps and buckle
Punch holes and rivet a neck strap to the top corners and a waist strap at each side, one with a brass buckle, the other with holes for its tongue.
Materials for this step:
Leather Strap3 pieces
Brass Buckle with Tongue1 piece
Iron Rivets8 piecesTools needed:
Leather Hole Punch
Cross Peen Hammer4
4
Finish
Finish
Rub the edges smooth and give the leather a light coat of oil.
Materials for this step:
Linseed Oil0.05 liter5
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Sizing the bib apron
Sizing the bib apron
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