Making A Leather Apron
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ย. 2018
- In this film I am making a leather apron for a lathe operator, and they have asked that it has quick release straps in the event that the apron gets caught in rotating parts of the lathe. I cover design considerations, cutting out, skiving and hemming techniques, riveting poppers and making straps.There is a lot of leather making in this film.
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I just started leather working and I actually took well to it quickly. I really appreciate all your videos. May the Lord richly bless you and yours.
Really nice work, Harry! For those of us less ambitious, I made a welding apron from the back of an outdated ladies' long leather coat from the thrift shop. Just left the edges raw. I fashioned pockets with an accordion fold so I could fit my hand in easily and attached flaps over the tops of the pockets using copper rivets. The leather was thin so I could sew it on a regular machine using a leather needle. It was lightweight and covered my entire front side. Subsequently gave it away with the rest of the welding stuff when I moved.
That sounds like a great bit of repurposing...well done!
Harry, we really appreciate your videos, they are really fantastic!
Nice project Harry. Would be great if You show the making of the backstraps of your own apron. That looks so nice 👍👍
The intermittent back-stitching is a fantastic idea; one that I’d never have thought of on my own. Very impressive workmanship!
Have gotten caught up watching your work and has convinced me that I could turn out good leather work. I have always taken pride in my work and put in extra personal touches to my work. You are a true craftsman.
Well done, Harry! You are a very good teacher.
Thanks for the video Mr. Rogers! Definitely making this one
Nice apron. Thank you, Harry.
That is a super apron. Great job!
Love your safety apron video.
I use a waxed cotton apron for woodworking, which makes the pockets quite stiff so every time you bend over everything falls out of the pockets. So I have to use a pen clip for my marking knife and pencil, and I always use the clip on my tape, this is still the case after many washes. You have definitely tempted me into investing in a good quality leather apron.
It was fascinating watching you work as I’ve never seen anyone work with leather like this before. This was one of those videos that randomly come up in the recommendations area of my TH-cam home page and I’m really glad it did.
Thanks Mark
Thanks Harry. It is a real treat to watch your videos and I always learn something new, even if I am not a leather craftsman.
I am enjoying wearing the belt I purchased from you a few weeks ago.
Cheers, Michael O’Brien, USA
Thanks Michael that's great to hear. Rgds Harry
Nice work Harry and a very informative video.
Very well done Harry...yet another great video...
Thanks John.
Very nice! Very informative tutorial.
Great job on the apron . Your videos are always great to watch and your work is supper
Thanks Scott.
Nice work
Good points. Thank you! :)
Good jobs! We can see your demo now!
hi harry, thanks for the idea. cheers. azhar , lumut, malaysia
Thanks Azhar.
Nice job Harry! Thanks for bringing us along.
Are things that bad there that you have to chain your equipment up?
Harry.. i can watch for hours while i am sewing...... which i do infact :)
great vid as always....may I ask where I can get those Lanyard Snap Hooks? they are the perfect size I need for some projects
I'm a little dopy this evening and read the title as "Making a Lethal Apron".
One use only?
Harry would it be possible for you to do a tutorial on making Moccasins?
Very informative and well-made video Harry - I really enjoy your instructional posts - thanks so much.
Can you please share a link to your fountain-pen-maker client? I have a real FP fetish, and am always on the lookout for a new beauty to add to my collection...
Thanks very much....and sorry but I do not have their permission. Rgds Harry
Hi Harry, nice job on the apron. Your skiving machine seem to be making a lot of noise -- is that the motor? My skiver makes that sound when the feed wheel or blade is being touched by something it shouldn't. For instance, with a roller foot, I find that with leather going through the machine the roller can move to the right a little and contact the blade and blunt it.
Thanks I will check but I think it's the camera as my machines sound a bit odd as well!
I love the way the brits say leather! leathhhhzer
As usual a very well presented video. Do you sell these aprons?
Hi Michael ....it was just a one off...but not something I usually sell..thanks. Harry
Harry, what model of Juki sewing machine are you using and how thick can it sew ?
Is your workshop like the Tardis, you seem to have hidden space beyond comprehension? 😃🤣
I can't find a link to the pattern. Love your videos
I don't think I gave a pattern in this one...I think there are two other apron videos...I certainly flash up on screen a pattern in one of those.
This was incredibly helpful, thank you!
P.S. if you want a good laugh, watch this with auto captions on xD
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If I may ask a question:
* What is your opinion of the Consew 29-B...? Is it good, reliable or should I stay clear of that.?
* Would I be better off with a Singer 29-K..?
I'm looking for a manual and possibly the ability to put a motor on it.
Thank you "sew" much. (Sorry that was terrible/cheecky joke)
-USA.
Hi...I have never used a Consew 29b here in the UK ..but I understand in the US Consew have a good reputation..it looks fine as a patcher machine. I rarely use my patcher as there are better machines for bag making etc. But as a hobby machine it's not bad and it has got the rotating 360 degree foot...and I will always keep mine for that reason alone...so not a bad choice to start with assuming it's not too pricey.
Love your videos, information, knowledge and...your chair! Made by you ? Thank you sir.
Thank you, and yes I did make the Glasgow chair...in fact there is a film series on it!
@@harryrogers Are they on your Channel ? Must look at it ? What are you by trade , to have such a broad knowledge ? Best regards
@@ikust007 Hi they are in the woodworking playlist. I am now a leather worker, I used to work in an office. Rgds Harry
@@harryrogers I will for sure examine these!
Hello Harry, could you tell me what leather is it? kind regards, Paul
Anything like upholstery leather through to thin veg tan would work....say 1.8mm thick.
Hi Harry slightly off topic but i have been looking at abbey englands website. Do you ever purchase plain veg tanned leather for belt making? All i could find was sedgewick 3mm shoulder. I do a lot of tooling so pre dyed bridal leather isn't exactly what i need. I guess 3.5-4mm plain veg tanned butt\back is what I'm looking for. Any advice? I bought some shoulder leather from a tannery near to me in Bristol that is all they had. It tooled very niceley but some of the leather is quite dried out and prone to crack when bent more than i have experienced before.
Abbey do plain veg...I have bought it for tool covers..seems very good...also look at Metropolitan Leather. Rgds Harry
Cheers
Thank you. Contact glue might have been easier.😉
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Is it still classed as "hand-made" if you use machines? ;)
Hi some leather workers dislike machines...to me they have there place as I can do a rolled edge and stitch it at an economic price with a good quality result for my customer, but I know some purists will see this differently...it's good we all have different perspectives and keeps life interesting. Rgds Harry
Liofa it is with me but depends on your view. As an example this apron would laid out, marked, cut and prepared by hand. The strapping would be the same. Fasteners, buckles etc and the final finish would be by hand.
The only "machining" would be the stitching but you still need someone skilled to control and use that machine "by hand".
Engineering components of a duplicate size and design can be spat out by CNC machines but anything that's a one off, such as this apron made to specific order, won't be.