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    Woodworking Attire

    What do you folks wear in the shop when working? I usually wear sweats in the shop. In the past, overalls were in fashion, but the fashion police seemed to have culled them out. Do any of you really wear an apron?

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    My Festool apron (yeah, I've totally IMMERSED myself in the green kool aid) is something I wear occasionally but it just hangs on the wall holding the various articles I used all the time (6" rule, tape measure, pencil, eraser, etc.). Otherwise it is sweats and shirt that will become encrusted with glue as I seem to prefer wiping my hands on my shirt/sweats instead of a paper towel. I am trying to stop that! LOL
    Wood: a fickle medium....

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    Gym shorts, t shirt, white socks pulled up to me knees and sneakers. On occasion I will wear an apron, you know to keep dust off my dirty t shirt.

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    I wear the same outfit for woodworking that I wear when I'm yachting.
    White deck shoes and pants, blue Polo shirt, captains hat, and a red ascot.
    I cut a rather dashing figure if I say so myself.

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    I like wearing an apron, although I know many prefer not to. Jason at Texas Heritage makes the best out there, in my opinion, and you can add custom touches
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin Bourque View Post
    I wear the same outfit for woodworking that I wear when I'm yachting.
    White deck shoes and pants, blue Polo shirt, captains hat, and a red ascot.
    I cut a rather dashing figure if I say so myself.
    Lmao! Perhaps you should share your secret to getting glue stains out of the whites with Chris!

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    I wear jeans, pocketed t-shirt, tennis shoes and safety glasses. I have to wear glasses so I choose to wear nothing but safety glasses.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Rozmiarek View Post
    Lmao! Perhaps you should share your secret to getting glue stains out of the whites with Chris!
    I wait with bated breath...and gooey hands!!
    Wood: a fickle medium....

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    Sightly ripped jeans, a few shirts, a hooded sweatshirt (its cold in the basement now), a hat (sort of baseball style) and a pair of old dress shoes.

    Never got into the apron thing.
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    I usually wear my Red Wings on my feet, any casual shirt and jeans/ratty khakis and whatever may be necessary to deal with the cold. I try to remember to wear an apron when I'm doing glue ups and/or finishing. I have a second apron that I will wear if I want to have my tape measure, square, pencils, etc on me, but that one's hit or miss.
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    Overalls are out of fashion? I missed that memo. I wear my "Choo Choo Charlies" (my friend called em that and it stuck) and a leather apron if using power tools. For hand tool work maybe the overalls but usually linen knee length pants, a linen shirt, and usually bare feet or maybe sandals.

    The hat and pipe were added for effect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Malcolm Schweizer View Post
    Overalls are out of fashion? I missed that memo. I wear my "Choo Choo Charlies" (my friend called em that and it stuck) and a leather apron if using power tools. For hand tool work maybe the overalls but usually linen knee length pants, a linen shirt, and usually bare feet or maybe sandals.

    The hat and pipe were added for effect.

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    Ooops.....wrong thread.

    You are not talking about woodworking a tire like this............

    My mistake............carry on.



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    Longjohns,sweat pants ,thick socks,sweat shirts,hoodie,steel toe boots,run to the shop,shake like a leaf until warm up.that's the way we roll up here in Canada,.

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    The ever popular Veritas apron over the usual jeans and other casual attire. Not to forget. The necessary PPE.
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