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Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« on: July 06, 2011, 09:28:56 am »
I got abused.
My Mrs. Wife is a little "displeased" because of how my shirts look when I return from the wood shop.
Well, I have to give into - she might be right. Most t-shirts have suffered...  :-\

I'm feeling a little to young for a apron. Any suggestions? what's your choice? should I bring her flowers & chocolate more often?

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2011, 09:43:37 am »
Torsten--I have the same problem--my Mrs finally made me an apron to wear in my shop--I also wear a pair of garden clogs so that I don't bring the mess upstairs--I think all of us married guys have this problem--Richard aka thumbs

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2011, 09:53:03 am »
Torsten, My wife says to just make her something nice!
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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2011, 10:56:25 am »
Go for the flowers and chocolate!
Could you limit the number of shirts you wear in the shop and keep your nice ones nice?

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2011, 12:11:49 pm »
I don't have a "Mrs. Wife" but wht I do is limit my work clothes to certain items and only those. I also make sure that I wash those items myself!

Suggest you go with candy, flowers and dinner out!

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2011, 12:49:34 pm »
I use a dust cloak, a long one, comes over my knees.
really great, spares me a lot of argue with "my Mrs wife"  ;)
Marcel

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2011, 12:52:56 pm »
Well since I'm Mrs Wife I use an apron and I have the same clothes for shop use.. Keeping my good clothing good... Sheila in Tx

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2011, 04:14:10 pm »
OK, thanks for your opinions.

Yeah, I try to use certain clothes for the dirty work - but I'm also often in the work shop in the evening "just finishing something" or so, and I don't change clothes then.

The point on the apron is that it reminds me of my former master back when I did my industrial training. He was rigorous and has learned me me quite some. I might get scared when I look down on me  ;D

I'll do a little research on the web. Oh, and I'll make up a dinner in our favorite restaurant  ;D ;D

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2011, 07:09:32 pm »
OK, so there is hope:

zazzle.com shows some acceptable aprons:

Measure twice, cut onces
100% Ninja
Cut it out!

and cafepress.com has also some related to scroll sawing and even more related to wood:

Trees fear me
You should see what I saw - I really like that comment!

These are all BBQ aprons, but I think they will do.

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2011, 10:20:02 pm »
I wear an apron all the time it keeps my cloths clean and the dust off, I asked my wife to make
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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2011, 12:26:48 am »
...or you could do it in a speedo!  She'll either like it or be ok with your current clothes lol.

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2011, 02:25:12 am »
I wear a lightweight cotton woodturners smock.

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2011, 04:10:12 am »
I wear a lightweight cotton woodturners smock.

My wife made one for me, it  wraps around and ties in the back nothing to get caught in spinning machinery.
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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2011, 06:22:00 am »
I like a dust cloak better then a apron because with an apron I still have dust (or finish) on the sleeves of my shirt.

I always want to have a Leather apron , but its to expensive for me.
($134)

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Re: Argument with Mrs. Wife - suggestions for a apron?
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2011, 08:19:35 am »
Leather? I don't know. Should be quite heavy. Don't know if I want to wear that in the summer.

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Yeah! ;D But what if the wood bends at that look?

 

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