What Clothing for the Shop Do You Wear?

jere · Post by **jere** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:58 am

With all of the dangers of breathing and tracking wood dust into the house, I want to find a better solution that the apron I have. Suggestions or ideas are welcome also?

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:21 pm

No trouser cuffs and take off footwear before entering the house. Actually I'm not a good person to give that advice, since I never do that stuff.

I am, however the chief vacuum operator in the house.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:08 pm

Vacuum off prior to reentry.

Truth be told only the noise encountered when I 'track' dust in is a reason to lose sleep over this.

As for clothing choice, whatever is on that day.

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:37 pm

In general,
no long sleeves (or at least pushed up out of the way where they won't get caught in spinny things with cutters)

Clothes that can get dirty, between sharpening, gluing, sawdust, sanding dust etc. If it can't get dirty, don't wear it in the shop.

The only time I wear gloves is when handling rough lumber, or finishing (latex gloves) NEVER wear gloves when machinery is in use or being maintained.

When turning, NO OPEN POCKETS, chips always find a way into those. It's a real hassle when getting something out of a pocket later. Pockets with flaps are generally OK, and un-tucking my shirt so it covers pants pockets, does the job too.

I have a separate pair of shop shoes (also used for yard work) that stay in the shop(garage). These shoes are not allowed to be worn in the house.

I don't have an apron or smock for the shop (maybe one day). Probably a padded turning smock if I continue with bowl turning. I've taken a bowl fragment to the chest and it hurts!

I try to keep the floor and especially the path from the car to the door clear of debris or dust as well. It's all part of the clean-up routine.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:19 pm

jere wrote:With all of the dangers of breathing and tracking wood dust into the house, I want to find a better solution that the apron I have. Suggestions or ideas are welcome also?

For most of the year, I wear denim shorts, t-shirt, some sort of headgear and tennis shoes (which have never been on a tennis court) and socks.

When shorts no longer work, I wear sweats. The problem with sweats is that if I all of a sudden need to go to a box store or Woodcrafts, SWMBO insists that I change trousers & t-shirt.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:25 pm

terrydowning wrote:In general,
no long sleeves (or at least pushed up out of the way where they won't get caught in spinny things with cutters)

Clothes that can get dirty, between sharpening, gluing, sawdust, sanding dust etc. If it can't get dirty, don't wear it in the shop.

The only time I wear gloves is when handling rough lumber, or finishing (latex gloves) NEVER wear gloves when machinery is in use or being maintained.

When turning, NO OPEN POCKETS, chips always find a way into those. It's a real hassle when getting something out of a pocket later. Pockets with flaps are generally OK, and un-tucking my shirt so it covers pants pockets, does the job too.

I have a separate pair of shop shoes (also used for yard work) that stay in the shop(garage). These shoes are not allowed to be worn in the house.

I don't have an apron or smock for the shop (maybe one day). Probably a padded turning smock if I continue with bowl turning. I've taken a bowl fragment to the chest and it hurts!

I try to keep the floor and especially the path from the car to the door clear of debris or dust as well. It's all part of the clean-up routine.

Shoes in the house!? That is unheard of. If I ever got caught wearing my house into the house, I ...just don't know what would happen. The prohibition began when we lived near the beach in Mississippi. The beach sand, which BTW was trucked in, tracked so badly. Then, later, I reenforced the prohibition by spreading pea gravel in the drive way (I still have that problem).

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:33 pm

I can wear my dress shoes in the house.

Shop/Yard shoes are strictly forbidden and stay on either the patio or the garage(shop).

mrhart · Post by **mrhart** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:50 pm

Nude, completely nude.

Top Ten Reasons Why:

1. Your cloths don't get dirty
2. Your pockets don't get filled with shavings
3. Your shoes don't get you in trouble
4. You don't worry if the shop apron makes you look fat
5. No sleeves to get caught in anything spinny
6. Your wife won't ask you to go anywhere
7. No one will ask to borrow your tools
8. It keeps the neighbors away.
9. It brings you closer to nature
10. You have a handy measuring device or "story stick" right there in front of you (some people may need to make smaller projects that others)(some stories are short stories)

carry on, I know you all have more to add..........here it comes

greitz · Post by **greitz** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:53 pm

Where's reason number 7???

Gary

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:37 pm

mrhart wrote:Nude, completely nude.

5. No sleeves to get caught in anything spinny
10. You have a handy measuring device or "story stick" right there in front of you (some people may need to make smaller projects that others)(some stories are short stories)

carry on, I know you all have more to add..........here it comes

What about that handy measuring device/story stick??