QeeLink Leather Welding Apron 6 Pockets Heat Flame Resistant for Blacksmith

I'm a large person, like 6'4" and heavy. This apron barely covers my front, but it does cover it. The supplied web strap fits around my middle with nothing to spare. The harness is about the oddest thing I have ever used. But it works. I am seriously considering fitting the web strap as well as I can and then taking a stitch or two with an upholstery needle or waxed thread so that the adjustment is retained. It is very easy for arms to go the wrong way through the straps or such. So those are the bad parts. I originally bought this because metal chips were on my clothes and I wanted something to catch them. I find that the chips don't seem to stick to the hide. This is a plus. It is heavy split hide of some sort. It is lined in what appears to be cotton. This is important for a welding apron. You don't want synthetics that might melt. I bought this for operating machinery more than welding, and I wanted something that might stop or deflect something like a grinding wheel that sheds a piece in addition to the obvious protection of clothing. Not perfect armor, but something. I have a face shield that I use for high risk operations, but the apron stays on, because it is impossible to remove or replace quickly, at least before my planned modifications. This is good because there are plenty of pockets for chuck keys and adjustment wrenches, and even your phone. I have given the apron a cursory look, and I see no manufacturing issues. No loose stitches, good weight of the lined leather sandwich. I might have preferred a top grain leather over the split but the difference in cost would have been prohibitive. Different qualities of split can have different surface finishes. This seems to have as smooth a finish as can be expected from split. Excellent. This is a well made apron. Really, the only issue I have with it is the odd one piece figure eight harness. Let me try to explain the harness. The straps are sewn into the shoulders. They then pass through shoulder straps that can slide on the straps. They then pass through a plastic piece that rests on the middle of the back. This plastic piece is where the straps cross over. Left strap becomes right strap and vice versa. There are rings attached to the apron at the waist (for me, just above the waist). The straps reverse again using these rings and meet mid back. So the strap that started on the left is headed left. So if you think about this, you have only one adjustment point, at strap end. Want to have the waist loose? The weight of the apron will move the slack into the shoulders. There is a little bit of friction in the plastic crossover piece, but none in the waist rings at all. But that is not uncomfortable. The biggest issue is donning the thing in the first place. I believe that this is an excellent value. If it deflects a sharp tool, or turns a cut into a bruise even once, I'll count it as an amazing value.

The fit was great after some easy adjustments. The apron was very well made and heavy duty.

Where to begin? OK, I got it because I needed to fill out the $$ for an add on, and figured if nothing else, it was a usable hunk of leather. Then I opened the box... HOLY MOLY KAWABUNGA!!! I don't know who Qeelink is, but I have NEVER seen this GREAT a piece of leatherwork for 8x the price. It has more service pockets (and well placed) than my denim layout apron. It comes below mid-calf - the length for this 6' amazon is PERFECT. Rivets where they're needed. HEAVY suede leather, well finished, no flaws. THe Straps are nylon and thick webbing. 2 "hammer rings" on either side of the lower pockets. OH MY GOSH... Do NOT let that they're Asian made dissuade you from this apron... I am BEYOND blown away with the quality, the heft, the construction of this awesome forge and welders apron. Blacksmith? Foundry work? Hell, Around the shop general purpose? This is the DEAL of the CENTURY. I may grab a spare, because they are so inexpensive (but not "cheap"), and so damned good. Except I can't see one failure point anywhere on this item. They really knocked it out of the park on this... and I am not easily impressed. Hell, I may grab a couple spares for visitors and students, except... they're almost too good for visitors and students. Hey Victor, and Lincoln, and all you guys - you should get these, reverse engineer them, because (and I'm not kidding) they REALLY pulled it off and did it right. Added 15 March 2022 - I've now been rocking this unexpected piece of badassery apron for a few years now- Know how many times it's failed? ZERO! I was initially impressed by the build quality and heft of the leather for a "Cheap Chinese Leather Apron", but oh my goodness, here I am, 4 years later, looked up my former review, and it now deserves --7-- stars. You can't kill it, you can't beat it, and you can't do better. IF you somehow think it will fall apart, then buy 2, but plan to leave the second one to your progeny.

Excellent, I don't know what possessed them to use polyester as a backing and I wish the cross brace for the straps on the back wasn't made of plastic but overall, those are minor gripes that I can change myself as a blacksmith. * For safety though you really should remove the poly. * It fits well, real leather, plenty of pockets and they are not tiny, looks sharp and well stitched, and straight forward to use. It was a great buy worth the price. The poly safety hazard is the only reason for the docked star.

Seems to be very well made. Much nicer than the one I bought at another store. Looks like it will be more than durable for my hobbies.

My husband lives in his workshop working with both metal & wood. Every welding project ruins another shirt. The quality of this leather apron is amazing!! Very thick & heavy duty! He loves it & would highly recommend!!!

Finally, a product i couldn't wait to review. This product was fantastic! Very high quality, and fit almost perfectly out of the box. I would highly recommend this item and would give it 10 stars if they were available!

Apron is heavy duty with a nylon backing to keep it comfortable. Protects from welding sparks and cuts/sparks from finish grinding and every other manner of sharp dirty stuff. Has many useful pockets, 4 are large enough to carry my 6 inch verniers in their case in the pockets, so its very useful all around the shop, not just welding, but all aspects of fabrication. I keep markers, a tape, a couple squares, calculator and my 6 inch verniers everywhere I go to keep it easy for myself. Its heavy duty, just remember that, so it's going to be heavy and you load it with tools... it will weigh enough to notice for a week or two lol. Nobody said passive weight training was bad lol

Correspond à mes attentes. Je l'utilise très régulièrement.

I’ve been ruining clothes and shop clothes for years with welding and grinding in the garage. Finally purchased this amazing apron, it works fantastic! Grinding sparks just bounce off this thing, it’s very heavy material (but not heavy) and protects everything behind it. It goes on easy, comes off easy. No inconvenience whatsoever. Five stars!

Excelente producto. Calidad precio compatible

Great apron. I'm a metal worker. I do a lot of grinding and welding and it holds up really well. My first QeeLink apron lasted for over a year and a half. Worth every penny.

Buen producto, todo de acuerdo a lo pactado.