The Traveling Man
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Interesting ritual variation. In my jurisdictions the candidate starts his degrees with his apron per his status at that point and is then taught the way to wear it in the degree of the degree after the obligation. The process does not include taking off his apron and replacing it with another.
It isn't replaced, it just isn't placed on the Brother until that point where that part of the instruction is spoken. That Jurisdiction confers the Scottish Rite Craft Degrees,