Fill the insole and cover the steel arch shank.
Flatten heels, get ready for shaping.
Report back to boot in progress and attach outsole, nail in heel, peg in archway.
Shape heel. Dye, finish…now all that is left is cleaning up the glue. (Took these home today, Liz tried ‘em on. They fit (and fit is most important). [...]
“Gecko en Fuego.” Lizard slip-on kickers for Liz.
“Neon Cowboy.” Waxed calf tops, white calf diamond inlays. Tough bull hide for the counter. Veg tanned ’saddle’ with filigree (more diamonds!), crackled brown cowhide for the bottom half of the structured vamp.
The green boogery thing was some scrap leather that has been at the school [...]
I have finally cleared through the spam (where, oh where, is my spam filter!?) in my inbox and I am reviewing the submissions for the GLBT Equality Relief Anthology issue. Due to the smaller number of submissions I am mulling over the format delivery and will be contacting those authors in the next few days [...]