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In today’s news…

Men’s whole cut oxford, 3 eyelets, square toe. FULL welt:

Here they are IN ACTION!

Very simple and plain cut built for a fellow classmate in exchange for some honest feedback on fit.

Now…

…get ready for this…

The SEAMLESS oxford, in chocolate water buffalo. This exercise in MADNESS was started by non other than Marcell Mrsan on the [...]

Flamin’ Yard Bird!

Burnished French calf with chocolate ostritch. 3/4 welt with a low profile concave heel (it’s not tall enough to be a Cuban… like a Baby Cuban Heel…but not…)

These will be the last slip-ons for a awhile, I have “some other stuff” that I’ll be showing later this week… O.o

Sting, Stang, Stungray!

Black stingray
on
black kid skin
on
black gator.

It didn’t “fall together” quite as I wanted it (but still a good looking and funky clunker)…no worries, I have plenty more to make.

No Need For Alarums!

I’m about ready to strip and redo my personal website into a pro “working” website — this LiveJournal will be moved to a “Friends Only” journal in 24 hours or so — I need me some Interwebanymoty!

My website will still push shoe related posts to this journal (or should, in theory), so the leathery goodness [...]

For the Record…

…there is no threat of me losing interest in making cowboy/cowgirl boots…

Gold (sparkles!) calf tops with French calf collar. Diamond filigree with blue bullfrog inlays.

Saddled vamp, French calf with diamond filigree for the saddled portion, crackle brown cow for the lower. Soft bison counter cover.

10″ POWER PURPLE tops, 7 (and a half) rows of [...]

Swedish Invasion

On Tuesday, the school had a visit from 3rd generation Swedish cordwainer Jan-Erik Melkersson. He brought along with him Carina Eneroth of Skomakeri Framat AB, her company makes footwear for the Swedish royal family, and they also brought along another gentleman by the name of Ronnie who declares northern Sweden as his cordwaining kingdom.

Janne’s [...]