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Chukka 3 eyelet Chukka in black patent leather with red stitching. Full welt on horsebutt, spinning stitch with reverse color spinning stitch on leather midsole. Italian leather outsole shaped by a broken piece of glass and sandpaper, heel lift stacked by hand, full peg outsole construction. Total time invested: 2 weeks. I now leave you to your [...] 3-piece boot made of Hardtke French calf, black bullhide. 3/4 welt with horse butt heel rand. Spanish style tops. Since it was a combination of boot construction styles, I went with a modified mini-Cuban heel. Single-row stitching of Chinese dragon, scales done with mules foot impressions. School is closed the next two days due to inbound cold weather [...] American Saddle Oxford. Navy kip and cordovan kip. These soles have seen some wear today. Men’s tri-color derby: More brogueing than the legal limit. ;D 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 [...] Tops. Shoe tops! As part of exotics week (er, that’s this week (and next,likely))—which is this week where I work with exotic leather, I decided to ply the craft at a couple pair of exotic shoes: French calf with french calf and chocolate ostrich overlays (front and back seam cover). Creme calf liner. 1 by land…2 if [...] Have you ever seen the men’s shoe department selection? Brown Oxford. Black Oxford. Brown Oxford with 3/4 brogue. Black Oxford with 3/4 brogue. Brown Oxford gimped and brogued… etc…etc… It just doesn’t have to be that way… …ever. Mirrored from I see neutronjockies…. Makes me happy. Brought my work home with me: There’s a few details to fix on these critters before I last them. They look kind of frumpy…sitting there all d-e-d dead. If they don’t behave… …they get turned into a bespoke boot-lamp. Srsly. Mirrored from I see neutronjockies…. 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 [...] |
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