Archive for July, 2007
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Heel is coming along,
I’ve added one more layer since this shot was taken and I think it will be one or two more angle pieces before it is level.
If I’d realised how how much filing was involved with a higher heel I think I would have made a pair of flat shoes.
Anyway, slowly getting there,
Productive Monday
Monday, July 16th, 2007I took today off to go out to Thomastown to a company that makes Lasts and shoe making components. They have thousands of lasts out there in a massive warehouse so I was able to get two sets of lasts that were reasonably close to the shape that I wanted in a W 11.5 and [...]
More Progress
Monday, July 16th, 2007Shots of the heel after the Rand and first two layers of the sole are attached to level it with the outsole on the front of the shoe.
Using glue and Tacks to hold the pieces in place,
What I would give for a skiving machine right now….
Boot Progress
Monday, July 16th, 2007Well Slowly and I do mean slowly the boots are coming along,
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