Looks like a lot of recruitment was done in the mid-1960’s! It’s a shame that there doesn’t seem to be many young people going into the shoe making trade. Those saying this isn’t handmade should familiarise themselves with how mass produced shoes are made, literally at the press of a button. Of course more operations could be manual rather than assisted by sewing machines etc (which are still tools, just as a needle or a hammer is), but then that would also increase the price substantially, as well as reducing the number of shoes made and the viability of the company. It would also be very easy to cut leather by a computer controlled machine for example, but it is still done the traditional way. Great to see traditional shoe making is still alive and well in Northamptonshire!
Bought a pair of Cheaney Edwin's today from the factory shop in Desborough. Beautifully made, great value & the 2 gents in the shop are extremely helpful, knowledgeable & friendly. Get over there if you can.
I've bought 2 to 3 pair of Cheaney's a year for the last decade and I'm happy to say will carry on for the rest of life unless something in the production changes
I own a pair of Cheaney boots. By far the best boots I own. Not only do they make a great boot, their after care and general customer service is excellent.
These are high-quality shoes, yes they use machines on parts of the process but there is still a lot of hand finishing. For complete bespoke like John Lobb you would be paying at least 5x the price, Cheaney is a good halfway house.
I'm from Brazil from the city of Franca Sp, we've produced more than 30 million pairs a year, I like to see videos so many of my births to always be innovating
I have a very dear friend that swears by Cheaney/Church. Personally, I swear by a much better elastic side boot. R. M. Williams. Perth Australia. Completely hand made also but from one piece of skin. One seam on the rear of the heel on the entire boot. Most comfortable boot I have ever worn and I have been wearing them for over 30 years. I am sure that Church / Cheaney shoes are superior but the boot...
where are the apprentice or the next generation. This is a job even a hipster would be proud of. If their are idiots like me willing to pay for an "Apple Watch" then there is still a greater market for hand crafted shoes.
I thought the same thing. I hope there's more young people that are interested in making these. Personally, I would love to, but I don't think there's anything like this in U.S
POWER_Serg Alden, Allen Edmonds and Rancourt are few made in US dress shoe companies.
9 лет назад
Excuse me, can somebody please tell me, how is this hand made shoe ? Only things that are done by human hand are handeling machines. That is handmade? I thought that handmade shoe is stitched by hand - you know - two needles. Hammering and cutting by knifes, brushing, polishing etc. Thank you.
8 лет назад
+Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj Please, sir, would you be so kind to do two things: - send me shoes you are hand making - tell me, what is handmade and what is not handmade And please if it would be possible to stay more possitive without negative suggestions etc. I am looking for reasonable discussion. If you are not able to do so, please do whatever you want :-) Have a nice day
Hands are making them. Therefore, handmade. Check out a mass production line in a factory turning our $100 shoes for the difference. The people shown here don't just turn up and press buttons. They needs real skills to use the automated tools they make look so easy.
In this case, the term "handcrafted" is really more of a marketing device. If THIS is handcrafted, what does machine crafted look like? Large automotive like machines with spinning blades throwing leather around? Nice shoes though.
hello we r making quality hand made real handmade shoes I m interested to buy some used machines !!like skiving machine welt stich sole stitch and trimming machine can any one segest about this?
I believe its called toe lasting. Or moulding, I work for church's shoes, as this is part of the Lasting process (in which I havent explored yet my knowledge of this area is a little thin)
the Clickers cutting the material for uppers is the only hand made part, not to say the shoes are not nice, but I think they are maybe 10% or less hand made lol
While it looks nice (and we need it) this isnt really handmade. This is process making. So it bothers me a little when there are lots of fine words like : the finest quality, highly skilled and craftsmen. They do a good job im sure (I dont want to belittle good workers) but they are not true craftsmen. A craftsman do the WHOLE process - idea to finished product.
Ok, so a pair of Cheaneys costs $5-800 in Australia depending on style. How much 'hand crafting' do you think any company can do paying Western wages, and stay viable for the person who wants to buy high quality they can afford? Do people know the difference between handmade and bespoke? If people want to pedantically "insist" that handmade means every process is non automated and done by hand only, then you're going to be looking at $2000+ custom shoes. And I bet bespoke uses many of the processes shown here too. I'm sure most $100-200 shoes don't go through a pair of hands from start to finish, and they barely last 12 months, the process are quick and materials poor. These people will be using higher quality raw materials than anything else mass produced. Good luck to them, their product is quality.
Regan Donohue I am still thinking the same way. Most of the processes are automated. They still need manpower to operate machines. I advice you to watch hand made shoe making on RU-vid, you can ser the difference.
Using machines to make shoes, but not in a mass production process, is called "bench made". Hand made refers to shoes where everything is done by hand and no machines are used in the process. The term hand made must not be protected then, people use it often when referring to bench made shoes.
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Oh sod the health and safety police these days, this is a well run factory that’s been running like this for years. Why change it!!! Bloody hi-vis worriers.
These guys don’t need to smile They work for Cheaney and I’m sure it can’t be that bad as most of them have worked there man and boy. Oh and I bet they are all walking around the town centre at the weekends wearing £300+ Oxfords 👞
