Pt. 16 Shoemaking Attaching The Outsoles 

Thanks...Andrew Wrigley on here did a very good series some years back....so worth taking a peep.

Andrew Wrigley's videos where the 1st shoe making videos I watched. EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE

Thanks Whippy

Thanks very much Jim...I really appreciate your comment.

Thanks very much Everett.

Thanks Laddie...it is surprising how these tools seem to be out there in forgotten places. I know it's odd but I feel such a strong connection when using them, and hopefully whoever gets mine after me will get the same feeling.

There is something very special about holding and using an old tool. Somehow you are, for lack of a better word, transported to a time and place in your mind. Thinking about the craftsmen before you that have toiled long hours with this very implement. Your muscle and sinew strain and fingers bend in the same, repetitive way. It has a ceremonial component. Though you may be using their masterpiece tool like a rube apprentice. Lol. But at least this remembrance is being practiced. And the process matters. Love your work, my man. The journey, well stepped.

I have considered setting up a tool shop for this sort of stuff!

Thanks Frank, I am really enjoying this.

@@harryrogers It looks like great fun.

Hi Scott..yes rubber soles for grip will be going on.

Thanks very much for your tips Jim, it's really helpful and kind of you to share them.

Good thought...my only worry is whether I could get them back in for doing the heel...I guess I could just use a cobblers iron last for the heel. Psychologically I am holding off the last removal as I don't want to know if the shoes don't fit until they are made...I know that is sort of nuts, but I need the incentive to press on and finish the shoes!

@@harryrogers I prefer a bigger shoe 10 1/2 or more and thick socks if I need them or an insole. The only problem with bigger is the crease line across the ball of the feet can go wrong. I guess if they are tight wet / damp them and shoe stretchers, I am not sure how much they would stretch by. I have a pair of Loakes brogues in tan bought in Macro for £50 in 1990 after having rubber sole fitted I can now use them as diving boots. I have not worn them for years since the inside sole across the ball of the foot has dished a bit making my feet ache. I of then break shoes / boots in by hand to make the crease line so that my little toe does not get crushed ;-) I did like my leather laces. I will look for them and post a few pictures of the repairs that were done.

Thanks that's very kind of you....I see you have excellent videos on your channel...I will enjoy watching and learning from an expert.

Hi Alex I have both the English form and German form curved awls, but the curvature of my homemade last prevented me using these....there is a lot to good last design and I had not appreciated this aspect.

Actually the prices or these knives go way up, to around $250, but they start around $4. Heh.

Ah I meant clicker knife as in clicking out parts of a hide..sorry if I did not sound that clearly.

@@harryrogers Yes, that's an unfamiliar terminology here. There are bird bill blades for exactos, and Spyderco has several curved knives including the Salt and a Karambit. Osborne has a utility knife that has a curved blade as one of the options, and there's also a version for around $20, made by U.J. Ramelson called the "Dexter Russell" and sold as a "cobbler repair knife".

That was GROUNDHOG'S DAY groundhog's day.

Its me being dog tired editing a video...sorry 🙄

@@harryrogers no biggy, get some rest! These videos are amazing, thanks so much for taking the time to record your hobbies! They are going to look like shoes for going to a posh dance in. :)