Shoe last making | Journey as a shoemaker 

Thank you ! It's true, Harry Rogers have good videos ! well done, using hardwood for the bottom could be a good solution !

Thank you, very soon :)

i’m not the most experienced with making footwear, but if it helps you, I got my first supply of leather at the secondhand shop. I bought an old leather coat that was in reasonably good shape. It was very cheap. Now, when it comes to the shape of the last, it’s entirely your business what type of shape you want. Things like pointy toes are about style, and usually the person has to leave a little extra space at the end of the toe anyway, so people don’t usually just make the last exactly the same length as the foot. And not necessarily the same exact shape. That’s the luxury of using that extra bit of space at the front. The first shoe that I made, I found a secondhand pair of the style and size that I wanted, and cut them apart. I used them to make a pattern. Maybe make some small modifications. As I took it apart, I took notes as to how it was put together. because most things will come apart, in the reverse order from which it goes together. And for the lining for that particular Pair of shoes, I choose to use leather chamois that I picked up in the car cleaning section of the dollar store. it’s worth noting that there’s a big difference between the pieces of leather that they offer for chamois, so maybe take your time and have a good look at each piece if you’re going to use that. I didn’t have very much back then, but on a nearly a nonexistent budget, it wasn’t hard to make exactly what I needed and wanted. I sure hope that helps.:)

Thank ! I used wood glue, it was Gorilla's indoor/outdoor. I learned from the book "Last Designing and Making Manual" from George Koleff, it's a good reference for the measurement and the geometry. There is also good videos on last making from Bill Bird.