Lohan

Yes, this sounds very reasonable. Nevertheless you can find endless discussions on whether to put topies on leather soled shoes or not with one of the arguments being the breathing of the soles. Hence, I shall opt for cementing and sewing. Thank you very much.

Hello all, I am a beginner and plan to do some sandals. I plan to sew some vegetable tanned sole leather to the upper leather. I've got an old instruction on sandal making from Tandy and they are cementing the sole before sewing and I have also seen most shoemakers on videos cementing the outer soles. I am a little bit confused. You are often told that leather soles are so nice because they can transport off humidity. But this will surely be blocked using some kind of rubber cement. Is there a way to avoid cementing? Using other glues? I don't want to use nails. Kind regards, Lohan