Resources for Simple Shoes

[Ddat]

Secretcobbler.com. I got lost in this guy's shoe making learning. He shows the little things that a lot of the YouTube channels don't show you

[Mablung]

I found a bunch of old books on making shoes and boots available on archive.org for download.  They are all long in the public domain, so no copyright issues.  Many are very dated, but they have some valuable information nonetheless.  Searching for "shoe making" brings up a lot of irrelevant results as well, but scrolling along allows one to find the useful materials quickly.

[Aven]

1 hour ago, Mablung said:

I found a bunch of old books on making shoes and boots available on archive.org for download.  They are all long in the public domain, so no copyright issues.  Many are very dated, but they have some valuable information nonetheless.  Searching for "shoe making" brings up a lot of irrelevant results as well, but scrolling along allows one to find the useful materials quickly.

Would you mind sharing the title of the books you found to be useful/relevant?  Thanks.

[Mablung]

The Art of Boot and Shoe Making, John Bedford Leno (3d ed., 1889).

Boots and Shoes: Their Making and Manufacture, various authors (multiple volumes—only found IV and VI).

Then there is a collection under the title "Shoemaking" of a bunch of texts, all of which I downloaded in a .zip file. 

[Aven]

Thanks.  I'm always looking to expand my library.

[Mablung]

23 minutes ago, Aven said:

Thanks.  I'm always looking to expand my library.

No problem. 

[Aven]

I forgot to add Healthy Handmade Shoes  Its a set of DVD's that goes through the entire process of making stitchdown shoes.  Glenn had been making shoes for many years before his passing.  In the DVD's he readily shares his wisdom.  The DVD's might be a bit spendy, but they are cheaper than going to a class and you can view them whenever you want.

Engblom, I posted this for everyone else that will be reading this post.

[Mablung]

52 minutes ago, Aven said:

I forgot to add Healthy Handmade Shoes  Its a set of DVD's that goes through the entire process of making stitchdown shoes.  Glenn had been making shoes for many years before his passing.  In the DVD's he readily shares his wisdom.  The DVD's might be a bit spendy, but they are cheaper than going to a class and you can view them whenever you want.

Engblom, I posted this for everyone else that will be reading this post.

That's fantastic. Thanks for sharing. While the lasted method has some advantages in regard to molding stiffer leathers and allowing welting to creates additional water barriers, that chap made a good point about the stitch-down style being easier to construct and repair as well as creating a bumper on the outside. Very cool.