Gini Wanted Another Pair of Sandals

[WalterF]

Finished Gini's large sunflower sandals. Now she has a go to town pair and house pair. She's my kryptonite.

[DieselTech]

They look great! Nice work. 

Do you make your own soles & insoles? 

Thanks. 

[Wepster]

Those look wonderful. She is lucky, but I imagine she knows that.

I would be interested in hearing about the insole and outsole also, if you would please.

[MarshalWill]

Those big sunflowers really look good.

[WalterF]

  On 1/16/2024 at 6:29 PM, DieselTech said:

They look great! Nice work. 

Do you make your own soles & insoles? 

Thanks. 

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Thank you, I don't make the sole or insole. I find sandals on the internet and cut the sides off and use the pieces as templates, even reusing the buckles.

  On 1/16/2024 at 9:06 PM, Wepster said:

Those look wonderful. She is lucky, but I imagine she knows that.

I would be interested in hearing about the insole and outsole also, if you would please.

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Thank you, she deserves more than I can give her.  I find sandals on the internet and cut the sides off and use the pieces as templates, even reusing the buckles.

  On 1/16/2024 at 11:35 PM, MarshalWill said:

Those big sunflowers really look good.

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Thank you, she wanted BIG.

This is the first pair, it shows the pieces cut off and used as patterns.

[DieselTech]

  On 1/17/2024 at 12:01 AM, WalterF said:

Thank you, I don't make the sole or insole. I find sandals on the internet and cut the sides off and use the pieces as templates, even reusing the buckles.

Thank you, she deserves more than I can give her.  I find sandals on the internet and cut the sides off and use the pieces as templates, even reusing the buckles.

Thank you, she wanted BIG.

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Thanks. Do you use upholstery tacks/nails to fix your leather to the soles? Or are them decorative touches? 

Thanks again. I appreciate it. 

[rleather]

Another beauty!

[WalterF]

  On 1/17/2024 at 12:06 AM, DieselTech said:

Thanks. Do you use upholstery tacks/nails to fix your leather to the soles? Or are them decorative touches? 

Thanks again. I appreciate it. 

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I use screw nails, it is for function. The Barge is strong but the flex/strain cycles concern me for durability.

  On 1/17/2024 at 12:12 AM, rleather said:

Another beauty!

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Thank you

 

 

This is a closeup of the nail. They can be found in box stores or old fashioned hardware stores my favorite.

[DieselTech]

  On 1/17/2024 at 12:30 AM, WalterF said:

I use screw nails, it is for function. The Barge is strong but the flex/strain cycles concern me for durability.

Thank you

 

 

This is a closeup of the nail. They can be found in box stores or old fashioned hardware stores my favorite.

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Thanks. I got a box of them nails in stainless steel. I never knew what they were for. 

[WalterF]

  On 1/17/2024 at 12:44 AM, DieselTech said:

Thanks. I got a box of them nails in stainless steel. I never knew what they were for. 

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They are actually for the strips going between flooring types. They pull out harder so work better with the sandals.