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Hi delormea397,

I'm in the same boat - endlessly fascinated by bespoke shoemaking and taking my first steps.

Just bought 4 pairs of wooden lasts yesterday from a woman on ebay that was kind enough to go through a stock of 50's Florsheim lasts she had for the sizes I wanted.

http://stores.ebay.com/Fragrant-Fields She has about 30 pairs in assorted sizes right now for $15.99/pair. They're wood instead of plastic, which is what I wanted to be able to more easily shape them to fit my own feet.

Have you come across the Carreducker blog yet? They're bespoke shoemakers in London who also teach a course - the blog is incredibly detailed and inspiring.

http://carreducker.blogspot.com/

Also the Laslo Vass book "Handmade Shoes for Men" is back in stock at Amazon for a ridiculously low $15.

As Kayak45 mentioned http://www.thehcc.org/ also has tons of info including digital downloads of some really intense shoe making technical books.

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I'm having some trouble finding -any- last measuring chart, to find out exactly what my last size would be. I could call J&V and talk to them personally about it, but they'll charge me 50 bucks an hour for their time. There has to be a chart out there somewhere.

Obviously, each company will be different, but I don't have a preference to who I buy from, as long as I know that company is giving me the right size.

Anyone here have a link? I'm at my wit's end trying to track one down.

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You are taking the never ending path of bespoke shoemaking. Good Luck. +1 to Kayak's recommendation for J&V. You need to get their catalog and then measure your foot. You will need your measurements to match up to the J&V catalog. For instance, I wear a 11 1/2 D or E shoe, the J&V last for my foot is a 12C. Having a good set of measurements will allow you to pick the last that fits your foot closest a little over in some measurements or (hopefully) exactly, you can build up or grind down the last for any anomalies, but not much.

Lisa Sorrell did a bunch of boot making videos on YouTube, one of them was about measuring the foot.

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For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!

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shoe-last-shop.com shoe lst prize started from 50 ,- and 60 ,- euro based in finland deliverd in 4/6 working days

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