Members niftycurly Posted January 13, 2012 Members Report Posted January 13, 2012 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. Quote
Members PaxAddict Posted September 19, 2012 Members Report Posted September 19, 2012 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. Quote
Moderator Art Posted September 19, 2012 Moderator Report Posted September 19, 2012 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. Art Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members freckles Posted February 23, 2014 Members Report Posted February 23, 2014 shoe-last-shop.com shoe lst prize started from 50 ,- and 60 ,- euro based in finland deliverd in 4/6 working days Quote
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