Ambassador leatheroo Posted September 15, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted September 15, 2008 found this great tutorial..http://earthandliving.blogspot.com/2008/08/viking-shoes-tutorial-sort-of.html I might give these a try Quote "]http://leatheroo.blogspot
TomSwede Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 Bravo Roo Never seen or heard of this type before but they are very cool and look like easy fun to make. Good finding! Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
tashabear Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 Those are ghillie brogues -- IIRC, more Irish than Norse, but since Dublin was settled by the Norse... well, you do the math. I've tried on similar shoes, and didn't care for them, but other people love them dearly. I'll stick with my Jorvik boots. Quote
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted September 15, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted September 15, 2008 (edited) They look great and a lot of work..... "a gloryfied way to go barefooted"? Edited September 15, 2008 by Luke Hatley Quote Luke
Members hivemind Posted September 16, 2008 Members Report Posted September 16, 2008 For a little more durability and water resistance, you could hit the bottom of them with this stuff: http://www.sodhoppers.com/html/goop.html Off topic: the guy at that link makes really nice moccasins... Quote
Members PeterD Posted September 16, 2008 Members Report Posted September 16, 2008 I have a pair and they are comfortable. The above post is right. They are usually called Ghillies and are normally attributed to the Scots and/or Irish. However, they are considerably older than that. Here is a link http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carls...istofplates.htm that if you follow to the South Kensington Museam you will find a Frankish shoe that is strikingly familiar to the Ghillie. By the way, if you have never seen it, the enitre site is worth looking at. From Jacks to cavalier boots to oriental shoes there are some interesting examples. One clever person even put the words to the leather bottel down for your enjoyment, but you have to look for it. Quote
Pip Posted September 16, 2008 Report Posted September 16, 2008 Those are ghillie brogues -- IIRC, more Irish than Norse, but since Dublin was settled by the Norse... well, you do the math. I've tried on similar shoes, and didn't care for them, but other people love them dearly. I'll stick with my Jorvik boots. after the Norse left Ireland they settled here on my hill, how cool is that, they look cool I am going to make a pair for my viking costume. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted September 16, 2008 Moderator Report Posted September 16, 2008 Looks like just the footwear I need to wear to the upcoming season of lutefisk/meatball supper/pickled herring feasts. Tak skal du have. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Contributing Member barra Posted September 16, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted September 16, 2008 As well as being the Cowboy capital of the world, Oakdale ca must also be the weird food festival capital of the world. Quote "If You're not behind the Troops, please feel free to stand in front of them"
TomSwede Posted September 16, 2008 Report Posted September 16, 2008 Looks like just the footwear I need to wear to the upcoming season of lutefisk/meatball supper/pickled herring feasts. Tak skal du have. I'll step in and reply for Roo, she busy in the backroom toilets powdering her nose wich usually generate a long que outside it. I can hear several of the team members jumping around out there on one leg;-) Tack själv Bruce! Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
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