Members plinkercases Posted April 27, 2019 Members Report Posted April 27, 2019 Inspiring thanks. Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
Members Scoutmom103 Posted April 28, 2019 Members Report Posted April 28, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 12:45 PM, GregS said: So where does one buy soles? Care to point to some resources that you found helpful? You might call Landwerlen Leather Company in Indianapolis. They have been supplying items for cobbler's for many years. Landwerlen Leather Company Address: 365 S Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN 46225 Phone: (317) 636-8300 They don't have a web site. It's like stepping back in time. Wonderful place and I always experienced wonderful customer service. Quote
Members Chief Filipino Posted April 28, 2019 Members Report Posted April 28, 2019 Wow! Nicely done, thank you for the info on the lasts and the links! Quote Halo-Halo Creations your home of culturally inspired handmade leather, calligraphy, and more. http://tinyurl.com/hhcreations
Members KenJWan Posted April 29, 2019 Author Members Report Posted April 29, 2019 Thanks for the positive comments. Regarding the things I had the most difficulties with, I think it was translating what I see in my existing boots to patterns that might replicate and tweak what I wanted. In the end, I learned that it was important to get this right in order to properly last the uppers. Additionally, I'd say once the uppers were all put together, the need to build the soles was intimidating. That's when I reached out for help. I was lucky in that the bootmaker I reached out to was impressed enough that he went completely out of his way to help, even supplying the soles and heels to get the job done... at no cost, other than a bottle of scotch (and he poured me some of his scotch and beer too). With all that done, my plan is to tweak my patterns and perfect my next pair. I already have some Horween horsebutt and Japanese buckles all ready. Quote
Members Antonia Posted May 22, 2019 Members Report Posted May 22, 2019 These are totally awesome! What a fantastic first project! Quote
Members SalesZackWhiteLeather Posted May 22, 2019 Members Report Posted May 22, 2019 Amazing work! Quote
Members Daviddm Posted July 6, 2019 Members Report Posted July 6, 2019 Saw these today had to bump this because those look great! I hope to be making some soon. Quote
Members KenJWan Posted July 9, 2019 Author Members Report Posted July 9, 2019 Thanks!. Working on my next pair! Quote
Members KenJWan Posted February 27, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 27, 2020 Well, in case anyone is interested and haven't noticed yet, I just finished my second pair of boots. HUGE improvement over the previous version. I'm extremely happy with them! Take a look: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/89001-my-second-leather-project/?tab=comments#comment-608792 Quote
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