Wrinkle in Welt: In handmade shoemaking wrinkle come up in welt. This is very common though. But with a short technique this problem could be solved. Sole leather is very much dry and hard. In normal condition this dry leather cannot easily bend to a proper shape. That’s why this wrinkle problem happens actually. In hand made shoe making water plays an important role. There no element cheap but necessary as water. Remedy 1: Keep welt in a...

Boots………Boots and Boots. This post is all about cult boot that had significant value in history. Some cases these boot reflect a long history of century. Who said you won’t love’em. You gonna love them for absolute sure. First I will start with Wellington Boot. Wellington Boot: is a style of boot that became popular in the 18th century. These boot mostly worn by military person, especially officers. Later on large civilian people also...

Another day I was writing about some boot. Similarly today I will also write about some boot. After ankle boot knee boot comes first by lengthwise. Ankle Boot: A shoe with the top-line of the quarter higher than the ankle (ankle bone). If the top line is much higher than the ankle then it becomes a “boo” or a high-leg boot, if only slightly above the ankle bone, then it is a chukka boot. See here is a detail about chukka boot in previous...

In france : The bride forever preserve her wedding shoes to assure a lifetime of compatible and productive physical union. In Sicily: Young women sleep with a shoe under their pillow to improve their chance of getting a husband. In Greece: Woman believee that a lost lover can be retrieved by burning an old shoe. In spain and Maxico: Women toss a slipper into the bullring to aplaud the matador and matador picks up shoe gently as kitten,...

This is just a short example of shoe finishing. Beginner level finishing way.  Shoemaker Martin Castez just shared a simple finishing work. Before: After:  This is basic of all shoe finishing technique. There is lots of tech. waiting for us. Stay Tune, remember this was only for beginner level shoemaker. – Photo Courtesy: Martin...