Anyone have pics of EGs new Redwood color?

[Eustace Tilley]

Originally Posted by bengal-stripe

The 3-piece trees are fully lasted, I presume the spring-loaded ones are not, so they're bought-in in bulk. And maybe get sanded down a bit if they turn out too big.

Interesting bit of news - thanks.

 

[luk-cha]

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley

Interesting bit of news - thanks.

ET didn't you order the Windsor in rosewood??

 

[von Rothbart]

Originally Posted by bengal-stripe

Not quite, neither Maftei nor Balint use 3-piece shoe trees (at least not routinely, maybe at special request. They use the spring-loaded type with one big round knob (probably from Berta as well). Vass uses this type for most of his shoes (apart from the U-last) as does Koronya (I did check his site).

Maftei shoe tree

Scheer and Materna offer the 3-piece ones, elaborately embellished with brass hardware and ropes or chains to hold all three pieces together. The trees get turned as a whole foot, then sawn into the three pieces, but somewhat crudely, only the original piece will fit. (I had to mark all the Vass trees with numbers, otherwise you sit there for hours trying to find the fitting piece). Picture of the process: Vass book, page 177)

Scheer shoe tree.

My Kudweis trees are also fully-lasted 3-piece, but less decorated (well, they came for free). Kudweis asked for nicer wood (might be oak) than Vass.

Materna charges over EUR 100 for three piece trees. At Vass (I bought an additional six pairs), I paid something like EUR 20 per pair.

The 3-piece trees are fully lasted, I presume the spring-loaded ones are not, so they're bought-in in bulk. And maybe get sanded down a bit if they turn out too big.

I am pretty sure Vass spring-loaded trees are lasted. They have the same shape as the 3-piece ones.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Originally Posted by von Rothbart

I am pretty sure Vass spring-loaded trees are lasted. They have the same shape as the 3-piece ones.

+1

 

[bengal-stripe]

Originally Posted by von Rothbart

I am pretty sure Vass spring-loaded trees are lasted. They have the same shape as the 3-piece ones.
Spring-loaded trees are not lasted in length. That's the advantage of the spring, it can accommodate a difference in length.
Therefore spring-loaded lasts are frequently supplied only in whole sizes, or in S, M, L, XL.

Maybe all Vass shoe trees are lasted. I'm sure the "˜U' and "˜F' and maybe the "˜Budapest' as well, have to be as they are so different from the other lasts.
But would you get a different pair of shoe trees for a "˜3636' or "˜New Peter' last?

In general, shoe trees with spring are more forgiving than those without.

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by bengal-stripe

Not quite, neither Maftei nor Balint use 3-piece shoe trees (at least not routinely, maybe at special request. They use the spring-loaded type with one big round knob (probably from Berta as well). Vass uses this type for most of his shoes (apart from the U-last) as does Koronya (I did check his site).

These are Maftei trees not made by Kalman Berta:
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.p...7&postcount=78

You get the springloaded as standard.

IIRC, my friend Jasper, who is a frequent customer of Balint has three piece trees, too.

My Kudweis trees are also fully-lasted 3-piece, but less decorated (well, they came for free). Kudweis asked for nicer wood (might be oak) than Vass.

I have been to Kalman Berta several times. I have lighter ones and darker like yours. It depends on the grain of the wood.

 

[centipede]

This shoes are RedWood/Acorn.
http://centipede.web.fc2.com/psking.html
Early 90's Poulsen Skone made by　E.G