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$2,000 shoes? Sort of.

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A friend of mine is learning to be a shoemaker, and started a blog documenting his work. He has an entry about the first shoe making operations in Seattle, back in 1866. Pretty interesting:
http://www.craigcorvin.com/blog/?p=1747
 

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Yeah, very interesting blog, thanks for posting.
 

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