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What are the visible differences between Goodyear and Blake shoe construction?
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Wow, I thought I was bad at drawing....heh kojiSome person told me that blake stitching was up the middle of the shoe [like below]Good year welts are more secure and solid than blake stitching.
Why, yes. Yes, there are. Here's a picture from the La Botte Chantilly website showing how Blake construction works:What are the visible differences between Goodyear and Blake shoe construction?
Well, Goodyear-welted shoes will have stitching there, although it can be very well camouflaged with staining, wheeling, and such. But not all shoes with stitching there are Goodyear-welted. Shoes made with Blake/Rapid construction will have such stitching even though they're not Goodyear-welted.So is it safe to conclude from this that the mark of a Goodyear shoe (from the outside) is that a visible stitch runs around the top part of the sole, close to where the sole meets the upper?
Well, Goodyear-welted shoes will have stitching there, although it can be very well camouflaged with staining, wheeling, and such.
I've even seen a few pairs where the stitching seems to be hidden in a channel and is not visible at all.
Rider, would you say that Goodyear (or Alden/AE) welting is inherently superior to Blake?
No factory is going to take the time and talent to do genuine Goodyear shoes if they aren't going quality all the way.Quote:
(RIDER @ 15 Aug. 2004, 8:05) Quote No factory is going to take the time and talent to do genuine Goodyear shoes if they aren't going quality all the way.Quote: