The Ultimate "HARDCORE" Shoe Appreciation Thread (Bespoke only)

[jamaican]

Originally Posted by ajv

And the final product :



rest of the pics here : http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...07#post4243307

Adrian

If I lived in France I'd just have to get Mr Delos to do some work for me... great skills this man. j

 

[ajv]

Originally Posted by jamaican

If I lived in France I'd just have to get Mr Delos to do some work for me... great skills this man. j

I do agree with you, his is gifted and and hardworker too....in his name I thank you for the compliment.


Youd could imagine a trip to France, others from this forum have done it....


Adrian

 

[Fishball]

Originally Posted by Fishball

Here is my ongoing project:

I sewn the sole, finished and polished by my hands at home.

 

[gshen]

Waow!

 

[DWFII]

Lovely..you did a fine job on those. I hope you'll post them in the Gallery on the CC.

 

[Fishball]

Originally Posted by DWFII

Lovely..you did a fine job on those. I hope you'll post them in the Gallery on the CC.

I will, DW. Thanks for your kind words.
Haha, I just finished one, and still working on the other.
I know, normally shoemaker will do both at the same time, but I just want to see how it would look like when finished.
DW, I want to ask do you have a special knife to cut the heel seat (between the upper and rand)striaght?

 

[luk-cha]

not bad! thro a little vass looking ;-)

 

[Fishball]

Originally Posted by luk-cha

not bad! thro a little vass looking ;-)

Hmmm.... Vass looking?
It should be Delos looking!

 

[Azul]

@fishball - wowza

 

[youngScholar]

Amazing work, Fishball.

 

[luk-cha]

Originally Posted by Fishball

Hmmm.... Vass looking?
It should be Delos looking!
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sorry still vass looking, but i mean that in a good way

 

[DWFII]

Originally Posted by Fishball

DW, I want to ask do you have a special knife to cut the heel seat (between the upper and rand)striaght?
Well, hopefully...if the sun shines and the creek don't flood...you shouldn't have to trim level the heelseat much, if any. But traditionally...and still a winner...the "circular welt knife" or the Star Welt Knife was used. Alford (sp) carries a modern reproduction of the Star welt knife, but you can sometimes find them on Ebay. IINM, the Star Welt Knife was an uniquely American implementation of this tool so don't expect to find it readily on Aussie or British Ebay. The blade for the Star Welt Knife is much easier to sharpen and keep sharp than the blade for the circular welt knife. Other than that they are used and perform similarly And for those little touch-ups that mean so much, a rhan file will help a lot.

 

[Fishball]

Originally Posted by DWFII

Well, hopefully...if the sun shines and the creek don't flood...you shouldn't have to trim level the heelseat much, if any.

But traditionally...and still a winner...the "circular welt knife" or the Star Welt Knife was used.

Alford (sp) carries a modern reproduction of the Star welt knife, but you can sometimes find them on Ebay. IINM, the Star Welt Knife was an uniquely American implementation of this tool so don't expect to find it readily on Aussie or British Ebay.

The blade for the Star Welt Knife is much easier to sharpen and keep sharp than the blade for the circular welt knife. Other than that they are used and perform similarly

And for those little touch-ups that mean so much, a rhan file will help a lot.

DW,
Thanks, but I have no idea how a Star Welt Knife or circular welt knife look like. Do you have picture?

 

[Fishball]

Originally Posted by luk-cha

sorry still vass looking, but i mean that in a good way

You mean it look like U last? Yey, look like Vass is not bad though.

 

[DWFII]

Originally Posted by Fishball

DW, Thanks, but I have no idea how a Star Welt Knife or circular welt knife look like. Do you have picture?
Here's a link. BTW...I meant "Arford" in my previous post. Page 32, item 165-A if you have their catalog. The other tools on that page are circular welt knives.