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Anyone else not like these square-toed looks?
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1. to form the 'feather' the insole is skived, meaning that the insole is carved then the inside is scooped out?
‘Gemming’ is an alternative, industrial method to the hand-cut version.
A steel feather ‘plough' is now used to cut away the inside and outside feathers by a pushing action and leaves the insole as shown in figure 128b.
Approximately one third of the substance is taken away in this operation leaving the ‘holdfast’ standing above the general level as shown.
Anyone else not like these square-toed looks?
They're both Sutors, right?
I believe this welt is a norgevese welt, not a reverse welt. Am I wrong?
great read. got several qs. pls correct when wrong 1. to form the 'feather' the insole is skived, meaning that the insole is carved then the inside is scooped out? 2. So say the insole is a quarter inch, after skiving, the crevice becomes 1/8"? 3. from my understanding, gemming is the linen tape vulcanized onto the insole and this creates a sort of borde or crevice. is feathering an alternative to gemming? in a way, a natural version of gemming?
Bengal-Stripe's explanation is spot on. I would point out however that "vulcanization" is a process to treat natural, crude rubber to make it more durable and elastic. It has nothing to do with gemming.
I would have called it that. It's the same welt as the monk. A Harris calls it reverse, and I don't know enough to quibble. It would be interesting to find out.
The "˜feather' is the ditch, the "˜holdfast' is the dam.
So do Blake/Rapid constructed shoes not have gemming, therefore better constructed for RTW?