I'm afraid my first LJ post in awhile will have to be to notify you all that my YAHOO! email account was hacked earlier today. If you've received an email with a link attached to it, please do not open it, it apparently contains installer scripts for malware. Apologies for the inconvenience caused to anyone.

-Jeff

Just wanted to thank everyone for their comments and compliments on the shoe work. I don't always get around to responding to everyone and everything these days, but I wanted to say 'thank you' and let you all know that the positivity keeps me going.

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Whole-cut oxford in French calf with asymmetric decorative brogue. Extended heel counter for additional ankle support.



Leather insole with additional instep support, heel and metatarsal support.
Rubber midsole and crepe outsole, Cat's paw wear surface.


Norwegian welt, spinning stitch, double stitch-down construction with outer row additional spinning stitch as well.

Mens 7-eyelet wingtip oxford.



English welt construction.

I’m off to Budapest. You kids behave, play nice, and no more interweb slap-fights while I’m gone. O.o

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….I like these!

Jodhpur ankle boot, built on boot last (usually built on shoe last form, but I used a boot last to get the toe spring/heel height). Hardtke shrunken bull hide (Azteca), heavily antiqued and burnished. Handmade horse butt welt. Leather toe box. 1 3/4″ Cuban heel.

Horse butt ‘belt’, brass buckle. A bit of a ‘throwback’ enclosure on a throwback boot.

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Work boots, brown bull hide vamps and counters with green calf tops. 4 rows of stitching. Don’t ask about the pull tabs…
Full storm welt, leather midsole with heat formed synthetic outsole.

Chukkas in burgundy French Calf.

Your (sometimes) humble cordwainer.

Next week: jodhpur boots and a pair of tall top piratey pirate boots.

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Chukka
(Watch yo mouth!)

3 eyelet Chukka in black patent leather with red stitching.


Full welt on horsebutt, spinning stitch with reverse color spinning stitch on leather midsole.

Italian leather outsole shaped by a broken piece of glass and sandpaper, heel lift stacked by hand, full peg outsole construction.

Total time invested: 2 weeks.

I now leave you to your regularly scheduled programs.

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3-piece boot made of Hardtke French calf, black bullhide. 3/4 welt with horse butt heel rand. Spanish style tops.

Since it was a combination of boot construction styles, I went with a modified mini-Cuban heel.

Single-row stitching of Chinese dragon, scales done with mules foot impressions.

School is closed the next two days due to inbound cold weather front of DOOM. These will be shipped as soon as I thaw.

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American Saddle Oxford.

Navy kip and cordovan kip.

These soles have seen some wear today.

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