News and Shoes
Articles about what I’m up to
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Protected: RK Test Last
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Materials and Upper Making
Saturday October 18, 2025. Learn how cut, skive, determine order of assembly, and sew a fully lined shoe upper.
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Free Talk on Custom Shoes
August 2, 2025, from 11am to 1pm, I’m giving a talk at Tandy Leather’s flagship store in downtown Portland (NW Irving & 13th). I will …
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Footwear Design and Pattern Making
From Friday May 30 to Sunday June 1, 2025, this shoemaking workshop will be about shoe design and pattern making. You will learn the basics…
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Footwear Design and Pattern Making
From Friday May 30 to Sunday June 1, 2025, this shoemaking workshop will be about shoe design and pattern making. You will learn the basics…
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Lasts and Sizing
On Saturday May 24, 2025, this shoemaking workshop will be about lasts and their sizing, as well as feet and their sizing. To make shoes,…
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Last Making in the Netherlands
Comparing models of making models Last making using documented geometric techniques was high on my list of things to do on my trip to the…
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Button Monk
I wanted to make a button shoe, but not with too many buttons. I wanted to make a monk, so I made this Button Monk.
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Basalt Fiber talk at Shoe Materials Show
On Wednesday February 12, 2025, I will give a talk on the performance properties of basalt fiber and its various applications in footwear. This is…