News and Shoes
Articles about what I’m up to
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Safety Toe Shoes
These red and black oxfords were made for a woman who works in an amazon warehouse and is required to wear safety toe shoes. She…
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3D technologies in fitting footwear: Perspectives from a custom shoe maker
A free talk as part of the NW Materials Show January 31 from 11:00am – noon. This presentation is about the experience of using various…
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RACC Make|Learn|Build 2021-22
Since I started learning to make shoes in 2004, there has always been talk of the promise of 3D imaging – the scanning of feet…
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Strobel sew by hand
If you’ve ever wanted to sew your uppers for sneakers like the pros, but don’t have access to a Strobel sewing machine, don’t give up.…
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Orthopedic Boots
My first pair of 100% orthopedic shoes. I’m not an orthopedic shoemaker, but many of the shoemakers I studied from in the Netherlands are. Why…
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Scan 0
This is a picture of my first usable 3D scan of a last displayed on my “Mac” using Meshlab. This is a mini progress report…
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Green and Brown Medium Hiker
It’s been a few years since I made myself a hiking boot. (I gave the last pair to a lifelong friend with the same size…
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Cordovan Oxfords
These cordovan full brogue oxfords are made with Horween Color 8 cordovan uppers sewn with rust colored A&E Tex 70 thread. They are lined with…
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Experimenting with Vacuum Resin Infusion and Basalt Fiber
During this time of pandemic and business closure, when I’ve been unable meet with clients as usual, and trapped inside due to fire and smoke,…