hibsjo(SCO) Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 rule of thumb for half soles 3 fingers width on instep 2 fingers on outstep Lee will confirm this ouch! small fingers aint an excuse im afraid LOL carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibsjo(SCO) Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 if you go too far back with your sole your machine cant get into the waist because of the block (dont even think about taking the block off as thats MUPPETRY) its a HALF sole not a 3/4 sole carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsc Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Unless you have a Victor. Victors can go where no other machine can go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Unless you have a Victor. Victors can go where no other machine can go. We have a victor at our shop! I don't have any experience of any other machines but I do love the victor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibsjo(SCO) Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 i too have a victor but you are missing the point carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Just finished these new&lingwood gents brogues, I'd never heard of this make of shoe before but they're a beautiful shape, these are finished to a valued customers specs (no soling ink) I added a little more to the finish by putting a wash of fiebings English tan leather dye with a sponge. I used JR 1/4 heel tops with a bespoke heel cut which I closed into the logo. Really nice shoes to work on, though you'd be interested to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Lovely, fantastic work. I for one would like to see more repairers aspiring to reach these standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Lovely, fantastic work. I for one would like to see more repairers aspiring to reach these standards Thank you very much for your encouragement and kind words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 why did you nail the rubber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 why did you nail the rubber? This customer likes the look of brass nails around his heels. He's specifically asks for it. I personally like the look of brass nails in the heel. But if someone required that I didn't nail the heel I wouldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Personally i like the look of them nailed but can understand why Lee and others would prefer them without. Great work by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Personally i like the look of them nailed but can understand why Lee and others would prefer them without. Great work by the way. Thank you for your kind words. I've always been taught to nail things on. It makes a strong repair even stronger to me. But I can understand how some people don't like it or do it. But that's the beauty of undividuality isn't it? We're all different and do things in different ways. I like to use the brass nails as part of the finished product but like I say, everyone's different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 One heel is a nail short of a dozen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfman Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 phew clad I t was not me that counted them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Now that's attention to detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 We're a synical bunch. I counted too. Still quality work and nice to see a new member create such a stir. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsc Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Give the lad a break..I've not seen work turned out like that on a daily basis for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 One heel is a nail short of a dozen!! I appreciate your input guys, I'm always willing to learn. So I've taken on board everyone's comments, I came in early to finish some other work today, I went back to the new&lingwood shoes before I post them to my customer in London today & removed three nails, shifted them back and added the 12th nail right shoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 removed three nails, shifted them back and added the 12th nail right shoe. Thats why your work is quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Great repair, how long does a job like this take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Great repair, how long does a job like this take? Thank you very much, it's hard to say as I always do my leather sole work along side all my other work so never really do a star to finish long sole, in total I'd say around 45 minutes perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 I had a lot of fun working on these multi-coloured tassel loafers. I matched the upper Colour on the long sole & heel. I used oxblood and British tan leather dye on the soles and a cool pea green on the inside of the heel with a bespoke cut at the front. The green isn't exactly The same as the green on the upper, but it was a fun job, the customer is really quirky these suit him perfectly, I wanted to bring his style into my repair for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm not mad on the stain around the edge of the sole. I Assume it's blake stitched which is what creates a 'wide' strip, I think I would have left the stain off all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worn_to_reborn Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm not mad on the stain around the edge of the sole. I Assume it's blake stitched which is what creates a 'wide' strip, I think I would have left the stain off all together. That's a fair comment Keith, I don't always do it, I just thought this would work on this particular repair. Sometimes without stain works really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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