Advice needed

[kobblers]

I put a half sole and heel on a pair leather shoes, recently, and the customer has brought them back saying they're now squeaking when he walks in them.

I'm very certain it's not the rubber as I've been using these soles for years and never had this issue.

Any advice on what could be causing it and how to rectify it would me much appreciated.

Rick.

[Count Muppet]

If you’re one of those guys that nails the waist, you may have nailed the shank and it’s rubbing causing the squeak

[Michael]

If it had a cork infill it could be that rubbing the sole.

You can lay a thin piece of cotton type material in between the cork and the sole to stop it.

A little tip I found watching Youtube videos from Bedo's Leatherworks during lockdowns!!!

Great craftsman, you should take a look at some of his work.

[kobblers]

I NEVER nail waists..... thanks for the advice though.

I love Bedo's LLC - let's continue

Rick.

[Lee]

most likely to be a broken shank & was probably already there, but by stiffening everything up its showing up. Check you're heel is balanced correctly too, it could be the flex as his weight flattens out the heel block each step. rather than having to redo the whole lot, run a row of nails each side of the shank as close to the heel block as possible and down to your sole along his original waist sole it might tighten it up enough to stop the squeak