Tim Skyrme lasting a shoe by hand, part 1

Tim Skyrme showing how to last a shoe using traditional techniques by hand.

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Howto & Style

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• Shoemaking
• lasting
• traditional
• backlasting
• Tim
• Skyrme
• hand
• made
• bespoke
• shoemaking
• book

[artzend01]

Glad you like it and can get something from them

[Balljunge1000]

hi.wy make you helplines on the brandsohle?

[artzend01]

@Balljunge1000

You don't need the lines but when starting out it helps to have guidelines in place to give you the best chance of success. You don't have to remember everything as you go.

I left them there because I figured that I was doing these videos for new shoemakers.

[schminker]

where can we buy those shoe last?

are there available in women high heels?

[artzend01]

Lasts are made in different heel heights, and sizes for all sorts of footwear. There are not as many last makers as there used to be so finding exactly what you want may be difficult. Try ebay or the forums, or advertise locally. A lot of lasts just get put aside when a shoemaker stops working.

[ThePaneas]

Very nice job and man!!1

[david1057]

@artzend01 I see thank you very much, very informative!

[artzend01]

There is no central place to obtain products, and buying online from grindery merchants or leather wholesalers or last makers is difficult. You need to know exactly what you want and find a source near you.

I bought my supplies locally here in Australia, postage to other parts of the world would be prohibitive and there are probably suppliers where you live.

Buying leather online can be difficult if you can't see what is available at the time. Materials vary a lot.

[david1057]

@artzend01 Why can you tell us where you get your materials from? After all you're a shoe maker.

I'm sure we can all use the same source & buy it online.

[jasmine547]

Thanks. That is what I am using now.