Introduction
Tools and Supplies
Sewing Notes
Safety Notes
Material Selection
Getting the Pattern
From Duct Tape
to Cardboard
Pattern Adjustments
Cutting out the Pieces
Preparing the Sole
Starting Construction
Assembling The Back
Applying The Lacing Blocks
Making Buttons
Attaching the back to
the front
Cementing the Upper
to the Sole
Sewing the Upper
to the Sole
Attaching the Rubber Sole
Sewing on the Buttons
Lacing Up
Glossary
Design Home
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Supplies
This instruction set makes the assumption that you already have some familiarity with the rudiments of working with leather.
Supplies
- 5-6 oz leather: cow, elk, deer, buffalo, about 11 square feet
- 9-10 oz tooling hide, about two square feet
- If you're using a machine, nylon upholstery thread - at least size 69 or higher
- A beeswax cake (for hand-sewing if your thread isn't already waxed)
- Barge® cement
- Barge® cement thinner
- Leather dye, Edge Kote
A quick discussion about the supplies. First off, I like cow hide, or when I'm
feeling wealthy, bullhide. Buffalo is a little stiff for my taste,
elk and deer make very soft, supple boots but you'll be constantly pulling them up.
Cow seems a nice compromise. Bullhide is thicker by the way, and makes a very nice,
very substantial boot.
Supplier: hidehouse.com
You can order Barge®, leather dyes, and edging ink (brand: Edge Kote) from either Tandy or Amazon.
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