Craig Corvin Seattle

Bespoke Footwear / Handmade Custom Shoes

The insoles for the Gibsons are ready. Still need to alter the pattern and make the uppers.

Some images of the preparation of the insoles for the Gibsons

Plastic bowl from Ikea, in case you were curious about what I use for soaking leather.

Making sure the nail is mostly centered, mostly.

Wrapping insoles onto the lasts with cheap elastic bandages still looks absolutely ridiculous to me, but it really does a great job of forming them. The pros outweigh the cons, but I’m open to other opinions.

While not as drastic as the Galosh Oxfords, the pair of Gibsons will also have some built-in arch support, which is why I’m wrapping them.

And yes, that’s sunlight… In Seattle! Finally we’re having some nice weather for a change.

The test fitters for the Chukka boots are finished. Hopefully I can schedule a fitting this week and see what alterations to the lasts are needed.

The lasts for the Gibsons have been altered and are ready for insoles, but I still need to make some changes to the pattern and construct the uppers as well.

I escaped from the web development grind for a few minutes today to last one of chukka boot test fitter uppers.

Even when working with a rough upper, there’s something very satisfying about seeing it on the last.

Ok, back to the computer work… Must keep clients happy and bills paid.

Uppers for a pair of test fitters.

Trying to find the time this week to last these…

A pattern piece for a pair of test fitters I’m working on.

April was a busy month for me, full of web development work and server migrations. Hopefully May will be more about shoemaking and less about cPanel and Plesk.