Well done sir

Awesome job mate good work showing the young lads how it’s done legend!👍

Wow

I Hope you all are doing well.

Thank you!!

Congratulations on the new workshop. Late, I know.

I know this video is 4 years old, but one thing I've noticed is that you use a bigger brush for glue than you probably need to. Great series. Thanks so much for making these videos.

i thought u have to wet the leather before lasting

Just binge watched the entire shoe making series. Wow those shoes look do good. My first lasts are arriving hopefully Monday, tools arrived a few days ago, looking forward to going down this rabbit hole. Thank you so much for sharing these videos, very much appreciated.

Hi, where's the best place to buy a last.

Thank you so much for all your information and patience with going through the whole process! This has been amazingly helpful!

I have a pair of those lasting pliers that belonged to my great grandfather. They look like a blacksmith probably made them 100 years ago or so. I got them after my uncle died. Nobody in the family had any clue what they were used for. Now I know….

iu seen these asian guys hammer a blade into the table and pull the rubber towards them and they control the cut perfect every time

Man this is a great series. It's so easy to try jumping into the deep end with shoemaking, this got me back to the ground and maybe try some unlined derbys first.

Thanks😊

So I love clogs, do I need a last to make clogs?

😂 cute socks 🧦...damn you keep changing socks and they all funny 🤣

Thanks, I watched all 13 videos 🫡

Hi Andrew, It's so good to have you to support my newfound passion to learn boot/shoe making. I have a footwear repair background, so I do have a general understanding of footwear construction, which helps heaps. Where are you based Andrew?

ho would you say makes a better shoe Carmina or TLB Mallorca ,thanks 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Bandsaw can buy cheap handyman for that

🙏👍been awsome and learned a lot of things. Also appriciative of the fact project involved rather accessible equpment/tools.

How much does the last cost? Do you sell it?

you have any experience usingthe horseshoe clamps?

Do I've to buy different sizrs of posts like 10,9,8, for diff leg sizes. Also how much does the post cost?

Hello, I am Rachid from Morocco. I have 18 years of experience dealing with Shoelast. I am looking for factories that need a workforce in this field.

Nice order! Every now and then in my shop I’ll do production work and it can be very satisfying. The challenge of making a good product quickly and efficiently can be a lot of fun. Jigs and fixtures and patterns! Congratulations Andrew. I should add that you have such a nice steady hand with a knife and beveller.

Haha now you can make short videos of crafting little tiny shoes! All the best to you and your young family!

Great job on the shoes and especially the video series. I understand that this is as they say “A labour of love” and my appreciation is faint reward for your efforts but thank you Andrew! It would be interesting to see how you’re getting along with these shoes after a few years time. Perhaps you’d even have some different socks… 🤭

I’m beginning my amateur boot making efforts and you are a great resource! Thank you for your generosity in sharing with the rest of us.

thanks for all the lessons!

Loved the series. Thank you for all the work. I’m excited to someday make my own shoes. Hopefully they have lasted you as long as you ever wanted them too 🙌🙏

thanks for the videos and the training it was very informative

its alarming the lack of good INFORMATIVE tutorials on youtube , thank you for taking time to explain and actually teach something because the majority of "tutorials" on youtube are just montages and not actually tutorials

The channel that got me into leather working. I haven't made much, but work on things from time to time!

Beautiful.

Which tanner you use please. Thank you Australia

5:10 a sharp and COARSE sander + not too much pressure on the weel will completely erase the burning of the leather surface. the burning will create a very rough edge that is more sensitive to dirt and water the two of which will weaken the leather and the bond a bit quicker... thanks for this series! regarding you are an amateur shoemaker i am especially impressed by your lasting skills! also since its a technique thats rarely used in bagmaking...

also probably a goot tipp for you: shoemakers allways work in a fashion where they leave an excess when cutting out the next sole component, attach it and then directly trim it on the shoe with a super sharp knive and a rasp(or sander), before adding the next component and so forth. for example when you put on the outsole, it should be bigger and your midsole should allready be trimmed to the perfect shape. then you can trim the outsole afterwards using the edge of the midsole as a guide for your knive. this way you kind of sculpt your way through the shoe. when you develope some knive skill in that fashion, there is only minor sanding to be done in the end... :)

5:24 usually the heel length on a standart heel height is approx. 1/4 of the sole length + 1cm. the heel should stand flat on the ground but you CAN leave a gap of about 1mm between the back of the heel and the ground, for the sole will eventually round out anyway and this will create a rolling walking feel. there shouldnt be a gap under the front of the heel though...

1:54 that actually depends alot on what kind of rubber you use! they sand very differently and there are lots of different kinds. a PU rubber or a crepe style rubber(which this seems to be) tend to get gooey and sticky while sanding. but EVA or a standart vulcanised rubber sole create very dry sanding dust. the latter is also more consistend and durable than a crepe sole. also your sander shouldnt be too dull off course

Hey Andrew, I've been watching your shoemaking playlist and its amazing, I just have a question, there's a boots brand called "Thursday Boots" I want to know what type of leather do they use? and also tell me what do u think about their boots 😊

Thank you for your amazing patient and effort in showing us your journey in leather works. I am building the courage to build a pair of boots to seeif I have what it takes.

You’re a legend. Thanks for putting out these vids

thank u so much for ur videos!

Neat, very elegant!

I used a staple gun instead of nails to do the lasting. Probably jenky but it seems to have worked for my purposes. lol

How you shape the Inner sole..its not flat ..

Have you ever considered using that wide last to make barefoot shoes..?! The market is there!! 👏🏼🙌🏼