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#28 2014-05-12 14:02:41
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Re: My new Vass pairs + a family shot
Yeah - that's what I was thinking about, the "Mac Method".
He seems to beleive cordovan does not require any moisture creams. Really strange how popular that misconception has become. In a few years we'll start seeing all lot of cracked cordovan shoes on ebay.
#30 2014-05-12 15:32:42
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#31 2014-05-12 16:25:19
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#33 2014-05-12 16:46:28
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Re: My new Vass pairs + a family shot
"Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession - their ignorance. "
— Hendrick Van Loon
Better to be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
#34 2014-05-12 17:21:55
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#35 2014-05-12 17:39:35
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#37 2014-05-12 21:04:48
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Re: My new Vass pairs + a family shot
Holy sh*t!
He uses a different technique to my maker. You maker's awl goes straight through the insole without a curve, so no problems putting the bristle through a non feathered area. + he uses a guide on the insole and welt to get the stitches even with bentivegna, but not so easy with norvegese construction, especially those braided norvegese versions (can't spell the funny name that it's called) because there is no guide that can be used on the upper unless you draw on the upper LOL.
My maker used a curved awl, hence can be problematic, but that is the way he was taught.
Thanks for the picture. 
#38 2014-05-13 04:47:32
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Tomcat: one question l have been meaning to ask you is...are the shoe trees for a Vass mtm altered to match the mtm lasts, or are the trees regular stock last trees?
#40 2014-05-13 07:04:20
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Shooman: I guess you have few pairs of full bespoke how much of a difference does this make strictly fit wise with say something that fits pretty well like one of your favorite VAss?
I have been dreaming of a full bespoke...may be some day but I'm not convinced how much of a difference will it make and if it is worth the time, cost and logistics nightmare...
#42 2014-05-13 15:52:50
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#43 2014-05-13 16:08:30
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#44 2014-05-14 09:53:47
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#45 2014-05-14 15:37:46
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#46 2014-05-22 17:13:23
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