YouTube video about Kevin Leahy’s hiking boots
Notes
- does plaster foot casting
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foot measurement process
- pedograph
- traces foot on pedograph
- seven girth measurements
- fiberglass cast
- [plastic cutting strip up instep and leg]
- cuts off with box cutter
- modifications:
- add toe room
- snug up around heel
- creates a plaster mold as last
- vacuum forms foam and cork over plaster cast to make arch support
- flattens the bottom
- trims the sides
- heel counter
- keeps the heel in place
- also reinforces the arch support
- upper making
- two kinds of German calfskin
- patterns from scratch
- post-bed sewing machine
- 16 total pieces for one pair
-
lasting
- get it straight
- uses a hydraulic staple gun
- dries on lasts for two days
- glues on soles
- takes a week to make a single pair
- $2,000 per pair