YouTube video by Kotaro Murayama showing a complete welting process uncut
Notes
- pre-pierced already
- line marked with silver pen on the upper showing where the awl should exit
- welting board on a bench he is sitting on, rather than in his lap with a strap
- starts at medial heel breast
- piercing inside out
- wriggling motion with awl
- diamond-shaped awl blade
- pierces through, then sticks the welt onto the awl
- hand leather on right hand
- curved needles
- inserts both needles through at once
- tightens with awl haft and hand leather
- immediately hammers with awl haft
- chasing the awl
- casting on the inside
- welts all the way around, including heel seat
- 57:23 after welting the first shoe, flattens the welt from above with a stick