bottom part of a shoe in the form of a stiff rib or bar running between the heel and ball of the foot under the insole, and more generally the area of a shoe between the shoe heel and forepart, of a similar or the same meaning as “waist”
Shanks:
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prevent collapse of the shoe into negative space between heel and ball
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support the foot when standing on the rungs of ladders or other narrow surfaces
Materials
- Wood
- Steel, often wrapped in fabric tape or other porous material to help gluing in place
- Fiberglass
- Carbon Fiber
Entries Linking Here
- 🎞️Andi’s Workshop Hiking Boots Video
- 🎞️Andi’s Workshop Ladies' Boots Video
- Carbon Fiber
- Ferragamo Shoe Shank Stiffener Patent
- Full Sole
- 🏭Gottfried Mayer🇦🇹
- Half Sole
- Inside Roll
- 🎞️JK Boots OT Video March 16 2024
- ⌖Last Ball Break
- Nail Shank
- Outseam Fractions
- 🧩Shank Cover
- 📋Shank Lasting
- 🧩Shank Liner
- 📋Shanking
- Sit Lasting
- Stand Lasting
- 🎞️Terry Kim Apron Toe Derby Series