YouTube video by So Tsuchiya showing foot measurement and lastmaking
Notes
- intro montage ends at 0:37
- client stands on a short table over a large piece of paper
- tracing block
- traces toes freehand with pencil
- marks under edges of hand freehand at an angle in addition to using block
- l-square for ankle heights
- marks first and second knuckles of big and small toes on paper
- toe height with l-square
- palpates for instep bones
- has client bend foot at ball, marks underneath the raised foot
- pedigraph
- another session standing on board over floor, lower down, with socks on
- 3:12 work on lasts
- wooden scoop block lasts
- last build-up
- Shinto rasp visible
- marks last areas for build-up and removal with calipers and pencil
- lays tape on last, draws with marker
- cuts bubbles from leather using tape patterns
- cements to last
- bevels with Japanese leather knife
- rasps to smooth
- uses glass scraper on wood toe of last
- sets on wood board with heel block to check
- carefully glasses the featherline through the heel seat
- wets the bottom of the forepart and all bubbles, slicks with cold glazing iron
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