blog post by James Ducker on bottom edge finishing
Notes
- glass, rasp, sand
- cut off lip on welt from sanding with welt knife
- wet welt
- heat fudge
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to a point where a bit of spit on your finger sizzles
- reinforce marks between stitches
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press quite hard
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- rasp away lip created on bottom of outsole
- pick loose fibers off with fingers
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edge iron
- two bevels on top, one on bottom
- concave center face
- heat over spirit burner
- wet edges with water
- rub with hand soap to help iron slide
- approaches
- top and bottom edges at once
- top edge, then bottom
- move iron back and forth in short strokes
- wet waist, soap, heat waist iron
- press very hard in and down
- fold the top edge down
- blend edge with waist
- use edge iron