YouTube video by Tony Slinger
- roughly whittles an insole with a bare knife, off the last
- tacks to the last over a footbed spacer with the back of a rasp
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footbed spacer
- finely whittles the insole on the last with the knife, pulling backhand
- when done Whittling, he runs the spine of his blade around the whittled edge
- runs an edge beveler over the top edge of the insole, facing the last
- uses the body of a pen to gauge heel length and mark the breast on the insole
- then marks the ball points on inside and outside
- uses finger as a depth stop to draw lines for the channel and holdfast from the edge around the forepart, as well as where it meets the heel breast
- freehands the contours of the waist with the pen
- bevels away the feather at about 45° with the knife
- incises the line for the inside of the holdfast with the knife
- carves the channel for the holdfast out with the knife in a single strip, making short sideways cuts and pulling the strip up as he goes
- then incises the inside of the feather through the waist with the point of the knife and carves it away from the side with the knife
- wets the feather and holdfast with water on a brush
- burnishes the outside edge of the holdfast with a flat stick
- burnishes the feathers of the waist on both sides