THCD Photo Examples

[longhuntr74]

This shoe discussion has been very educational (probably not in the right thread though...). At risk of taking the thread further off track, or perpetuating the side excursion, DWFII's discussion about hand welting vs. goodyear welting prompted me to go googling. I found this blog that more clearly showed me the difference. I was a bit confused how the two techniques varied. Now I can see the difference. So if anyone else is interested, here's the blog: Bespoke Shoes

[DWFII]

This shoe discussion has been very educational (probably not in the right thread though...). At risk of taking the thread further off track, or perpetuating the side excursion, DWFII's discussion about hand welting vs. goodyear welting prompted me to go googling. I found this blog that more clearly showed me the difference. I was a bit confused how the two techniques varied. Now I can see the difference. So if anyone else is interested, here's the blog: Bespoke Shoes

I'm very familiar with James Carreducker's wonderful and generous blog. I'm not sure what the link you provided is adding to the discussion, but as long as you're visiting there look at this which shows hand-welting quite clearly:

Welting the Toe

And this, which has some photos of gemmed shoes and boots--one of which is a highly touted English maker:

Behind the veil

[Cygnus]

[...]That said, I've never been invited to a black tie event...I don't know or run with anyone in those kinds of circles...and don't expect to be.
[...]

Why not host one yourself? If you start holding one or two black-tie events per year (Burns Supper is an easy one), you might be surprised how many of your friends come to look forward to them and either already own or go out and purchase their own attire.

[longhuntr74]

I'm very familiar with James Carreducker's wonderful and generous blog. I'm not sure what the link you provided is adding to the discussion, but as long as you're visiting there look at this which shows hand-welting quite clearly:

Welting the Toe

And this, which has some photos of gemmed shoes and boots--one of which is a highly touted English maker:

Behind the veil

I posted that particular link because it was the beginning of a series that starts with Lasting and progresses through the toe construction, etc. But the link you posted to that same block got directly to the point (on a different pair of shoes, apparently). Having watched the videos of construction on the AE, Loake, and Danner websites, I was having a hard time differentiating between the hand welting technique you described vs. Goodyear welts. That blog helped me to better visualize it. I quickly previewed your long essay and look forward to reading it. It probably would have been a one stop shop if I had just asked you for a better reference in the first place.

[DWFII]

I posted that particular link because it was the beginning of a series that starts with Lasting and progresses through the toe construction, etc. But the link you posted to that same block got directly to the point (on a different pair of shoes, apparently). Having watched the videos of construction on the AE, Loake, and Danner websites, I was having a hard time differentiating between the hand welting technique you described vs. Goodyear welts. That blog helped me to better visualize it. I quickly previewed your long essay and look forward to reading it. It probably would have been a one stop shop if I had just asked you for a better reference in the first place.

I didn't catch that...when I looked at the link it didn't seem to relate. Sometimes that happens especially on blogs. A link that appears to cover the relevant material seems to default back to the current entry or some sort of "homepage"...I don't know.

But I wasn't criticizing, I just want you to know...