Welcome to the Walrus Shoe & Leather, Co. website

1. Foot Measurement
2. Lasts
3. Last Building
4. Sizes
5. Mean Forme Construction
6. Basic Styles
7. Seam Allowances
8. Edge Allowances and Treatments
9. Last Standard
10. Derby Shoe Design
11. Construction
12. Tools
13. Materials
14. Clicking
15. Skiving
16. Folding
17. Closing
18. Closing a Derby
19. Oxford Shoe Design
20. Closing an Oxford
21. Insole Preparation
22. Lasting
23. Trying the Shoe For Fit
24. Preparing the Shoe for Soling
25. Fitting the Sole
26. Finishing the Sole
27. Hand Built Leather Heels
28. Socks
29. Dress Boots
30. Court Shoes
31. Sandal Insoles
32. Sandals, Straps and Lasting
33. Sandal Socks
34. Platforms
35. Wedges
36. Heel Blocks
37. Covered Heels
38. Fishing
39. Presentation
40. Welt Sewing
41. Threads
42. Sewing the Welt
43. Handsewn Sole
44. Blocking/Crimping
45. Buckles
46. Joggers

Walrus Shoe & Leather, Co.,
Manufacturers of the finest Period and Theatrical Footwear, by Larry Waller, Delavan, WI USA
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