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Published: 2007-07-07 08:10:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 12221; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 2206
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A pair of 14th century high boots. Vegetable-tanned leather and fir-tanned leather for the sole seams.Related content
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How much would it take for you to make me a pair?
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I can make a pair in a week, but at the moment I'm very busy with different projects and at the beginning of 2013 I will be living in Toronto for 5-6 months, so I propably won't be taking any commissions before next Summer :/
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lol it looks like someone invisible is wearing them
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Nice work!
Have you done the shoes "by the book-historical" or are they reinforced to keep together longer?
In my experience medieval shoes doesn't last that long when used.
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No modern material have been used when making those boots. The leather is sewn together with linen thread that's been waxed and pitched. I think they call it shoemaker's thread or something. The pattern I got from a Swedish shoemaking book [link]
In those days almost anyone could repair their own shoes and they didn't get so quickly rundown cause there was no hard pavement to walk on. Nowadays if you're using "authentic" leather shoes at a modern ren faire that's held for example in an urban area with asphalt and such, they're gonna get worn out a bit faster than if you stick to soft ground 
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Well, there doesn't have to be modern materials to reinforce them
It is not entirely historical(as far as I know), but very practical.
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Have to try something like that at some point. Always open to new techniques. I've been thinking of making a double-layered sole, but with welted wool in the middle. I think that would be really comfortable and I've understood that it's quite authentic as well
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Hmmm... Never heard of it before, but it sounds like it should work.
For winter boots i've heard an inch or so of cork (?)(the material you make bottle corcs of) works very well for insulation. *adds on my to-do list*
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hmmmm....you can make shoes from the middle ages.......I could use you shabbily...hahaha
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I like how it looks like the 'invisible man' is standing there and having his boots photo-ed! Really wonderful craftsmanship!
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Thanks a lot. And thanks for the fave
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Err, maybe something like 20h. I didn't take time, but it felt like a really long time
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those are beautiful, and I'm not the type to usually say that about a pair of boots.
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