bootmaker
Footwear leather worker
A bootmaker is a person who makes boots, a specialized form of shoemaker.
The term appears in historical contexts and in contemporary craft trades where handmade footwear is still produced: The bootmaker measured his foot for a custom pair of riding boots.
Fixing or making shoes
- leatherworkCrafting with treated hides
- handcraftCreate something manually
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
craftsmanship · stitching · lasting · welting · measuring · cutting · shaping · fitting
Final in sequence
- awlPointed piercing implement
- hammerTool for striking nails
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
needles · thread · tacks · nails · pegs · punch · stretcher · burnisher
Foot's bottom surface
- heelFoot's rear underside
- upperShoe part above sole
- insoleShoe's interior liner
- outsoleShoe's bottom layer
shank · counter · vamp · welt · stitching · lasting · pegging · cementing
cobbling
Fixing or making shoes
- leatherworkCrafting with treated hides
- handcraftCreate something manually
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
handmade · craftsmanship · stitching · lasting · welting · measuring · cutting · shaping · fitting · designing
last
Final in sequence
scissors · needles · thread · tacks · nails · pegs · punch · stretcher · burnisher · skiver
sole
Foot's bottom surface
outsole · shank · counter · vamp · welt · stitching · lasting · pegging · cementing · nailing
leather
Tanned animal skin
calfskin · pigskin · cowhide · goatskin · cordovan · full-grain · top-grain · oiled · waxed · tanned
brogue
Accent or sturdy shoe
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- shoemakingcordwainer, cobbling, last, shoe lasts, awl
- boot and shoemaking historycobblers, shoemakers, cordwainer, sole, heel
- leatherworkersleatherworker, tanner, saddler, currier, cordwainer
- shoemakerscordwainer, shoe designer
- Victorian Jobschimney sweep, milliner, housemaid, blacksmith, lamplighter