bootmaking
Footwear leather craft
Bootmaking is the craft of making boots—the design, cutting, stitching, and assembly of footwear that covers the foot and extends up the ankle or leg.
The term covers both traditional handcraft and industrial manufacture: He learned bootmaking from his grandfather, The town's economy depended on bootmaking.
Conceal or pelt
- tanningCuring hides or bronzing
- calfskinYoung cattle hide leather
- cowhideTanned bovine leather
- suedeBuffed leather underside
full-grain · top-grain · nubuck · cordovan · vegetable-tanned · aniline · patina · grain
Final in sequence
- awlPointed piercing implement
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- weltingCord sewn into seams
- skivingEvading work or duty
burnishing · pegging · lasting · clicking · closing · pattern · crimping · stretching
Shoe part above sole
Pointed piercing implement
- lastFinal in sequence
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- hammerTool for striking nails
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
needles · punch · mallet · pincers · rasp · burnisher · creaser · gouge
Polo match division
- brogueAccent or sturdy shoe
- knee-highsSocks reaching the calf
- WellingtonSouthernmost national capital globally
hide
Conceal or pelt
suede · full-grain · top-grain · nubuck · cordovan · vegetable-tanned · aniline · patina · grain · supple
last
Final in sequence
skiving · burnishing · pegging · lasting · clicking · closing · pattern · crimping · stretching · hammering
upper
Shoe part above sole
midsole · heel · toe · welt · shank · counter · rand · gusset · vamp · quarter
awl
Pointed piercing implement
pliers · needles · punch · mallet · pincers · rasp · burnisher · creaser · gouge · chisel
chukka
Polo match division
- brogueAccent or sturdy shoe
- knee-highsSocks reaching the calf
- WellingtonSouthernmost national capital globally
bootmakingboot repair
Restoring damaged footwear
shoe repair · cobbling · resoling · heel replacement · patching
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