cobbling
Repairing leather shoes
Cobbling is the work of making or repairing shoes, an old trade now largely replaced by mass manufacturing.
The word also describes assembling something hastily from available parts: We spent the afternoon cobbling together a proposal from old documents.
This improvised quality often implies the result is functional but inelegant.
Final in sequence
- awlPointed piercing implement
- leatherTanned animal skin
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- solesBottom of footwear
uppers · welting · tanning · patternmaking · skiving · heeling · broguing · shank
Tool for striking nails
- awlPointed piercing implement
- lastFinal in sequence
- chiselEdged carving implement
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
pincers · rasp · needle · thread · nails · pegs · workbench · burnisher
Replacing shoe bottoms
- patchingRepairing by covering
- reheelingRestoring worn shoe bottoms
- restorationReturning something to condition
- mendingRestoring damaged items
conditioning · polishing · stitching · gluing · reinforcement · adhesive · maintenance · refurbishment
last
Final in sequence
soles · uppers · welting · tanning · patternmaking · skiving · heeling · broguing · shank · insole
hammer
Tool for striking nails
knife · pincers · rasp · needle · thread · nails · pegs · workbench · burnisher
resoling
Replacing shoe bottoms
- patchingRepairing by covering
- reheelingRestoring worn shoe bottoms
- restorationReturning something to condition
mending · conditioning · polishing · stitching · gluing · reinforcement · adhesive · maintenance · refurbishment · stretching
leather
Tanned animal skin
crepe · calf · cowhide · goatskin · thread · wax · dye · adhesive · laces · eyelets
boots
Ankle-covering footwear
oxfords · brogues · moccasins · derbies · slippers · clogs · espadrilles · pumps · wingtips · monk straps
- handicraftssewing, knitting, pottery, weaving, embroidery
- old industriesblacksmithing, ironworks, sawmills, gristmills, tanneries
- old tradesblacksmith, blacksmithing, cooper, carpentry, masonry
- tinkeringfiddling, puttering, pottering, tweaking, dabbling
- shoemakingcordwainer, last, shoe lasts, awl, sole
- boot and shoemakingleather, tanning, lasts, soles, heels
cobblingtailoring
Custom clothing adjustment
dressmaking · millinery · blacksmithing · carpentry · weaving
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