cordwainer
New shoe maker
A cordwainer is a shoemaker—specifically one who makes new shoes from fresh leather, as distinguished from a cobbler, who repairs them.
The distinction is largely historical; today the word survives mainly in guild names and trade associations: the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers.
Final in sequence
- awlPointed piercing implement
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- cobblingFixing or making shoes
- soleFoot's bottom surface
welting · skiving · burnishing · lasting · clicking · closing · hand-sewn · pegging
Pointed piercing implement
- lastFinal in sequence
- hammerTool for striking nails
- pincersGripping tool or claws
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
needle · thread · wax · stretcher · burnisher · shoe-horn · stand · bench
Professional mutual-aid society
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- master-craftsmanExpert in skilled trade
journeyman · medieval · trade · livery · artisan · provenance
Tanned animal skin
- hideConceal or pelt
- cowhideTanned bovine leather
- calfskinYoung cattle hide leather
- suedeBuffed leather underside
nubuck · full-grain · vegetable-tanned · tanning · patina · grain · suppleness · kid
Ankle-covering footwear
Habitual group practice
- made-to-measureCustom-crafted to specifications
- fittedShaped to conform
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
one-of-a-kind · bespoken · commissioned · clientele · fitting · measurements
last
Final in sequence
sole · welting · skiving · burnishing · lasting · clicking · closing · hand-sewn · pegging · rand
awl
Pointed piercing implement
knife · needle · thread · wax · stretcher · burnisher · shoe-horn · stand · bench
guild
Professional mutual-aid society
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
master-craftsman · journeyman · medieval · trade · livery · artisan · provenance
leather
Tanned animal skin
suede · nubuck · full-grain · vegetable-tanned · tanning · patina · grain · suppleness · kid · goatskin
boots
Ankle-covering footwear
custom
Habitual group practice
- made-to-measureCustom-crafted to specifications
- fittedShaped to conform
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
handcrafted · one-of-a-kind · bespoken · commissioned · clientele · fitting · measurements
cordwainerblacksmith
Iron-shaping craftsperson
metalworker · woodworker · tailor · weaver · carpenter