How To Make A Goodyear Welted Shoe

by Sven Raphael Schneider on December 28, 2011

Detailed 22min long color video from the 1930′s about how to make shoes with a Goodyear Welt. This traditional method is still used in better men’s shoes today and such a shoe can be repaired over and over again. Not too long ago, we tested a pair of Herring Shoes which were made with a Goodyear Welt.

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