Shoemaking Lesson 1 - Choosing a Last

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5 жыл бұрын

I originally didn't intend to create this video but I realised that in the previous video I left out some important information.
In this video I'll show you how to choose a shoe last that is the right style and size for you.
This series will run through all of the steps involved in making a pair of derbies. It is aimed at people wanting to make a start in shoemaking.
I am new to videomaking and have made many mistakes in the production of these videos. I hope you can look past them. This particular video features terrible editing, awkward pauses, a very blocked nose and continuity errors.

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@longkorts 3 ай бұрын

I’d say the formal shoe last is more limiting - for your toes! Crazy that the rounder one is considered wide. I’m making my own shoes now and the first thing is tracing my foot so that it’s actually shaped after my foot and not the foot getting shaped by my shoes 😊

@monikafabrika4537 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive sock collection, sir. Thanks a lot for an informative video!

@anishkolhatkar6501 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Getting this info has saved me years of trial and error.

@hechetonchieres 4 жыл бұрын

But where do you buy lasts from? The internet is disappointingly void of any trustworthy-seeming last sellers.

@alyaagad2958 Жыл бұрын

Love at first last! I am so going to binge watch this genius man and the whole channel right now at 2 AM! Thank you! Gratitude from Egypt.

@tombanwell Жыл бұрын

Thank you for going to all the work required to filming and editing this shoemaking series. It is much appreciated! I especially enjoy that you didn't edit out your mistakes, but included them as another layer of learning for us viewers. I have watched many shoemaking videos, and yours is right up there at the top for how informative it is.

@AndrewReesonLeather Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom. I think it's important to acknowledge that you're allowed to make mistakes. It's part of learning

@Celcey24 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video, it's very informative and I appreciate it, particularly as someone whose orthotics don't allow for many shoes to fit.

@1muddonna 3 жыл бұрын

This was so interesting and filled with clear instructions and information, thank you :)

@lovetruthpain29 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative, and detailed explanation of instructions. I'm looking forward to your help in learning the proper way of making my own shoes. I'm considered tall at 5'7", so I prefer a shoe with low to no heel, but I too enjoy the "clack" of heel to floor! New sub.

@irmamalan2450 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic videos Please help on making a derby shoe with down stitching Thx

@Sobreiroboots 4 жыл бұрын

Love it !!!! Love it !!!!

@ej075 Жыл бұрын

I have been very frustrated in the past, trying to find any information on how to select lasts. Thank you for filling the gap for me! This is by far the most useful video I have ever found on the subject!

@AndrewReesonLeather Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help Erica

@matthewhooper4907 Жыл бұрын

Great video and series. Where do you get the lasts from? I have a US size 15 and having great difficulty

@sworntattoo498 2 жыл бұрын

Those socks just reminded me it's breakfast time! Cheers for all the info 🍻

@alaarezq5056 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to see a beginners playlist by you Keep going❤🌸💕🌹

@murieltillman9554 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a new subscriber. Thank you so much for your videos. They are very well done and informative. I'm going to follow along, from your very 1st video til the last and make these shoes. Do you have information on how to build up a last if your foot is wider than the last you have available?

@AndrewReesonLeather 3 жыл бұрын

Glue on a layer of leather where you need the last wider, then shape it with a file to match your foot. Glad I can help

@ianknight2053 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you from the U.K.

@alvaradographics Жыл бұрын

Gracias por la primera lección desde Mexico. 😊

@afmquickbookstraining Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was very insightful.

@lisettegarcia 4 ай бұрын

Can you use an old shoe that fit really well as a last? I had a pu cowboy boot and I cut the shoe part away when the heel gave out in order to see if I could use it to develop a base pattern

@IeuanAlli 4 жыл бұрын

Your 250th subscriber, where do we get lasts from?

@kadinmorse1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the helpful video!

@AndrewReesonLeather 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@LittleKingGoods 5 жыл бұрын

Yesssssssss!

@AndrewReesonLeather 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone likes it

@floriankulczynski6824 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid! Thanks

@rachaelm7240 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing these videos. So hard to find shoe making courses. None in rural Australia. Looking like I'll have to travel to Melbourne to do a decent one, which is 8 hours away!

@AndrewReesonLeather 4 жыл бұрын

I had to go to Brisbane for my training, but I think that company has closed down. There's probably only three people in Australia teaching shoemaking now and they're all in big cities

@slipperydick 3 жыл бұрын

There's a website called I can make shoes and they offer online courses :-) I don't know if they are a thing in Australia, but here you can do small courses in adult education colleges..

@Monsieur.Nobody. Жыл бұрын

G'day Andrew, do you know what material is the plastic last is made with especially if I do custom foot cast with alginate? Excellent video btw, very informative.

@AndrewReesonLeather Жыл бұрын

No idea, sorry

@benedictoyanavhe9061 3 жыл бұрын

I super loved your videos it enlighten me alot. Warm greetings to little Andrew (your kid). I wish I can get a video on how to make the inner landen for the upper

@AndrewReesonLeather 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like them. I'll see if I can help with that in a future video

@AKHSwampFox 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for such a clear, concise, and iformative series on shoemaking. This has taken a lot of the mystery out of it for me. One quick question, in researching buying my first last (haha) I noticed they are not sold as styles such as derby or oxford, etc., but seem to have model numbers. Are those numbers different for each company or is there a uniform code of model numbers that is industry standard? How does one know they are buying a last for a derby shoe?

@AndrewReesonLeather 22 күн бұрын

I suspect shapes would be brand dependent, but I really wouldn't know. Unless you can get your hands on a pair I think there will be some guesswork involved.

@RivenbladeS 4 ай бұрын

what are the differences for shoe sizes? the model stays the same and it does need some scaling?

@ArcaneNiles17 3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to figure out how to make boots with a slight heel (cause I'm short), that are laced in the front and have a slightly pointed toe. Is there a specific type of last I should look for or would it be better to just try and make my own?

@AndrewReesonLeather 3 жыл бұрын

If you can find a last supplier and give them that description they should be able to help. Finding the supplier is the hard part

@Nico619 9 ай бұрын

Hello, thanks for the video, it was very useful. I have a question regarding the insole space. After measuring everything like you did, will there be space for an insole? If not, how can i add those few millimeters to the last in order to be able to then add an insole inside the shoe?

@AndrewReesonLeather 7 ай бұрын

I'm not sure if it's needed, but it can't hurt. Glue a piece of leather the same thickness as the insole to the bottom of the last.

@jmsmorley 6 ай бұрын

After quite a bit of research. No one makes a shoe last to fit a US size 15 foot. Guess i have to learn how to make my own

@trentonjennings9105 3 жыл бұрын

Giving me the finger at 1:40. Back at you buddy!

@kevinjames393 4 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy a pear of this last?

@Easel263 3 жыл бұрын

New subs fr🇵🇭🥰 thank you so much

@kateheart2086 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!!!! New to the whole craft. I have super narrow feet and shoe shopping is like shopping for Cinderella....nothing fits usually....except that rare one pair! What would be a narrow width designation for a last? (women's shoes)

@AndrewReesonLeather 2 жыл бұрын

Last width is designated by a letter after the size number (10D, 8A etc.) Standard women's lasts are B width, men's are D. I guess you could look for an A width or shave down a standard last

@VanessaDegarmo 6 ай бұрын

@@AndrewReesonLeathermine would be the opposite I have wide feet😊

@solomasla6977 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Can you please tell me where you bought the last from?

@jonhope1204 7 ай бұрын

How are left and right shoe lasts matched in shape?

@MrFartyman44 Жыл бұрын

I want to start doing this

@zhizizhang8771 10 ай бұрын

Could you please link the website where you buy shoe lasts?

@oliverargires 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I searched again after one year looking again for such video and find nothing! Still, the major question is where to find lasts nowadays... Luckily I found a 2nd hand one but next option was really pricy . Keep up making videos! You're doing great!

@squigglyphrank9348 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what part of the world you are but Lonsdale in Vancouver has a few styles

@mlinecomposites1 2 жыл бұрын

If I were you I would make my own last by making plaster casting of the actual foot, then shaping it to the shoe shape you’d like, cast it one more time with a mix of epoxy and sawdust. You may spend more time making it but you save money and satisfaction of making the last exactly the way you want

@cristobalmartinezflores7261 Жыл бұрын

Gracias por su video. Donde podría comprar hormas de madera. Podría pasarme el fabricante o vendedor. Saludos.

@bige1745 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Andrew. Great videos! I was wondering if you could tell me what style of last I would need to make a pair of thousand mile boots. Thanks!

@AndrewReesonLeather 4 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know. If you manage to find a last supplier they would be able to recommend a style.

@mikeprice8307 3 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewReesonLeather my longest foot measures 11.3". Why would a boot maker tell me I'm a 12 instead of at least 11.5"?

@leatherbuffalored7777 Жыл бұрын

Tank

@daviddbear5958 3 жыл бұрын

Question if I was trying to reshape some current sneakers to have an 90’s shoe aesthetic. What type of last would you recommend ?

@AndrewReesonLeather 3 жыл бұрын

I can't help there, sorry.

@user-ur4nc9wz2s 5 ай бұрын

Please I need ERO 909 last from size 39 to 45 size

@DanielPerez-iv7rh 4 жыл бұрын

Do you need 2 shoe lasts to make a pair of shoes? Or just one and then flip pattern over to make opposite

@AndrewReesonLeather 4 жыл бұрын

You need a pair. They come as a left and right

@TCreatorO 3 жыл бұрын

Really informative video, but you forgot to mention which are the best websites to buy them? Or at least the ones you recommend

@AndrewReesonLeather 3 жыл бұрын

I might answer that in a future video. It's hard to give a quick recommendation that will work for everyone so I'll have to look into local suppliers for different parts of the world

@irmamalan2450 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic videos Please info on how to make a derby shoe with down stitching

@AndrewReesonLeather 4 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking that will be the next style I make

@irmamalan2450 4 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewReesonLeather Thank you looking forward When will that be?

@NatashaVitte 2 ай бұрын

Have you ever considered using that wide last to make barefoot shoes..?! The market is there!! 👏🏼🙌🏼

@varun009 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!! I am just lost as to where to get shoe Lasts! Can't find anything useful.

@bige1745 4 жыл бұрын

Do you guys have Etsy? I have seen them there.

@varun009 4 жыл бұрын

@@bige1745 I'll have to look for a lox Al supplier. I'd like to see what I'm getting.

@randominternetviewer166 3 жыл бұрын

Subscribed :)

@matthewkrajcik6468 Жыл бұрын

Do I need a speacial last for boots?

@AndrewReesonLeather Жыл бұрын

You can use an ordinary shoe last for boots, but I believe specific boot lasts do exist

@PaulaJean770 3 ай бұрын

Where is the best place to purchase supplies and materials?

@AndrewReesonLeather 22 күн бұрын

That's dependent on your location. I can help if you are in Australia

@jonathanpaulleon9387 5 ай бұрын

I just want to learn to do it to get a job

@stuartp2006 Жыл бұрын

9:45 No, make yourself taller! TALLER!

@yasirurooj8749 2 жыл бұрын

The first thing in shoemaking is called. Last

@curballwrongs Жыл бұрын

Hello. Do you train??

@AndrewReesonLeather Жыл бұрын

No, but there's probably someone in your area who does. Try googling shoemaking classes

@Sobreiroboots 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. More please! I Really want To Be friends xox

@foxtrottangowhiskey4121 2 жыл бұрын

Heck yea I just came here from your boot making videos haha 😄

@yusufmohammed5319 2 жыл бұрын

I need plastic last

@toddoroi4947 3 жыл бұрын

Well I came here after finding someone with an Australian accent hoping to find information on where to get them in this country but nevermind.

@AndrewReesonLeather 3 жыл бұрын

I can't help you much there. The only remaining supplier in Melbourne closed a few years ago so you'll have to scour gumtree, ebay and second hand dealers to find any lasts. Or buy them from overseas and pay a buttload in shipping costs. I have a few women's lasts I could sell off, but no men's. Unless you're a size 8, in which case I might be able to help