Sebastian Tarek is an extremely talented and unique Australian bespoke shoemaker operating out of London's West End-and an engaging storyteller like few others.
In our first-ever episode of Shoemaking Tool Time, Sebastian tells the tales of three of his most essential and treasured shoemaking tools: how he procured them (really not easy at all in any of the three instances!), what they've meant to him over his career, and of course what they DO-and how exactly he deploys them-in the process of creating absolutely wonderful bespoke footwear.
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EPISODE CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Japanese shoemaker's rasp from Tokyo's last handmade rasp-maker
05:16 - Japanese straight blade knife
09:28 - How sharpening Japanese knives is different
10:14 - Shoemaker's French hammer (with bonus story!)