Excerpt from How to Bottom a Welted Shoe by Hand Easy wearing shoes are generally the result of much thought on the part of the work man, beginning with the selection of the last. The last should be one that is as nearly the shape of the foot as possible. Square toe lasts do not always insure comfort. The width of the ball and heel of a last has equally as much to do with. The shoe being comfortable as the width or shape of the toe. It is therefore best that the shoe be made on a last that is quite wide enough for the foot ...
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Excerpt from How to Bottom a Welted Shoe by Hand Easy wearing shoes are generally the result of much thought on the part of the work man, beginning with the selection of the last. The last should be one that is as nearly the shape of the foot as possible. Square toe lasts do not always insure comfort. The width of the ball and heel of a last has equally as much to do with. The shoe being comfortable as the width or shape of the toe. It is therefore best that the shoe be made on a last that is quite wide enough for the foot from heel to toe. The foot sets square on the insole of an easy wearing shoe; whenever the foot begins to slip and rest on one side of the insole the comfort is lessened. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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