They were supposed to come up higher but the left one ended up about 4" shorter than the right so I had to cut some off the top of the right. Only took me a year to make the pair!!
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I got new boots I got new boots I got new boots yaay-ay-ay
Finally got my riding boots finished. Take a look! http://www.members.home.net/nolead/newboots.jpg
They were supposed to come up higher but the left one ended up about 4" shorter than the right so I had to cut some off the top of the right. Only took me a year to make the pair!!
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They were supposed to come up higher but the left one ended up about 4" shorter than the right so I had to cut some off the top of the right. Only took me a year to make the pair!!
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A few points after wearing these all day at an event. You tend to end up walking out of the soul and your heel ends up about an inch up the shaft. Not sure how to fix this. Maybe wrap the heel strap all the way around the back of the heel to the other side so it tends to hold the heel in place. And the pointy toes!! I think i made 'em too pointy. Tended to trip on 'em a bit. You'll defininately find new muscles on the sides ofr your calves the next day after wearing these! I found the pattern on a web site dealing with period shoes....I'll post the URL when I get home as it's not in my bookmarks here at work (yes...fooling around at work 
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I found the pattern on a web site dealing with period shoes....I'll post the URL when I get home as it's not in my bookmarks here at work (yes...fooling around at work ) ------------------
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by edward atte flynt:
<B>A few points after wearing these all day at an event. You tend to end up walking out of the soul and your heel ends up about an inch up the shaft. Not sure how to fix this. Maybe wrap the heel strap all the way around the back of the heel to the other side so it tends to hold the heel in place. And the pointy toes!! I think i made 'em too pointy. Tended to trip on 'em a bit. You'll defininately find new muscles on the sides ofr your calves the next day after wearing these! I found the pattern on a web site dealing with period shoes....I'll post the URL when I get home as it's not in my bookmarks here at work (yes...fooling around at work )
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I may have the solution. If so, you don't have to change your boots.
Modern man (whar you a'goin, city boy?) tends to walk heavily, in a pronounced heel-toe long, forceful stride. I don't know if it's our general attitude, or the consequences of our footwear fashions and the surfaces we tread.
A stealthier and softer way of walking with shorter strides, and leading with the toe so the ball of the foots sets down first is (so I've been told) the stride of Native Americans, and while not quite as groundeating leaves less impact upon ear, ground, and foot. One of Howard Hill's bowhunting books or Masaaki Hatsumi's texts will likely do a better job of describing the method.
When I walk in my turnshoes like a modern man, I ride the heels down. When I walk as I described, the toe-first step pushes the heel of the shoe back to where it belongs at every step.
It's likely so unnatural at first that you'll feel like a cartoon cat when trying it, but it smoothes out with very little practice.
Now, I need to learn grace in a pair of pattens....
<B>A few points after wearing these all day at an event. You tend to end up walking out of the soul and your heel ends up about an inch up the shaft. Not sure how to fix this. Maybe wrap the heel strap all the way around the back of the heel to the other side so it tends to hold the heel in place. And the pointy toes!! I think i made 'em too pointy. Tended to trip on 'em a bit. You'll defininately find new muscles on the sides ofr your calves the next day after wearing these!
I found the pattern on a web site dealing with period shoes....I'll post the URL when I get home as it's not in my bookmarks here at work (yes...fooling around at work ) </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I may have the solution. If so, you don't have to change your boots.
Modern man (whar you a'goin, city boy?) tends to walk heavily, in a pronounced heel-toe long, forceful stride. I don't know if it's our general attitude, or the consequences of our footwear fashions and the surfaces we tread.
A stealthier and softer way of walking with shorter strides, and leading with the toe so the ball of the foots sets down first is (so I've been told) the stride of Native Americans, and while not quite as groundeating leaves less impact upon ear, ground, and foot. One of Howard Hill's bowhunting books or Masaaki Hatsumi's texts will likely do a better job of describing the method.
When I walk in my turnshoes like a modern man, I ride the heels down. When I walk as I described, the toe-first step pushes the heel of the shoe back to where it belongs at every step.
It's likely so unnatural at first that you'll feel like a cartoon cat when trying it, but it smoothes out with very little practice.
Now, I need to learn grace in a pair of pattens....
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Here's the link to the shoe patterns I mentioned: http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM
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I have a pair of boots that my foot moves around in, as well.
Yesterday, I wore them snowshoeing and had a blast. I stuffed plastic bags with moss for the toes, and put some rags down for insoles. I fell through to my armpits twice, but the boots didn't get wet. Eventually the stitching absorbed water through the holes, but I made a small fire and dried them before heading back down the mountain.
My next upgrade will be insoles of closed-cell foam, with treated rabbit skins glued hair-side up to the foam. This ought to improve things even further.
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Yesterday, I wore them snowshoeing and had a blast. I stuffed plastic bags with moss for the toes, and put some rags down for insoles. I fell through to my armpits twice, but the boots didn't get wet. Eventually the stitching absorbed water through the holes, but I made a small fire and dried them before heading back down the mountain.
My next upgrade will be insoles of closed-cell foam, with treated rabbit skins glued hair-side up to the foam. This ought to improve things even further.
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Idëval
The Huntsman of
I-Nossë Lúmëvanwa
My mind opens wide when I roar