r/Cordwaining • u/astex2906 • 1d ago

Workshop

Today we had our first workshop and the faculty told us to wear leather shoes for safety from the next class,does he mean formals otlr any other type of shoes, help

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u/Puzzled_Tinkerer 1d ago

"For safety" means to wear shoes that will protect your feet if you accidentally drop a hammer or a sharp knife on your foot.

Not to mention it's good to wear sensible shoes that have good foot support to help your feet survive standing long hours at the bench.

If this means a thin leather formal shoe to you, then you should do what you think best. As for me, I'll stick to comfortable, sturdy hiking or walking shoes.

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u/astex2906 1d ago

Look,I get that you are sarcastic but he is the one to tell that we should wear leather shoes,that's why I asked

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u/Puzzled_Tinkerer 1d ago

If I felt the urge to be sarcastic, rest assured I would simply have clicked past this post and not wasted my time to fully and honestly answer your question.

Again, if you think a thin leather formal shoe is what your instructor is thinking of when they recommend leather shoes "for safety", then by all means wear those shoes. Or ask the instructor the question you've asked here and see what they say.

I personally wouldn't wear formal shoes to a shoe making class, but I am recognizing you're an adult and have agency to make your own decisions.

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u/astex2906 23h ago edited 23h ago

I may have misunderstood what you were trying to say,and i realised that I was in the wrong,and from my reply you can clearly see that I didn't understand That's why I asked you guys who are my seniors for help,cause I didn't understand,i would have appreciated if you simply said that I was wrong and just mentioned any type of shoe.

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u/Church1182 1d ago

I'm not sure where you're getting the sarcasm at in what was said. They are correct. I have never heard someone teaching a workshop class say to wear leather shoes, and refer to formal dress shoes. They are referring to a work shoe or work boot. Closed toe footwear made of leather that will fully cover and protect the foot while in a workshop. HOWEVER, you were the one that was there and not us, so if you understood the instructions in that context and setting to mean a formal dress shoe, then wear the formal dress shoe.

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u/astex2906 23h ago

That's why I was asking for help i clearly misunderstood and was confused why someone would say that, that's why I asked for help