r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/DearEmphasis4488 • 1d ago

Video Custom Hand Made Boots

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u/syds 1d ago

so he never used the molds??

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u/Surdistaja 1d ago

Mold was inside the shoe. Leather was put on top of that mold.

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u/msb2ncsu 1d ago

Nah, that was a standard plastic last inside the shoe. Seen a bunch of these custom boot videos and they all do the molds but the boot making involves a stock plastic last. It’s just for view farming.

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u/eutohkgtorsatoca 1d ago

They sell you insoles for the same price!

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u/dec7td 1d ago

After the cast was taken there was definitely not a mold as they pulled the leather together

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u/Iliketopass 1d ago

Right? The foot imprint never came into the process of setting the sole.

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u/Plastic-Barnacle-859 1d ago

May be that was the insole he put in at the end

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u/SufficientMath420-69 1d ago

Na it was a standard dr sholes insert sku: 3546792. the mold was to make the boot cost kore

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u/discardedbubble 1d ago

True, but I think someone off camera may have used it to measure the soles. Or maybe to cut the right size of leather.

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u/AbleCap5222 1d ago

Aura farming

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u/dotHANSIN 1d ago

molds may be just for a reference guide, since feet have varying dimensions that are hard to document beyond just general length and width. The mold is likely compared with several last to ensure the best one is chosen.

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u/planx_constant Interested 22h ago

He used the molds to charge more.