looking to make my own boots

[jack rabbit]

the only problem im having is finding anything online about how to do it from start to finish...
it's a little frustrating to be honest... if anyone knows anything that would be helpful that would be great

[Delmonico]

I made a pair,,,,,,,,,once, years ago, one of the Foxfire books, not sure which one has some information about shoes.  Mine to say the least looked homemade, not a big deal. 

[Arizona Cattleman]

http://leatherworker.net/forum/   forum is a good place to start.  Seen some awsome boots over there.


AC

[ChuckBurrows]

Look up D. W. Frommer - he wrote a series of how-to articles for the Leathercrafter and Saddler's Journal and IIRC sells a how-to video. Making boots, especially 19th century styles, correctly requires a last and some specilaized tools and techniques - they aren't really a project for the beginner, one should have at least basic leather crafting skiles - I've made a couple of pairs and won't ever again.
The Crsipin Colloquy is a forum dedicated to shoe and bootmaking and D.W. is often a prescence there:
http://www.thehcc.org/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi

[jeeperaz]

Here is a link to a manual...
http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=7453

Find and befriend a local bootmaker if at all possible.


The HCC website is an enormous wealth of knowledge.