Our Last Video
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2024
- After years, it's finally time for our Last video...
...As in shoe lasts. C'mon, you really think we would EVER leave? No one truly leaves after selling their soul to the RUclips gods. Before making more shaped shoes, especially leather shoes, you need a shoe last. Unfortunately, they can be expensive, so we experimented with different ways to make them from home.
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When you choose the material for your Last, consider its use and what you care about. Lasts often have to deal with heat, moisture, and small nails hammered into them.
If you make a last for a tight-fitting shoe, you will also want to add some form to pull it out from the top of the 'ankle.' That's why many last you see have places to hook into so the last can be pried out.
If you want your last to be reusable, it will have to be strong enough to withstand that.
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3dshoemaker.com/
• 01 Principles of Measu... (I like this one because it goes into the science of last making from an orthopedic viewpoint)
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Your mean...
@SkillTree loved the video! Very cool. Just wanted you to know that the Discord pictures didn't play.
Y'all missed the perfect opportunity to use this video as an April Fool's Video, just sayin'.
Oh come on guys, you can't just give me a heart attack like that!
No view for you this time! I'm not rewarding this behavior!!
@@mattgrey3132 I get the vibe rewards for bad behavior are encouraged
Click bait? …the “sole” reason I’m here…
Damn it same
And just to watch him make a mold WTF
it’s just about shoes guys, everyone can calm down now 😅
About to die to a pair of SHOES!!!!
We all got clickbaited and I'm not even mad about it. Love this channel.
Ok this clickbate was ridiculously effective
Indeed😂
I'm a off and on follower, but that Cickbait totally grabbed me. Haha 😂
I'm glad you were just baiting. I love what you do, and find myself bac😂k watching in binge runs every time I return. I've been subscribed for a few years, I think 🤔
Keep up the great work. I'll see if I can afford to patreon soon.
Retired, old furtrade reenactor and Renaissance fair participater. 😮😊
I guess I need to proof my seldom sent comments better 😂😊
I mean I can't be Mad about this😂
At last, a video about lasts, that is unlike your last video, that wasn't about lasts at all. Here's to hoping this leson lasts....
For the last time, the last time we asked for we asked them to at last turn their attention to lasts, we were promised that at last a last video would be coming and that would be the last time we'd have to ask.
let's hope those lasts last for a while, or unlike last time we will have to ask for a lasting last video.
🤪
And here is my last comment:
You could also buy cheap, old ones made out of wood online, which are larger then your actual foot and then carve them to the desired measurements :)
Shoe makers usually purchase lasts that are slightly smaller, and build up by adding layers of leather, rather than carving down.
I was laughing before hitting the link, wondering what sort of Kitf**kery was *ahem* afoot...
What a relief and terrible way to learn about lasts.
When I did it professionally (made custom shoes for a decade) we used bivalve plaster bandage molds (molded in a separate lower and upper half with a raised alignment ridge on the seam) and a two part polyurethane foam. When I made a pair for myself a couple of decades later I bought a pair of commercial wooden lasts of the right size off ebay for about 15 bucks and modified them ( sand down what needs to go and use layers of veg tan leather and contact cement to add volume where required).
The title is pure evil
Okay, I can not even be mad about the minor panic of "No, wait, what happened, why????" on the 'clickbait', since this is actually something I am VERY interested in learning about.
for shoe enthusiasts, I also recommend Nicole Rudolph!! She works or used to work with American Duchess, which makes historical reproduction shoes using historical methods! She's a trained cobbler who does make her shoes (and lasts) by hand. :D
This was a great video and I like it a lot.
Nicole Rudolph saved me so much money by doing such a good job of explaining and demonstrating the process of shoemaking that I NOPED! away from that new hobby.
Morgan Donner has a video about making a more primitive shoe construction that doesn’t use lasts. I have that in my back pocket for when I’m out of projects. Maybe in 2199…
@@nightfall3605 YESSSSS TURNSHOES. Nicole's done some turnshoes too!! Morgan is AMAZING. like that whole damn circle is great if you want Attire Help. Abby Cox, Bernadette Banner, Morgan Donner, Nicole Rudolph, Rachel Maksy, and Karolina (I can't remember how to spell her last name). Can't recommend this lot enough!!!
With this title would have been an awesome April fools prank.
A missed opportunity, for sure.
yeah but everyone expects it on april fools
I haven't made lasts before, but I've been making shoes a while. I've used pre-made lasts (modified to match my feet), and one thing I'll bring up is that even the hinged kind are super hard to get out of the finished shoe (depending on the shoe type). I've seen where folks deliberately split wooden lasts so they can come out more easily, but not sure how the foam-based lasts will work (or at least remain intact for reuse) unless the shoe you make opens super wide.
Bro, ain't gonna lie. You got me on that. I thought this was the "we quitting RUclips" type vid. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I like the alginate mold. Inexpensive, easy, and reusable. Being able to recreate a new last on-demand when an old one breaks or is worn out is a bonus.
For any of the mold-making using a person's foot, you do want to make sure you take the mold while the person is standing. Foot shape changes (mostly wider and flatter) when you stand and if you don't account for that your shoes will end up too tight.
Having watched shoe-making videos before, I think the foam is an OK easy idea but not very usable for much but a turn shoe. The wooden last will work for any shoe design including modern shoes and boots, since you can easily stretch your material over the last and nail into place. You can use plasticizers with plaster to make a composite resin that could work too, but at that point you might just buy last-specific resin.
I mean... I guess it's not really clickbait 😅
How dare you give me a heart attack!
I like the transition from "They're all going to pay the ultimate price" to sitting down and doing a bit of cobbling.
cobbling is the repair of shoes. Cordwaining is the making of shoes.
@@Robertscraftstudio huh. I did not know that! Thanks!
Clever please don't give me a heart attack again XD
Seconded
I love the raven giving context, but it gets covered by subtitles. Idk what would be a good solution to this problem, but i just wanted to share that i had to turn the subtitles off to see what it was saying. Im not hard of hearing, but the subtitles help me process what is being said. To turn them off isn't a big deal for me, but i know there are others who rely on them more than i do.
I hate clickbaits! 😡
But I love you! ❤
The only one of those materials that I believe would be useable to make more than a coupple of pairs is the wooden last. Cardborad and low density foam can be compressed and scraped while to handling, so the shape and size will vary; even the Mod Podge will not prevent it, it may help to delay the damage.
Also, do not use pins or staples directly on the last: use a ligth glue. There are glues specifically created for it, to prevent damaging the last; the pins will weaken the material, eventually ruining the shape.
You can use pins with the wooden last, because the wood can take some damage. But it will need a cobler's hammer, and it will eventually ruin it.
BTW, you can BUY the lasts pre-made to fit, in a variety of shapes in order to make different stiles of shoes, like high heels, flip-flops, knee-high boots, each one needs a different shape of last.
Sure, at $10 to $25 the pair it can be expensive for a single use, but if you want to make more than a couple of pairs it may be worth. Some are even ajustable to a range of sizes and shapes, making them a viable option for a group purchase.
I am speaking this all out of experience, I have worked for some time in the shoemaking industry. I have seen a number of situations around those...
We all know that isnt Maddie, because that person was sitting in a chair.
APPARENTLY, I only get a chair when its ontop of the table. His rules are weird. And his ceiling isn't that high...
The knuckles of your feet aren't actually supposed to be the widest part of your foot! You need to give room for your toes- that's why there's SO many different issues people can have with their feet.
Also, if your feet are significantly different sizes you should go ahead and make dedicated left and right lasts. Ditto for if you want perfectly fitted shoes.
omg dont scare me like that 😢
Your clickbait title got me for sure! But this is also the video I needed. I have hard-to-fit feet and have long been thinking I just need to make my own shoes. I can't wait to see what you make with your lasts! (On an accessibility side note, if you're going to add additional information in text across the screen, please don't put it along the bottom. That's where the closed captioning goes and it's more than a little annoying to have to rewind, turn off captions to read the additional text, and then turn captions back on again each time.)
Bro!! My heart can't take this!
Fuck, the amount of sheer PANIC I had... 😱😭
I would love to hit that subscribe button, unfortunately I did that a couple of years ago, so... can't do!😁
I have that problem too, every time I hit it again I get unsubscribed!!
I had finally gotten around to watching the VP debate and I clicked off faster than that meme of the car swerving off the freeway when I saw the title of the video. Damn you sir! Anyways, those others guys weren't going to do jack to improve my life so I guess I'm learning about making lasts.
between this tutorial and all the pretty things that Nichole Rudolph makes, I am tempted. So tempted. I can never find historical appropriate (or even approximate) shoes to go with garb.
What sort of shoes are you after? Because HOO BOY DO I KNOW PLACES.
Just a tip on the xps foam and spray glue. It may not be the glue itself, but the propellent used in the can. I had the same issue with spray paint on theatre props/set pieces...later, I didn't mind the melting (it would give a nice texture for this set piece), so I used it again but I found that if I held the can a few inches further away, the foam didn't melt. The propellent had time to dissapate, but still got good coverage. The trade-off though was that there was a little more overspray. It didn't matter in the workshop where I was, but it might where you are. Just take precautions and try it on sample/scrap pieces first.
Right, where are you guys so i can come give you a good clip around the ear 👂...
I was about to cry
Cool video. To refine the shape of the wooden last, I would recommend a spokeshave and a Shinto rasp for outside curves, and round and half round files for inside curves. I used to do this kind of shaping for work, just not on lasts. I’m interested in a follow up to see how the different methods perform.
your metrics are surprisingly good, actually. some of my favorite (smallish) youtubers have as little as 12% of their regular viewers being subscribed.
Clever my dude, you did us dirty with that title.
U genuinely scared me I pretty much just found u guys and I thought you guys were going to stop😢, I love u all and what you do. PLEASE never stop being you!
Alright, I'll add another way to make your lasts. What I've done (because I'm a computer geek), is to start by taking a 3D-scan of my foot. Because I'm not made of money, I've got an old X-Box Kinect sensor that I use together with software called Skanect. A bit of post-processing of the resulting STL model, and I can load that into my CAD program (FreeCAD, in my case). From there I'm free to model up the last around the model of my foot, and I can play around with the toe box shape as much as I like, until I find curves that I find appealing. With that done, I duplicate and mirror the model, giving me a matched pair. These I can then load up in the slicer for my 3D printer, and a couple of days worth of printing later, I have a pair of perfectly matched lasts. Give them enough layers/infill across the bottom so they can be nailed into, they seem to work sufficiently well, and can when necessary be repaired with a 3D-doodler pen to give you many uses.
I have also tried using a CNC router instead of a 3D printer, but that was such a pain I'm never doing that again 😅
Is this as easy as any of Clever's methods? Nope, but it does give me more options to play with the last shape at my leisure, and I don't have to stress about left/right differences. Word of caution - make sure the scaling is correct when you import your foot model (please don't ask how I know...)
Just so you guys understand I genuinely almost started crying This
Has actually became probably one of my favorite RUclips channels.
i look forward to it every week and i rarely do the projects
Also, I think I remember them saying the molds flare up in the front & back for 2 reasons… 1 to help you roll the shoe in the direction your walking (not flat footed like flip flops), and also it helps you get the molds in and out of the shoe your working on, etc…
I just got trolled so hard and I’m okay with it…
Thank you for sharing.
Hey Skilltree, that's another cool new video from you, but the title scared me a little bit. Your videos are always very inspirational and educational for me. I don't miss a single one of your new videos.
Nibiru (the water elf priestess from the Märkischer Bund, who played the Harpica for you at this year's Conquest.)
If you're using a foam or cardboard last like that, you really want to seal the entire thing up. Just use the same filler to seal it up with a thinned layer and, possibly, a layer of filler primer just to seal it up even more. The main reason is to make sure that your last actually lasts...
No i am not falling for that clickbait....
2 seconds later after scrolling not even 2 video suggestions further
I need to know " clicks video"
I am absolutely obsessed with everything that you make. Hopefully someday I will be able to start making things of my own, you're very inspiring!!
The wooden version(woodworker here)you could rip the block in half then use the bandsaw. Ive explained to my son walking him around the shop each saw's "job" pertaining to these types of saws. Between coping, fret, jig, scroll, porta band, and upright band saws. Yeah though I definitely would have started with maybe 2x6's and cut it out in layers.
0:23 GFD I should've known the title and title card were a troll.
Appreciate the crow's explanation for those added details
For anyone buying used wooden "lasts", be sure that's what they are.
Thrift stores, yard sales, grandma's attic, etc., can still occasionally be a source for beautifully (often) finished, hinged, adjustable, pairs of last-looking things.
These are NOT lasts, and should not be used as such.
These are shoe stretchers or forms to keep a dress shoe's shape in storage. They are not made to match a foot's shape.
Just got to the spray foam bit. Just FYI, it likely isn't the glue itself but the propellant. Often, spray paints and spray glues use an aerosol, which causes the foam to melt if sprayed too close to the foam. A couple of things you could try, first, spray farther away. It gives the aerosol time to dissipate before reaching the object you're trying to glue/paint.
If that isn't something you're interested in, you could also use a pump spray glue or protect the foam with Mod Podge, although if you go with the Mod Podge, you might as well use it as the glue itself
All great ideas for the project. Now i have a better understanding of what and how to do this.
I use (when I say use, I mean I have him make my shoes...) "Skoboken", by Stefan Eriksson. Available in Swedish, but it's not hard to translate. You have that leather sewing machine, easy work for you!
When it comes to the blue, yellow or pink solid foam, 99% of all spray, anything will melt these foams. And that 1% is GreatStuff expanding foam, (Minimal or Low Expansion) is best. And tooth picks are your friends to hold it together while curing.
Loc-tite, not so much, as it tends to separate from the foam.
Wood glue or Elmer's glue, will never cure even after a weeks time to dry.
And some 2 part epoxys also work, but buy the smallest sizes before buying a larger quantity of the same mix that did NOT FAIL, and melt a hole through your projects.
Always test before head first into projects, (or filming) and remember, Safety Third!
That said, I also use sheetrock mud during my shaping, so that I can hand goop it on, hand smooth it around, let it dry, then 2-3ft away, mist the mud with spray paint, before sanding. This will show high and low areas that need more smoothing, with sandpaper, instead of a rasp or handsaw.
I found that for me tacky glue is the best glue to use on xps foam over large areas uses and low temp hot glue for smaller areas uses but hot glue can leave voids if you don't have good compression.
You had me worried there for a minute
Weird Episode Idea: how to make pawns (or standees?) for TTRPGs, in the Style you can get for Pathfinder.
I'm currently trying to make some, looked up tips what to use, etc, and so far, I've had nothing but grief. And as far as I could find, there's not really a Tutorial for something like that yet.
I make shoes, not lasts - I usually purchase (and often modify) the lasts. Toe spring (how the toe lifts up a little in the front) has a few different purposes, including helping the wearer to not trip over the tips of their shoes. The rise in the back is for comfort (most people prefer a small heel, comfort-wise) or fashion. I'll be interested to see how your shoes end up fitting from these lasts!
Did not expect to need a trigger warning for a material. When Cl3ver mentioned dental molds, it triggered my gag reflex.
TBF, I knocked a tooth out when I was a kid, so I’ve spent a greater than average amount of time in a dentist’s chair…
Great video, love all the options! Genuine question, would there be any downfalls of making Madi's moulds/lasts while she was seated? When you get fitted for shoes and insoles you have to be standing as the foot spreads out under load and the leg to foot angles change, etc. Is that too precise for the types of footwear you intend to make? Either way I like all the options!
Any thoughts about using the Harbor Freight EVA Foam for the Last? I'm mildly concerned about getting it smooth enough, but the DAP sealer ought to work well enough.
Man, even just the Modge Podge does a great job of sealing everything super smooth.
Oh dang; I just finished watching your video and you forgot an Important part!
You can take most lasts appart, caus often the shoe you make is so tight to the last, that you couldn't pull it out. Therefore you need to disassemble (or deform, thats also a possible type) the last 9/10 times at the end of the shoe making. I'm afraid you showed how to make a disappointing tool that will bring more pain then pleasure :(((((
We mentioned it in the description! We were more experimenting with different methods and materials and didn't have time to go into detail with construction. Maybe in the future we can talk about the actual last types and different ways to make it so you can remove them.
You make the upper around the last, then take the last out before attaching the sole.
@@darrinrebagliati5365 not on most authentic medieval shoes...
@@SkillTree Thanks for the quick answer, but I wouldn't have looked down there if you wouldn't have told me. And this is very important for the basic turnshoe which most of us would use the last for first.... please don't take my comment the wrong way, it's still a very good last video XD. I just feel like you should have mentioned that aspect :) .... You maybe could add that to your pinned comment?
@@TheShieldery well, now we know better. I usually make my moccasins around my feet.
I haven't made a last perse, but I took a slipper boot covered in duct tape and stuffed with material and drew out a pattern over it and sewed my leather and fur together the best I could. It came out okay for my costume, but would not try wearing it for anything else
So disappointed, then so excited. You guys are dorks and I love it.
Such clickbait... it's why we love y'all!
I get my boots and shoes at the ren faire and what they always do is put a sock on your bare foot and wrap it in duct tape. They make some marks to locate those same points you were measuring and then they cut it off from the back. You could then fill this with they foam you used, I've also seen them stuffed with newspaper. When you get the boots (it takes a few weeks to make them) you will often get the mold back cut up into pattern pieces.
Dude! My heart! So glad you're still going. And those who aren't subscribed... SUBSCRIBE already! These guys are awesome and occasionally funny .
My heart sank! I FREAKED when I saw the title, after listening to the first few sentences I realized the joke. Not gonna lie that's a good one. Love yall
Instead of all the drama with plaster casts, you can use knee socks and duck tape. Have your subject put on knee socks, then wrap the feet in tape as far up as you want to go for your footwear of choice. Cut the taped sock off. (At this stage, having a pair of angled scissors like medical professionals use to remove dressings is tres helpful.)
I think you can just fill the (re-taped together) socks with spray foam and have a nice mold that's accurate enough for shoe-making. I haven't ever tried it, though. I just know the first steps of the process from watching a renfaire merchant fitting a client for custom boots.
Love it! I've always wanted to make boots but custom to my foot, I don't necessarily fit the standard 55 or Munson last, now I can make a custom last!
Also please don't do that again....i legit just woke up and was terrified. I respect the hussle but damn guys
Love the pun, hate the scare you gave me
Ok, so I won't have to go find a how-to channel for everything. You scared me, dude. Thank you for this one, I've been wanting to make a pair of boots for myself. But I didn't know how or where to get a pair of lasts that worked for me. I'm going to try the cardboard one first and smooth it out with bondo maybe.
Sir you got me with that misleading clickbait. Kudos
Jeebus, he used the clickbait, and it was super effective, lmao.
it is interesting that different industries have different names for their molds. I worked in carbon fiber a few years ago. The molds we made parts on are called tools, but when we remove the part from the tool it is called demolding
I knew that it was going to be titled that and it STILL GOT ME.
Dude. I felt like I was gonna die. I just found this channel and started bingeing, dont scare me like that man.
I love the last part of the video that is supposed to have project and it's not having any :P. Really loved the video. You got me scared for a second with that title. I can't wait to see you make shoes.
“You can always remove more material, you just can’t add more back later”… but if it’s to much a PITA to fix the last if you remove too much, you can remove material from the foot a lot easier, those saws will go right thru that flesh&bone… hey, leather/time is expensive!😊
can you make fantasy knight helmets
Regarding measuring feet, when our Payless had its going out of business sale I bought a Brannock Device. It was unfortunately one of the only worthwhile things left. All the fixtures had already sold and the shoes and socks weren't worth a damn. Maybe why they went out of business.
I have been wanting a last making tutorial so I can make shoes someday, and this is absolutely everything I was hoping for!
You could also add thin craft foam to expand it out if you went too far.
Great call!
For the foam, you could always add more material back by using hole filler. I know Adam from North of the Border does this with a number of his pieces.
You brilliant sonovagun, I can't even be mad for the switcheroo.
I hate clickbait and I hate when youtubers start out saying that not enough viewers are subscribed.
It does seem like a broken record sometimes. Abby Cox did a video (I went VIRAL on RUclips One Year Ago & This Is What I Learned (The Truth about Going Viral)) and she openly discusses how the business of RUclips works.
For this video, part of the joke is that they don’t do clickbait titles and that’s why we were tricked so easily. It’s a prank. A pun. And not funny if you’re exhausted from everyone else being disingenuous with their emotional manipulation.
To avoid bunions, spread your toes when taking measures/making casts.
So question. The plaster option could you do that to make a bust? I dabble in leather armor and that would be helpful . What do you think
I was about to cry. Glad y'all ain't going nowhere.
Ah jezz, according to my fitness tracker, I just ran 5 miles looking at the title
Always happy to help with those fitness goals!
I have to admit you got me. I should have put it together from Maddie's solo stream when she was talking about shoes.
LOL! Not the last video that was feared. Certainly a last video. Likely not the last last video. Filled with first lasts and lasting impressions. And last, but not a last, thanks for the efforts you put into these videos.
I'm definitely trying the cardboard method
You guys are my favorite content creators I say on my couch and contemplated the meaning of life once I saw this video
If you deal with any swelling in your feet, measure when they are the most swollen on average during the day. Most people that is in the evening.
At Last... finally
A video demonstrating how too...well done feet !!! Err. you two Thanks !
This was top tier clickbait and I love it. Coincidentally making my own custom shoes is what I've wanted to learn most for a while and this will be very helpful
Dude! I freaked out for a moment! I only just found this channel. I don't like getting subscribed to dead channels.
Very clever, Clever. I got roped in by the title. I was going to put off watching this until later.