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  • North American Handmade Bicycle Show!

    I’m very, very excited about my early birthday present- on Saturday Morning I’m hopping on a bus to Indianapolis to attend the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. I first heard […]

  • Veldtschoen Photo essay

    Here is the completed photo essay on building a veldtschoen-or stitchdown- style boot: This is not a perfect example, but I’ll point out some general aspects of the veldtschoen: This […]

  • Complicated Patterns Plus More Last Remodeling

    Continuing my exploration of athletic style uppers, here is my latest work-in-progress: The beige leather is some orthopedic hide I picked up several years ago- stretchy, but still heavy. Stains […]

  • Morning in Chicago

    A couple of images of the city at dawn courtesy of my phone just a few days ago: We get some interesting cloud formations at the lakefront. On some mornings […]

  • New Concept Illustrations

    A few recent projects for my portfolio, broken into a couple of entries. First off, a pair of designs illustrated in marker and pencil on paper. As an exorcise in […]

  • New Folding Boots

    Before flying to Las Vegas, I finished up these new versions of the folding boot. This time, I used a wool blend felt and Horweens rust leather on the outside […]

  • Simple Sandal Project, plus an inquiry

    As a demonstration for my students, I documented the creation of a simple pair of sandals. When i first started learning about shoes, this was a project we were required […]

  • Bicycle Shoes Final

    I finished the bicycle shoes today (minus one detail):I dyed and waxed the sole and edges for a finished look. For a heel, I just used a western boot toplift. […]

  • British Bicycling Videos and Pictures from the DesPlaines River Trail

    I found these videos by way of a comment on the website of Acorn Bags. It is one film presented in two sections via YouTube. This just make me giddy […]

  • Original Folding Boot

    I was rummaging around my old photo files and found some old work. Below are some pictures of the original model for these boots: The original models were done with […]