Materials –
upper material – 4-ounce goat, deer or calf vegetable-tanned leather from www.pergamena.net, chap-splits, 4-5 ounce suede, soft-temper bullhide from hidehouse.com, maybe elk or moose if it’s lined (these hides are very soft)
lining (optional) – 2-ounce practice samples goat from www.pergamena.net
bottom sole – natural rubber sheet soling from simpleshoemaking, ar, tractor, truck inner tube, soling, dance suede
inexpensive felt for making mock-ups
waxed braided cord for stitching, 1mm or heavier if you prefer, www.etsy.com/shop/LeatherWurx
Ecoweld water-based contact cement
silver gel pen for temporarily marking leather
double-sided tape
Tools
leather-cutting scissors if using leather, or scissors for felt or fabric
1/2″ acid brushes for cement, harbor freight
harness needles
glover’s needles
Osborne thonging chisel #483, prongs 1/8” apart, www.springfieldleather.com (SL)
single-prong 1/8″ thonging chisel, www.tandyleather.com (TL)
rotary cutter, pad, and ruler set, optional, fabric store
sandpaper – skiver, also called beveling knife, and blades SP, Tl
safety glass or marble – skiving surface
rotary punch or round hand punches
pounding board or end-cut wood cutting board for pounding hand punches on
maul for pounding punches
compass for marking with pen, pencil and/or gel pen
wing dividers
1/2″ chisel, optional
belt sander – to sand the edge if you are using a leather bottom sole