Boot clog
Now these are the real thing, when your Grandad talks about going dahn't pit in his clogs these are what he wore! I made this pair of size 3's up just for the photos, I used some old uppers out of a sack I'd bought from a retiring clogger, he told me he got this sack full of uppers as part of a job lot from a bankrupt clog factory in the early 1970's They were possably 10 or 20 years old then, so they could be forty or fifty years old. but the leather is still supple and workable thanks to the oils and waxes stuffed into it, polished up they look brilliant! I won't be able to sell them as they are stitched with linen thread, this would probably fail in regular use, but if you see me at a festival, I'll have them with me for display purposes. I also have patterns for a more shapely boot that looks a bit more like a Doc Martin type boot
The upper is made from two pieces of leather (with tongue sewn on), the back is reinforced. Two triple seams join the front piece to the back.
The upper is stapled to the clog bottom, a welt (strip of leather) reinforces the joint, the welt can be nailed or stapled in place according to your wishes.
Four, five or six pairs of Brassed lacing eyelets can be fitted, in one of three sizes of eyelets.
The leather can be dyed black, red, blue, green, light and dark brown, and chestnut these are not bright colours, but rich and deep, I can also supply in natural (a light tan). All colours normally darken with age and polish. Leather is a natural material, and may not take the dye evenly, or the dye may fade, this is not a fault, but a feature of the material, and will add to the patina. If you have a particular bright colour in mind, I might be able to source something suitable, but it will be an applied coating sprayed on a split and then put through patterned rollers to give a skin like texture to the leather.
The soles can be fitted with irons, rubbers, or left bare.
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