Has anyone made boots from scratch?

[Murdoch]

Just wondering has any of you made boots from scratch, specifically the rubber soles. Something that would last a good bit, I mean I know that making them equivalent to store bought is out of the question. But something that will last a few uses, then I could just make replacements when they do wear. Thanks so much in advance...GM

 

[Grimwood]

I have! There is a great tutorial for making boots out of marine vinyl, an old pair of dress shoes and shoe goo. (or E6000). Some skill with a sewing machine is helpful also. Of course, this method uses an existing pair of shoes, but they seem pretty sturdy and work well for continued use.

Good luck!

 

[Murdoch]

Thanks Grimwood but not quite what I was looking for. I want to make a boot sole, from rubber. I would make a mold and cast it in rubber just like a boot sole. Is there some sort of kit available, would anyone be aware of. Thanks again...GM

 

[division 6]

I spent a fair amount of time looking at making boots for my niece's Rey costume and did find a company that sold stuff for molding and casting soles.
Unfortunately I deleted the bookmark when I found the correct boot used.

 

[Darth Lars]

For the soles you could take a look at this video: Tested: How To Make Kill Bill's '***** U' Shoes (NSFW for language)

I have made boot coverings to make one boot look like another but my pattern did not require any wet-forming.
You can't sew multiple layers of boot leather with a regular sewing machine. You would also need a special leather needle with a triangular tip for hand stitching.
What I did is that I made the holes in single layers of leather with a regular sewing machines and then I pulled the thread through the ready-made holes by hand but with a pair of leather-needles. This was a couple of days' work.

 

[Murdoch]

I guess I should have retitled this as- Looking for help making rubber soles for boots lol.
Sent off an email to a shoe maker and hopefully I'll get some input on it. Thanks for the suggestions guys...GM

 

[division 6]

Found the site again.
Just googled sole making materials.

Nocti Group

 

[Kevin Gossett]

MrGreene did just this for his Vash boots. He modeled and 3d printed the soles, then molded and cast them in rubber

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http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=203103

 

[Murdoch]

@MrGreene did just this for his Vash boots. He modeled and 3d printed the soles, then molded and cast them in rubber

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http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=203103

This is awesome stuff. Thanks brother...GM