I really like this particular last. It's about a 2" heel, with a very nice toe shape. It was designed by the Dr. Scholl's company as a dance shoe, and when you wear it, it shows. It's really well designed. And I was able to purchase 18 pairs (in a range of sizes) for a very reasonable price, from Walrus Shoe & Leather Larry is a nice guy, but his website is a little bit out of date. I was hoping to get the entire run of these, but this is what he had left:
As a separate purchase, I got the same last, in a specific size, and fitted it up for the first pair of shoes I'm making for someone other than myself. Here's a couple of shots of the process of adding layers of leather to the last, to match the client's measurements:
I'm a little concerned that this last just wasn't a large enough size to begin with, since it required so much additional material. I'm hoping it's long enough. I guess we'll see - the nice thing about fitting up with leather like this, is that it can all be scraped off if it's not the right last for that person - and then I'll have this last in this size just waiting for the right person to come along....
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