How can I make a shoe sole?

I want to make a pair of shoes. I'm not sure how I can make the sole (the bottom part). I don't know what to make it out of. I want it to last.

How can I make a shoe sole?
You can't "make" a sole from scratch as it requires rubber, plastic, vulcanization, but there are several sources for premade soling available to the hobbyist as sheets and units. Many hobby shoemakers start by using the soles from other shoes, especially shoes that have sole and heel in one unit. Find a cheap pair of dime store shoes that fit and remove the crappy uppers from the soles. The soles that are in one piece are called "unit soles" and are a good place to begin. Make a new upper, then cement the new upper to the sole. Don't use crazy glue or super glue, while it works for repair in doesn't work for cementing uppers and soles. Good quality shoe cement is very hard to find as the fumes are extremely toxic without proper ventilation, so you might want to go to a shoe repair shop to have the uppers cemented to the soles. You could also at that point ask the shoe repair person if they have replacement soles that you can buy, again make the uppers and have the shoe person cement them on the sole.





Ther's also a method called "out stitching" or "cordwaining" Where the upper is stitched to the sole on the outside of the upper. This method is used to make cowboy boots, work boots, mukluks, moccasins and casual boots. Sometimes it's also called a welted sole, especially on work boots. I know a very clever artist who makes his soles from old tires. He makes the uppers and then stitches them to a midsole and then cements that to a treaded outsole. Most of these are flat, but he sometimes uses blocks of wood for heels and buys heel lifts, the black thing on the bottom of heels from a shoe shop. They aren't elegant, but they have a unique rugged look and he has little trouble finding discarded tires. For outdoor moccasins the outsole has a small channel carved in it, the upper is then stitched to the sole with the thread in the channel. This keeps the thread from being worn out by sidewalks and streets. Outstitched shoes have many design possibilities.





Here's the website of a woman who makes shoes and has an excellent book: http://www.marywalesloomis.com/





Here's craftster.org's message board for shoemaking: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php...





Here's the site of Sharon Raymond, she specializes in outstitched shoemaking and she has links, suppliers and kits: http://www.simpleshoemaking.com/





Here's The MacPhee Workshop site, go to fabrics on the menu then click on mukluk supplies, she sells the rubber crepe soles used for mukluks. http://www.macpheeworkshop.com/
Reply:Shoe sole construction


Richard, Daniel; Kolman, Kenneth; Case, Charles; Becker, Ronald; Gross, Alex;





The present invention comprises an intermediate layer for a shoe sole consisting of a hollow shell having convolutions disposed along the periphery thereof. The convolutions are adapted to cushion the foot by compressing when force is applied thereto, and expanding to their original configuration when the force is relieved. An inner filler material may be provided within the shell for added cushioning and resilience.





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