How I made a pair of sandals

Hello everyone, I'm back with another shoe-making post. Today I'll be show you how I made this pair of sandals for @demilade2all

She told me she wanted to make a pair of sandals a little bit over a month ago, but at first we couldn't think of a style, and even after that, we both kept stalling, but now it's finally done.

Okay, let me get to how I made it. Here's a list of the materials I used :

• leather
• bontex
• maco
• gum
• buckle
• Hose
• rubber (Nora)

And here's a list of the tools and equipment:

• filing machine
• hammer
• punch
• scissors
• last

The process

So first I got a size 38 foot pattern and used It sketch on the rubber(nora), maco and bontex. Then I cut the shape out on only the rubber and bontex

Then I applied gum to one face of the bontex and one face of the maco (only the parts I sketched),waited a bit for it to dry and stuck the bontex on the maco. I then cut out the maco bontex shape

Then I applied little gum at the edges of the bontex side of the Insole sandwich, and stuck the two legs together. Then I smoothened the edges with a filling machine

I kept the insole aside and sketched out the heel of the sole on another piece of rubber, using the bottom of the shape I'd cut out earlier on. I then cut it out

Now, I used a filing machine to smoothen one side of the sole, the heel, and the space where the heel will stay

Then I gummed the heel unto the sole.

I put the sole aside and picked up the insole. I traced with space on
the insole shape on my brown leather. I then applied gum to maco side of the Insole and the leather (only the part I traced).

Once it was dry, I cut it out and applied gum at the edges of the bontex. Then I wrapped the leather around the edges of the bontex

I put the insole aside. I sketched the pattern for the upper on cardboard and cut it out.

Then I traced and cut out the shapes on my black suede leather

I used a cutting knife and a punch to cut the appropriate slits and holes. Then I added the buckles, lined everything except the front part, and took it along with the insole to a tailor to sew it appropriately.

While he was sewing I dyed the sole black (I couldnt find black rubber) and smoothed it round with the filing machine.

Now I set the upper on a last and marked where the straps would pass through on the front part. Then I applied gum to those parts and put them together.

Now I lined it and added the tube

Then I lasted it

After that I applied gum to the sole and the insole, waited for some time till it was dry, and I put them together. I used a hammer to beat the edges to make sure it wouldn't separate again.

Then I used a punch and hammer to make the holes on the straps

And, that's it. Some parts where a bit tricky, but I was able to overcome. I really enjoyed working on this. Here are some pictures I and @demilade2all took using her phone.

Thank you for taking your time to read this post your support and feedback is greatly appreciated. Have a blessed day.

All pictures were taken by me unless stated otherwise