Custom bespoke shoes handcrafted the historical way using no electricity and several antique cordwaining tools.
Handmade Shoes
by Tony Allen Bernier
Custom bespoke shoes made without any machines. The hand tools utilized were mostly old cordwainer tools that were used for decades if not more before Tony acquired them. He was quoted saying “Not only did I have fun making these shoes. I felt in touch with the historical craft learning the techniques and especially using the tools that probably made hundreds if not thousands of pairs before I had the honor to use them”.
Tony learned how to make shoes from the book Handmade Shoes for Men, and help from Amara Hark Weber of Hark Weber Studio.
Original patterns by Tony may be purchased here.