Mainz Calceus Reconstruction

[Martin Moser]

Now the shoe is ready for putting on the outer sole. This can be done by tunnel stitch, nailing, or both combined (all versions are known).
Like the insole, I cut out the outer sole a bit too large first, cutting it to the right size once it is sewn and nailed fast into place.

The details of tunnel stitch and nailing can be seen at the Valkenburg/Castleford style caliga step by step here on RAT, so I won't repeat those, just one picture of the same thing in progress with a Vindolanda style shoe



Finally the tongue and the straps need to be cut to the right length and we're back where we started from: