11-03-2010, 12:52 AM
Search for carbatina. That's a name for a general purpose shoe, made in a hundred substyles, worn from hundreds of years BC on into the Renaissance.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-ca ... mshoe2.htm
That's a starting point. Soft leather feels better on the feet, so moccasin tanned cowhide, deer, elk, goat are all good choices. Veg tanned goatskin, if you can find it, is reported to be both strong and soft. Veg tanned cowhide is a little stiff, but can be oiled and made to work well.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-ca ... mshoe2.htm
That's a starting point. Soft leather feels better on the feet, so moccasin tanned cowhide, deer, elk, goat are all good choices. Veg tanned goatskin, if you can find it, is reported to be both strong and soft. Veg tanned cowhide is a little stiff, but can be oiled and made to work well.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
