General Chat

Ah well, as a wee bit of a hoarder - and yes I CAN enter every room in the house without getting on all fours - I am still using my dads drill.
Dad died 20 years ago, but I got it when mum & dad split up - about 40 years ago :-D

Snap Maggie - ours also acts as a door stop - the flat iron comes in handy also.

As others have said a cordwainer is a master of his craft.

I still have my Dad's old shoe last, as a doorstop. he could turn his hand to a lot of things, could my Dad, how I miss the many little things he could sort out.

He too would put stick on soles on shoes when new and those blakeys on the heels, I am always hard on my heels lol

Our local Timpsons are good - if I need something stitching like a bag or strap they will do it and just ask for something in the charity box which is great. We also have a chap who has a cobbler shop out of the city centre, he did lots of repairs for me at reasonable prices. He first worked in one of our many (at the time) shoe factories (all gone now) and when his job went, started the shop. He sells a few shoes but mainly does repairs. Only thing is, the shop is total chaos and I never know if he will find my shoes again lol

Lizx

Your Timpson employees must be better than the ones around here, Liz.
They said they couldn't mend my boots, and managed to cut a key wrong - twice! :-(