This pair was finished just before christmas 2019, so I’m still a month behind in updating the blog… Björn is my second wholecut, made on Springline last nr. 977, in size UK 10 F.

This post is a display of the finished shoes – in the construction post, I describe how they were made.

Heel closeup:

Outsole seam fudging at the toe (9 spi).

Björn was finished on the evening of december 20ᵗʰ and polished in the morning of the 21ˢᵗ. The same morning, I took the shoes to an abandoned gravel pit for a photo shoot. Posing on a rock in the morning mist:

On the same rock the same morning, another angle makes the ideal photo light play differently. I think the leather looks absolutely beautiful, which is cool because it’s not expensive.

On another backdrop 10 minutes later, the color changes into a dark burgundy of sorts.

And finally, a glance at the JR outsoles with hidden stitching and slight fiddles. For my next pair, I’ll put more work into the outsole finishing.

Specs:

Construction: English welted
Uppers:  3-4 oz Italian dollar printed calf
Lining: 2 oz vegetable tanned crust baby calf
Insoles: 9-10 oz veg tanned calf side from Tärnsjö Garveri
Outsoles: J. Rendenbach 9 iron
Toe/heel stiffeners: 5 oz from Tärnsjö Garveri
Side stiffeners: 4 oz vegetable tanned crust calf side
Rand: 5-6 oz veg tan from Tärnsjö Garveri
Welt: natural welting leather from Leather & Grindery
Shank: Plastic, from Leather & Grindery
Heel lifts: 5 mm veg tan from Leather & Grindery
Top lifts: J. Rendenbach (1/4 Rubber)
Sockliner: 4 oz vegetable tanned crust calf side