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slangdeg Descens Offline be the rock Posts: 152 georgia, usa	moccasins Jul 26^th, 2009 at 1:17pm what do you know about making them? best leather to use, where to get the leather and the design instructions etc.? i want to go barefoot but its little rough, so i thought some leather would be good enough padding and keep the barefoot feeling. your thoughts, experiences?
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3220 Akron NY Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #1 - Jul 26^th, 2009 at 1:48pm Elk hide is best for them, as far as I'm concerned. Soft and tough. As far as making them, there are many varieties, from the traditional ones you see in craft stores, to one piece ones you put together in a few minutes. Interesting thing is that the basic designs had their parallels in Europe as well.
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #2 - Jul 26^th, 2009 at 5:03pm center seam or the pucker toe kind are very easy to make and they look the best in my opinion. im sure theres better instructions out there but try this link out http://www.nativetech.org/clothing/moccasin/mocinstr.html
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3220 Akron NY Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #3 - Jul 26^th, 2009 at 7:22pm Yeah, those are very similar to ones found in Medieval Ireland and Scotland. They go by the name "bog shoes" . They have no top flap, though. The problem with the ones I wear is that the seam tends to "drift" to one side eventually.
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #4 - Jul 26^th, 2009 at 11:19pm mine shift a little too. especly after walking a lot through the woods but its better when i tied the flaps up above my ankles. so the next pair. weather i buy or make them i want wider flaps on them
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slangdeg Descens Offline be the rock Posts: 152 georgia, usa	Re: moccasins Reply #5 - Jul 27^th, 2009 at 11:19am that looks like the design i want. thanks! im definitely going to give this a try. is tandy factory a good place to get leather from?
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Paleoarts Interfector Viris Spurii Offline it don't mean a thing if you aint got that sling! Posts: 1993 oceanside, CA Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #6 - Jul 27^th, 2009 at 12:33pm do shoes qualify as weapons?
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Eoraptor Funditor Offline Aim small, miss small. Posts: 936 Great Lakes Region (USA) Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #7 - Jul 27^th, 2009 at 1:58pm I've been wondering about this for a while too, and I will probably try it if I can find some good leather. @ paleoarts: In the hands (or on the feet) of some of the people here, I wouldn't be surprised if they counted
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3220 Akron NY Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #8 - Jul 27^th, 2009 at 3:20pm Problem with Tandy is that they are expensive. They don't always have the best quality, so look around. If they are all you have though...
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slangdeg Descens Offline be the rock Posts: 152 georgia, usa	Re: moccasins Reply #9 - Jul 27^th, 2009 at 3:31pm that was just the only place i knew of. where would you recommend looking at?
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Paleoarts Interfector Viris Spurii Offline it don't mean a thing if you aint got that sling! Posts: 1993 oceanside, CA Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #10 - Jul 27^th, 2009 at 4:04pm here on the trade blanket or over on paleoplanet's. tandy is the biggest rip off there is! there has to be a thousand different sources on the net to get good leather, most directly from the source.
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Eoraptor Funditor Offline Aim small, miss small. Posts: 936 Great Lakes Region (USA) Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #11 - Jul 30^th, 2009 at 2:15pm Can you give a link to paleoplanet? I can't seem to find it...
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #12 - Jul 30^th, 2009 at 4:26pm http://paleoplanet.net/ ;
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Eoraptor Funditor Offline Aim small, miss small. Posts: 936 Great Lakes Region (USA) Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #13 - Jul 31^st, 2009 at 2:47pm Wow... should of seen that one coming... Thanks
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Donnerschlag Interfector Viris Spurii Offline I put the 'K' in "Kwality"! Posts: 1045 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: moccasins Reply #14 - Jul 31^st, 2009 at 3:46pm Eoraptor wrote on Jul 31^st, 2009 at 2:47pm: Wow... should of seen that one coming... Thanks ...That's what she said...
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