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<\/a><\/p>\nCut the shape of the insole out of a sheet of fiberboard (compressed cellulose particle board manufactured for shoe insoles, such as Texon<\/a>). If you don’t have access to fiberboard, you could also use thin insole leather or tooling leather.<\/p>\n Attach the fiberboard at the rear of the last with a nail…<\/p>\n …and then at the front of the last with another nail.<\/p>\n Take a steel shank<\/span> that you shaped to the bottom of the last before you started this process…<\/p>\n …and secure it on the bottom of the last with two nails, one on each end of the shank<\/span>, to keep it in place. It’s going to be loose; don’t worry about that.<\/p>\n Use a wire brush to rough-up the bottom of the fiberboard a little to help everything adhere better.<\/p>\n From a roll of fiberglass cloth…<\/p>\n …cut out a piece that will cover the fiberboard and shank<\/span>, up to the treadline of the last…<\/p>\n …and put it on the bottom of the last, using the two nails that are holding the shank<\/span> to keep it in place.<\/p>\n Using a gauze bandage (bleached cotton cloth of a loose weave used for bandages), tape the end of the roll to the top of the last, and…<\/p>\n …wrap the last. Do this as tightly as possible.<\/p>\n Then, close to the edge, take nails…<\/p>\n …and use a few to cinch the fiberboard to the bottom of the last around the shank<\/span> and at the back. If you can see any gaps between the last and the fiberboard, keep adding nails!<\/p>\n Next, cut out some lining leather…<\/p>\n …and cut slits where the two nails that hold the shank<\/span> are, so that you can place the piece of leather on top of the fiberboard\/shanks\/fiberglass cloth.<\/p>\n Mix your two part epoxy resin (I highly recommend using an epoxy resin rather than a standard fiberglass resin)…<\/p>\n …and paint it on the bottom with a disposable brush, making sure everything is well saturated.<\/p>\n Then, paint the flesh side of the lining leather with the epoxy resin…<\/p>\n …and place it on top, over the two nails that are holding the shank<\/span>.<\/p>\n If the lining leather isn’t adhering well enough, tape it with masking tape. Now, walk away and let the epoxy resin cure.<\/p>\n After curing, remove the nails…<\/p>\n …and cut the gauze bandage…<\/p>\n …to free the insole board from the last.<\/p>\n Clean up the edges with scissors and a knife.<\/p>\n Examine your insole.<\/p>\n Looks good!<\/p>\n Rasp\u00a0the edge some to make sure it’s flat…<\/p>\n …and use some glass or sandpaper on the lining leather to prepare it.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Sources for materials: Here’s a method for making a fiberglass reinforced insole that can be used for a womens high heel shoe. Cut the shape of the insole out of a sheet of fiberboard (compressed cellulose particle board manufactured for shoe insoles, such as Texon). If you don’t have access to fiberboard, you could also use thin insole ❯<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigcorvin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigcorvin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigcorvin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigcorvin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigcorvin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigcorvin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2835,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigcorvin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2290\/revisions\/2835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigcorvin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFiberlay – Epoxy Resin<\/a>
\nTap Plastics – Epoxy Resin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"