Object number
52/31/2
Description
This clog sole shows the second stage of production in clogmaking. This stage is called 'roughing out', when the curve of the sole and hollow of the instep are made.
Physical description
1 clog: wood (birch); good condition
Label Text
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>4. <B>Clog soles</B><P>These birch wood clog soles, made in the early 1950s by Cumbrian clog maker Mr. R. Shepherd, illustrate the four stages of production. From left: 'Breaking up', how the sole would look after being shaped with a stock knife by the woodland clog block cutter; 'Roughing out', when the curve of the sole and hollow of the instep are made; 'Rounding up', which gives final shape to the sole; the last soles are a finished pair, complete with groove for the leather upper.<P>52/31/1-5</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Production place
Hackthorpe
Production date
1952 - 1952
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