Comments on: Woodworking shoes https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2019/10/20/woodworking-shoes/ inside the woodshop Thu, 26 Dec 2019 15:30:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: James Cashman https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2019/10/20/woodworking-shoes/#comment-393174 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 15:30:16 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=5961#comment-393174 I’ve found foot ware to be essentially the most important or least important item in the shop. Confusing? Not really, just depends on the operation being done. Tinkering around, like dry fit and glueing likes my Crocks. But with any operation, planing and sawing, requiring a sure footing calls for my low back hikers. Never flip flops!!

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2019/10/20/woodworking-shoes/#comment-391301 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 13:47:54 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=5961#comment-391301 Great, Steve. Power in handplaning comes up from the ground, through the hips, core and shoulders, and out via the arms. Shoes, therefore, are important.
Rob

]]> By: Steven Herbin https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2019/10/20/woodworking-shoes/#comment-391293 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 12:56:53 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=5961#comment-391293 Hi Rob-

I have wide feet and found that EE wouldn’t really work. So I tried a pair of Skecher work shoes. The come extra wide and are very slip proof.

I like them and they’re very comfortable. They are also available in black — guess I’m a Roy Orbison / Johnny Cash fan.

— Steve.

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2019/10/20/woodworking-shoes/#comment-386810 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:02:42 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=5961#comment-386810 Thanks, Thomas. The cover photo on my copy of the 1979 Van Nostrand Reinhold edition of The Impractical Cabinetmaker shows Krenov wearing clog-style shoes in his shop in Sweden.
The Dricore panels sound like a good idea.
Rob

]]> By: Thomas Hughes https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2019/10/20/woodworking-shoes/#comment-386792 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:35:14 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=5961#comment-386792 Hey Rob,

I figured I’d chime in with my woodworking studio shoe solution. When I rehabbed the detached two car garage in our backyard into my studio I chose Dricore panels to go over the concrete slab. My old workplace had wood floors and I couldn’t imagine going back to concrete. A wood floor made picking shoes easier. Then on my wife’s advice I went out and got my first pair of Crocs. They are the perfect shop shoe. Comfortable in summer and winter, and they still offer protection from dropped things unlike sandals in the summer. They are like wearing shop slippers!

Thanks for your lovely blog!

Thomas

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2019/10/20/woodworking-shoes/#comment-384830 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 01:13:42 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=5961#comment-384830 Thanks, John. It’s hard to be happy in the shop if your feet are not.
Rob

]]> By: John Jenkins https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2019/10/20/woodworking-shoes/#comment-384792 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:02:13 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=5961#comment-384792 Rob,

I’ve actually had a few conversations about shoes with other woodworkers. It seems to come up when we talk about working on a concrete floor as opposed to an improved floor that might have a little give.

It is surprising how some guys will want to build up a floor on top of their concrete pad to help their back issues without considering that they might accomplish the same effect with different shoes.

I too go back and forth between my Merrill MOAB and Hoka Stinsons – both trail shoes, depending on how long I’ll be on my feet.

Best,
John

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