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Orthopedic Shoemaking Textbooks
Two textbooks that will guide you from the rough stock to the finished shaft – as a foundation for master craftsman school and as a reference for your own business.
The textbooks
Comprehensive basic knowledge, written by practitioners
Praeparatio e.V. Textbooks: The following textbooks will provide you with comprehensive fundamental knowledge.
From the footprint to the last
- 136 pages
- 11 topics
- with inserts
69,00 € incl. VAT · free shipping within Germany
A piece of wood and a piece of leather are the starting point. The result – a shoe that enables people with mobility impairments to walk again. This requires extensive knowledge of medical conditions. Properly planning the shoes in advance, such as how much heel height is needed for ankle arthritis. What criteria must be considered in shaft construction. Is the slip-on sufficient for the patient's paralysis, what components must be considered during shaft construction.
It is just as important to integrate the patients optically as it is the function of the orthopedic custom-made shoe. An architect plans a house, they try to take all the new owners' demands into account. Planning a shoe correctly, weighing all factors, incorporating both orthopedic criteria and patient compliance – that is a responsible task.
As a master orthopedic shoemaker, you will be confronted with these questions. Praeparatio wants to support you on this path. To work with you on the fundamentals of last construction and upper construction, so that you have the necessary basic knowledge when you start master school.
Praeparatio e. V. offers the opportunity to work through the individual topics via the internet. This book was created from these materials.
We wish you a lot of fun reading and implementing the various topics.
Content11 topics
- Footprint and countermeasures (small footprint with all information as an attachment)
- Outline drawing (Outline drawing as an insert)
- Testing of the upper ankle
- Muscle function test
- Hernias
- Position drawing (Two pose drawings, one neutral and one with musculature and insert as an insert)
- Thigh muscles
- Sample shoe
- Loafers
- Leg strips
- Bars from the rough log
Basic knowledge of shaft construction
- 360 pages
- over 520 drawings
- around 110 photos
- 46 worksheets
Authors: Franz Fischer, Peter Weiß, Ansgar Müller, Wolfgang Schützenhofer
115,00 € incl. VAT · free shipping within Germany
The construction of the upper part of the shoe makes up a large portion of the training for a master orthopedic shoemaker.
And for those who wish to craft their own stocks in their own workshop, stockmaking presents a rewarding challenge. This practical textbook and reference work provides a fundamental and exceptionally clear introduction to stockmaking.
It explains the construction of a variety of shaft models (Derby, leaf cut, U-cut, and lace-up boots) – partly using the proven Siebenlehn model angle, and partly using last copying.
With over 520 drawings and around 110 photos, all work steps are explained in detail. Additionally, there are 46 worksheets to check what has been learned.
Information on shaft construction methods and the most important tools and machines complete the learning content. The textbook is aimed at anyone who wants to learn shaft construction from scratch and produce beautiful, cleanly constructed shafts – or deepen their craft and technical knowledge. It also supports teaching at vocational and master craftsman schools.
Content20 chapters in two parts
- Foreword
- Working with the model angle
- The Model Angle and Its Possibilities (Article)
- Basic construction according to the angle system (Drawings with descriptions)
- Derby with a corner system (Drawing with description)
- Detail the base model (Article)
- Leaf cut according to angle system (Drawing with description)
- Shank variants in the vamp (Article)
- U-cut according to angle system (Drawings with descriptions)
- The upper leather sharpening machine (Article)
- Lace-up boots according to the angle system (Drawings with descriptions)
- Working with a Bare Copy
- Creating a copy of a strip (Article)
- Basic construction after inguinal copying (Drawings with descriptions)
- The upper leather sewing machine (Article)
- Derby for inguinal hernia repair (Drawings with descriptions)
- Sharpen knives (Article)
- Leaf cut after last copy (Drawings with descriptions)
- Upper leather walker (Article)
- U incision after inguinal copy (Drawings and Description)
- The bar at the derby
- Lace-up boots after last copy (Drawings with descriptions)
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The Michl Box contains written materials, assignments, and all materials for practical exercises for each topic.
