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Stalking Feet Mocs Finished
Adam Keiper:
Those are fantastic! ...the nicest homemade mocs that I've ever seen, in fact. Thanks so much for posting that tutorial. ;D
zeNBowyer:
I def. want a pair:) My question is what is the traction like; I love mocs of all kinds but I have never felt the bottoms were very good for traction, seem slippery, esp. in some kinds of conditions-what do you thinK?
Talonzz:
I'll let you know how the traction is after this coming weekend... I'll be walking around all weekend at our Renaissance Festival in these and a second pair I just finished this past weekend.
Talonzz:
I ended up making two pairs of these... My first pair, pictured here, out of Buffalo and the second pair out of Elk.
The Buffalo worked GREAT!!! no trouble with traction or stretching, even in damp grass, mud, rain...
The Elk, on the other hand, stretched out a bit just walking in the fresh, dew covered grass. They didn't stretch out
to where they were un-wearable... but they did stretch.
If you have a choice between Buffalo and Elk... Choose Buffalo.
stickbender:
Talonzz, that is why, buffalo hides were so popular, they were used in Europe, during the industrial revolution.
They were far superior to cow leather. All the factories, used them for the drive belts for their machinery.
Wayne
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