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Offline Dane

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2008, 07:43:44 am »
Ivar, very handsome work as always. Thanks for posting.

Uwe, thanks for the pattern. I'll have to make a pair for myself. These will be much easier to make than a pair of turn shoes. Leather and I don't get along - I usually impale myself a lot when I try to mess with the stuff. Maybe the spirit of the animal getting me back. :)
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Offline uwe

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2008, 04:13:57 pm »
I`m always pleased to help someone if its possible.
Dane: have a good walk in the forest or whereever your shoes may bring you. They are very comfortable.

Offline sSatsukiP

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2010, 01:11:10 am »
I guess these shoes are for indoor use. To wear these shoes during winter season or cold days will be very comfortable. I'm desperately trying to replicate these shoes by the help of your pattern, but I couldn't work on it.



« Last Edit: December 19, 2010, 03:28:34 am by sSatsukiP »

Offline Kviljo

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2010, 07:26:26 pm »
Nope, the original that I replicated had been melting out of an ice patch in the high mountains of Norway, where nobody could have had a house. It was perhaps lost of thrown away by a reindeer hunter. In fact, the terrain there is very rocky with sharp stones everywhere. These shoes does not last long in such terrain.

Offline jamie

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2010, 07:50:30 pm »
fur liners or even grass would do a good job of insulating these . these outer parts would of protected the fur liners and were disposable. when they wore out you made another pair.
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #20 on: January 24, 2011, 06:51:29 pm »
Man those are some nice hide slippers.

Offline Lee Slikkers

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« Reply #21 on: January 29, 2011, 03:03:35 pm »
I agree, those "shoes" look extremely nice and would be a nice pattern for early/late Fall deer stalks.  I will have to have a go at making me (and my two young boys, 11 & 8) a pair.  Might have to add a little layer or thin lines of "shoe goop" to the soles to keep from slipping on my rear but other than that they look perfect.

Thanks for the pic!

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Offline david w.

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2011, 03:13:17 pm »
These seem awesome for sneaking around the woods in the summer. 
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Offline animus_divinus

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« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2011, 07:54:01 pm »
this style of shoe actually dates much further back than the bronze age... and mesolithic examples of shoes like this have been found.. also, has anyone noticed how similar to the scottish ghilly shoe these appear to be?

Offline stevey

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2011, 04:48:23 pm »
Sorry Michbowguy, I haven't got a pattern that I am allowed to put out here :-\


I'm sure they weren't too warm, but it was found near a glacier... :)


Here are two small articles in norwegian on the find. At least there are some interesting pictures:

http://www.khm.uio.no/nyheter/index.php?articleid=781

http://www.aftenposten.no/viten/article1794704.ece

And now if I only spoke Norwegian. :)
Very nice shoes and circa 3400 years ago to boot!
I'm going to bookmark the pattern in this thread for future reference.
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Offline Young Bowyer

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #25 on: June 07, 2011, 11:14:50 pm »
My hunting boots dont give me a good feel of the ground that I like, going to try these tonight!
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #26 on: June 07, 2011, 11:29:36 pm »
My hunting boots dont give me a good feel of the ground that I like, going to try these tonight!

I wear a size 11  ;)
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Offline Ragi

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Re: Bronce age shoes
« Reply #27 on: May 05, 2012, 01:33:04 am »
I made something like these for SCA events and almost barefoot country walking, I added an 8 mm flat Vibram sole and they lasted good and long. Nice ground feel, quiet and just enough protection that rocks dont tear your feet up. Maybe not Cave man but it works.
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