wornout53 Â Â 10 #13 Posted February 16, 2019 I still have my dads hobbing foot...it is a piece of family history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
trastrick   866 #14 Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, JOHN HABS said: Hobbing Foot: I've still got one and still use it to repair my wife's shoes and my own.  Got a bit fed up taking my boots to place like Timpsons to have the soles replaced at a cost more than the boots were to buy, having the soles replaced and the boots heeled was looking at a £27 price tag.  Ordered the soles and heels off Amazon did the job myself at a cost of about £11. Don't think it takes that much skill in using the hobbing foot.....all it is, is an extra pair of hands to hold the shoe in position whilst its being repaired. It had to be done just right!  One of the regular hazards for us kids was "a nail in mi shoe" sticking up from the sole. Or a "flying heel plate" that came loose and sliced your calf as you ran!  It took a little skill to avoid these problems!  Also I remember wearing a pair of old uncles hand me down shoes, that were so worn down on one side of the heel that I used to walk to school along Myrtle Road on the paved bank so it would equalize and wouldn't  become a permanent disfigurement! Edited February 16, 2019 by trastrick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981 Â Â 10 #15 Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, wornout53 said: I still have my dads hobbing foot...it is a piece of family history. I wouldn't mind betting that there are way more hobbing foots in the world than there are cobblers. Another trade that is facing extinction due to the credit fuelled affluence of modern day living. Edited February 16, 2019 by Ontarian1981 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jim Hardie   527 #16 Posted February 16, 2019 On 11/02/2019 at 09:46, trastrick said: You could buy leather by the sheet, then Woolworths came up with proper sized stick on rubber soles and heels! Stick-on soles were ok but they weren't as good as shoes.  👣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mossway   15 #17 Posted February 16, 2019 I’ve got one but never knew it had a ‘g’ on the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Broakham   10 #18 Posted February 16, 2019 My dad had a '3 footed' hobbing foot, whereas my grandad had 3 individual ones that fitted in an iron socket fixed to a large block of wood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jaffa1   10 #19 Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) Mine's a three footer or should I say two footer and a heel and I use it occasionally.  You can't  seem to get stick on soles anymore as another poster said so I must look on Amazon. Edited February 16, 2019 by jaffa1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
apearson   0 #20 Posted February 17, 2019 18 hours ago, trastrick said: One of the regular hazards for us kids was "a nail in mi shoe" sticking up from the sole. So true. I'd forgotten that, how nails used to come through and quickly destroy your sock and then get to work stabbin into your foot. 16 hours ago, Mossway said: I’ve got one but never knew it had a ‘g’ on the end. Yep.  My grandparents had one, we always called it the Obbin Foot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Heartshome   20 #21 Posted June 21, 2020 Yes, Mum used to mend our shoes on it, I also remember the horrid smelling glue, that stuck the sole on Phew!! Like others members, I still have it as a door stop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
johnpm   18 #22 Posted June 22, 2020 We had one at home although don't recall dad using it & I remember my grandad using one to repair his boots in the 1950's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
trastrick   866 #23 Posted June 22, 2020 In the 40's and 50s we learned a lot of life skills, from our elders. Shoe repairing, dying, woodworking, metal working, soldering, plumbing, darning, sewing, patching, knitting, gardening, cooking, baking, ginger beer making, wallpapering, painting, cement mixing, plastering, garden wall and fence building.  Most of our toys were home made. Sledges, 4 wheelers, bagatelle boards, crib boards, kaleidascopes and many more.  With a few tools, glues, sealants and stuff I can still do a lot of minor repairs around the house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RedStrawberry   0 #24 Posted July 10, 2020 When we had new shoes, we weren’t allowed to wear them until Dad had put Stick-a-soles on them to make them wear better! He always did them on the hobbing foot. He also put extra rubber heels on flat shoes when they were new before we could wear them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...