Re: Looking for...
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:04 pm
The quickest way would be to call Whites and see if they will either sell you a mid range last or allow you to adopt the model. In the latter case you'd have to contact the same people who turn Whites lasts And see if they will turn a pair or 100 for you...with permission from Whites, of course.
You could call J&V and ask them if they carry a model that is similar to the Whites #55 or another last that would come close to the specifications (heel height, toe spring, bottom profile, etc.).
You could also buy a #55 from someone else, if you know someone who has a pair, and commission J&V or another lastmaker to make a model off of it.
You could also commission J&V to design and create a model to your spec and needs.
To get my shoe lasts, I studied pairs of shoe lasts I liked and then modified a pair of boot lasts to incorporate the features I needed in a shoe last. I then sent that off to a lastmaker for critiquing and ultimately scanning and branding. It cost me and further modifications cost me more but I am pretty happy with the results.
Good luck.
You could call J&V and ask them if they carry a model that is similar to the Whites #55 or another last that would come close to the specifications (heel height, toe spring, bottom profile, etc.).
You could also buy a #55 from someone else, if you know someone who has a pair, and commission J&V or another lastmaker to make a model off of it.
You could also commission J&V to design and create a model to your spec and needs.
To get my shoe lasts, I studied pairs of shoe lasts I liked and then modified a pair of boot lasts to incorporate the features I needed in a shoe last. I then sent that off to a lastmaker for critiquing and ultimately scanning and branding. It cost me and further modifications cost me more but I am pretty happy with the results.
Good luck.