Required raw materials and approximate costs to make a pair of leather shoes
What raw materials are needed to make a pair of leather shoes?
The materials used to make a pair of men's leather shoes are as follows:
- outsole
- heel (The heel and outsole are already put together and can be purchased from one supplier)
- Midsole
- shoe last
- vamp
- lining
- inside counter and heel & toe puff
- insoles
- glue for Upper used
- glue for pressed used
- Treating agent
- Polishing wax
The vamp is about 1.6 square feet and the lining is about 1.5 square feet
Outsole costs about $2-3 per pair
