A shoe maker is someone who makes shoes.

 

"What’s a shoe maker called?" is the wrong question, you should be asking "Where can I find a shoe maker?". If you want to find someone to make your shoes, there are plenty of professional and amateur cobblers that can help with your needs. You might want to find someone in your area so they don’t have too much work on their hands.A shoe maker is called a Shoe Maker.A shoe maker is called Shoe Maker. Just as you would ask "Where can I find a Shoe Repairman?", you should be asking "Where can I find a Shoe Maker?". A standard way to say this in conversational English is: "Where can I find a shoemaker?" or "How do I find a shoemaker?". The word 'shoemaker' is the noun, hence your question should use the interrogative 'how'.In some languages they don’t use the word 'shoemaker'. For example; in Russian they call them – «Обувник» (or Vabunin). Some countries prefer the shoe repairman to be called a Cobbler. They are also known as cobblers, cobblers repair shoes, or cobblers mender, etc.The work of a shoe maker is to mold, cut and sew shoe leathers together and create shoes from them. This includes cutting out the pieces, sculpting them down to form their shape and preparing them for use by applying a softener. The shoe maker must have adequate skills in order to know when the leather has been sufficiently softened, as softening is a crucial step. Once the softening process is complete, the shoe is shaped with a lasted or wooden last, and then stitched together using either machine or hand stitching.

 

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Shoe makers are often individual craftsmen producing shoes for their immediate community.Some shoemakers use lasts to measure and shape their shoes. The last shapes many important parts of the shoe, such as the heel, sole and vamp of each shoe; thus they are essential to the craft of shoemaking. Lasts are usually made of wood but can be made of metal or plastic. Most lasts are designed to leave an impression on soft material. Some lasts however do not leave an impression, but rather offer the craftsman a guide for cutting out the leather portions of a shoe on his or her workbench.It can be debated whether or not a shoe maker is truly considered as a sole practitioner or it is part of the work of the cobbler (or other similar titles). A shoe maker's role includes designing, creating and repairing shoes, while cobbler roles typically include only repairing (and often selling) shoes; cobblers may also sell some accessories for footwear. Due to their close relationship with cobblers, it is possible for someone who becomes a professional shoe maker to also become one in their own right.

 

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In the United States where shoes are easily made, North Americans are often maligned for their simplicity. In other parts of the world, a shoe is often much more complex. Some shoe making requires knowledge and experience of fine craftsmanship. For example, in Turkey a traditional tourist shoe is known as 'sabra' and is produced with gold and silver thread, animal fur and precious stones. The makers are then able to hand-sew and embellish every detail from heel to toe with high levels of craftsmanship and skill.

Shoe making is considered to be one of the oldest trades in the world. In Ancient Egypt, priests fashioned sandals for temples.