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Making Geta Japanese shoes

 
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A few days ago I was looking around for Geta. I found many but could not find one in my size. I have thought about making my own. Has anyone made there own geta? If so what plans or research did you read? Any unique tools or skills needed?

The following video is a quick overview of the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ctdK5-R29I

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Wow - that video brings back memories from years ago when I was in Nihon for 10 months. I've worn them but never made any. I would look at the tipping points in normal gaits to size up the location of the blocks. The guys filmed would have learned the skill by apprenticing for years - just choosing where the blocks will sit on the wood so that the grain is correct for the strength may be fairly critical.

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Ok an apprenticeship would be the way to go.  I made my first geta last night but was in a rush due to a storm brewing. I need more practice but I think it is a good start.
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Hey - you try and you learn from what you tried! I give apples for "trying"!

A picture of your foot on one of them would be helpful, but it appears to me that you need your attachment point for the back part of the strap to be further back on your geta. You don't want to feel as if your foot is always at risk of slipping off - particularly because the "SAFETY FIRST" hat I frequently don here on permies is worried you'll twist an ankle slipping off.

How did you attach the bits of wood together?

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Yes the attachments do need some work. I am thinking that a bigger strap would help. I need to make another pair that fixes the following: Foot movement on shoe, better way to attach the strap, better comfort when on the foot and easier to take off and on. Here is a picture of me with the geta on.  
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I know from previous geta purchases that the straps are usually REALLY tight, like the first time you wear them you wonder if you're going to need a crowbar to get your toes under them (then again, as a large-footed barbarian in Japan I usually felt that way whenever footwear or slippers was involved....). My geta were always very well secured on my feet. Maybe that's why the straps are usually made of something nice and soft (I had a few where the straps were padded velvet), so they can loosen up and still keep the shoes on safely.  
 
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Tereza Okava wrote:I know from previous geta purchases that the straps are usually REALLY tight, like the first time you wear them you wonder if you're going to need a crowbar to get your toes under them (then again, as a large-footed barbarian in Japan I usually felt that way whenever footwear or slippers was involved....). My geta were always very well secured on my feet. Maybe that's why the straps are usually made of something nice and soft (I had a few where the straps were padded velvet), so they can loosen up and still keep the shoes on safely.  



That helps me out a lot. My thought starting this project was that geta were something like a flip flop. Having the geta tight on the foot would solve the issue I have been having with my foot moving on the geta. I just need to get more wood to make another pair.

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Wow it has been three years! Well I made another pair. This pair is bigger and I have found that 550 paracord is not the best thing to use. So this time I used some fabric and a big bolt. I drilled some 5/8 inch holes and ran the fabric into the holes. The bolt is holding the strap between my big toe and the index toe. (See photo below) Still working on how to attach the other two ends of the fabric, any ideas?
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Can you post a picture of the bottom where the fabric comes through?

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I'm worried that bolt will cut your foot if you slip. Is it possible to drill through the bottom twice and run the fabric through and back up like a button?

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The way my old geta straps were held on, if i remember, were that the straps went through the hole and were sewn into a loop every place they went into a hole (if that makes sense)-- there was a string on the underside that went through the back loops (foot side, not toe side) a number of times to secure the straps in the hole and then tied together in the middle so there was nothing hanging (also kept the straps tight). I don't remember what the deal was the loop from the strap between the toes though.
 
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The bolt is parallel to the front of the geta. I am still trying to get the toe and strap placement right. This is maybe the hardest part of making geta. I wonder if there is a ratio of size of the foot to strap placement and shoe height?
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