Shoes soled with double thickness of leather. I have a pair of Llloyd and Haig that are double soled. In more modern terms think Trickers.

 

Thanks, Bob.
I have heard of Trickers (only on this forum) but don't really know them. Shoes are a new interest of mine. So it just means extra-thick leather soles? Two layers of leather with what in between? What is the point, the effect, etc? Thanks.

 

Double leather soles are more rugged, last longer and give the shoes a sturdier, rustic look.

Here's an example from LeatherSoul:

 

Now I get it. Thanks guys.

 

Shoes soled with double thickness of leather. I have a pair of Llloyd and Haig that are double soled. In more modern terms think Trickers.

This shoes have thick leather sole. But they have only single leather sole.
There are two layers of leathers-welt and a sole.
Can you call them double soled shoes?

 

Church's seem to call theirs a " Heavy weight sole - Goodyear Welted Leather sole / Leather 1/4 Rubber Tip". It looks rather like the pictures above and can be found on models like the Carne and Shannon. I would imagine it is the same as what other people call a double sole.

 

This shoes have thick leather sole. But they have only single leather sole.
There are two layers of leathers-welt and a sole.
Can you call them double soled shoes?

That actually is a double sole, with two layers of sole material. No cow hide is that thick when finished. If you look closely at the bright parts along the edge, you can see a faint line that is consistent along the side...that is the boundary between the two layers. They're probably just glued together so tight they look like one layer.

 

Actually, I think that is the seam between welt and sole. Below that, there are a few extra layers of leather. The welt itself seems to be thicker than average, as well.

 

Actually, I think that is the seam between welt and sole. Below that, there are a few extra layers of leather. The welt itself seems to be thicker than average, as well.

No, I mean the line below that. There are two distinct lines, though the seam between sole and welt is more pronounced.

 

No, I mean the line below that. There are two distinct lines, though the seam between sole and welt is more pronounced.

yeah, i agree with teacher. there are two lines in the shoe ipost #6, so three layers. one is the welt, the other 2 are layers of the double sole.

 

A double sole is usually found on heavy grained or shell cords. Normally it's a storm welted shoe with a "slip or mid" sole added then the outer sole stitched on.

 

I have a pair of double soled shoes -- the Weston 598, also called demi-Chasse, as the Chasse is a TRIPLE soled shoe. As you can see from the pictures they were a bit beat up when I received them. It took only 15 minutes to recondition the leather and get the sole edging back to dark brown.

Funny thing is I don't actually like wearing them. My thinnest soled shoes, and also most comfortable, are my Santoni Brenden Balogna constructed 3/4 soled shoes. Then my Allen Edmonds Goodyear constructed single soled shoes. Then my Alden, which because of the steel shank are a little stiffer, but still single soled. Then these Weston, which are thick soled like biker boots, and are quite stiff as a result. I think I will sell them next month.