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LAST REMODELER-REPAIRER

Specialty Definition: LAST REMODELER-REPAIRER

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Remodels and repairs out-of-style, worn, or damaged shoe lasts, performing any combination of following tasks: Saws kerfs into specified areas of last toe, applies glue, and hammers wedges of last material into kerfs to build up toe area. Saws, files, and sands toe of last to specified shape, using handtools and portable sanders. Drills holes in splintered areas of lasts, using electric drill. Brushes glue on wood or fiber pegs and hammers pegs into holes in last. Cuts pegs off at surface of last, using handsaw or powered saw. Verifies shape, using templates and sole patterns. Replaces worn or damaged hardware and trim on last, such as hinge pins, hinges, thimble sleeves, fiber and leather heel trim, or rubber tack holders, using handtools and powered bench tools. Sands varnish from last and dips or sprays last with varnish to refinish. Polishes last, using power buffer. Paints identifying stripes on last according to specified code. May stamp style, size, and width numbers on last. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: LAST REMODELER-REPAIRER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 41 53 54      52 45 4D 4F 44 45 4C 45 52 2D 52 45 50 41 49 52 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01000001 01010011 01010100 00100000 01010010 01000101 01001101 01001111 01000100 01000101 01001100 01000101 01010010 00101101 01010010 01000101 01010000 01000001 01001001 01010010 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#65 &#83 &#84 &#32 &#82 &#69 &#77 &#79 &#68 &#69 &#76 &#69 &#82 &#45 &#82 &#69 &#80 &#65 &#73 &#82 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0041 0053 0054      0052 0045 004D 004F 0044 0045 004C 0045 0052 002D 0052 0045 0050 0041 0049 0052 0045 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

463553542523947493839463952155239503543523952

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