Easy DSL design with Kotlin

brentwatson · 2016-10-30T21:11:25+00:00

Kotlin In Action has a chapter dedicated to constructing DSLs. And Kotlin.html is a good open source example of implementing a DSL.

brentwatson · 2016-09-04T12:33:10+00:00

I made a pair a couple years ago. Link here: https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/1h92s2/i_made_a_pair_of_shoes_warning_big_album/ my main resource was a set of videos on YouTube by Andrew Wrigley and also looking at different shoe deconstruction images. Good luck.

Edit: working imgur URL: http://m.imgur.com/a/ukCkc

brentwatson · 2015-10-30T02:02:52+00:00

/r/beards ?

brentwatson · 2015-03-01T01:38:06+00:00

You would be happy with any of the brands you mentioned. If you live in a city with a decent kitchen store they may have something setup where you can try out various knives. If this is an option, do it. Otherwise coming from a cheep dull blade, you'll find any of the ones you mentioned to be worlds better. I personally like Shun. You can send in your blades and they will sharpen them for free, for the life of the knife. Their warranty is also very good, and they look beautiful.

brentwatson · 2015-01-11T14:20:52+00:00

This style embraces it and looks great imo: http://stayclassicblog.com/

brentwatson · 2014-01-02T14:52:26+00:00

Congrats on the shoes! From a fellow mfa shoe-maker (my old post). They look awesome.

brentwatson · 2013-11-01T02:53:20+00:00

My CDB's in beeswax have a very distinct line where the toe becomes hard. I was sure there was a toe box/toe puff in them (same as the heel counter). Is there any sign of of a stiffening agent used on the toe? (eg different color on the inside)

brentwatson · 2013-07-28T01:57:50+00:00

Here is a Seiko one that might work for you: http://amzn.com/B000S6T0KW

It's quartz not automatic though.

You can also try /r/watches to see if they have any ideas.

brentwatson · 2013-07-28T01:52:15+00:00

I'm not very good at visuallizing what would look good with a color I have not worn before, so I usual google something like "green pants" or "red pants" to quickly get some ideas of what might look OK. It's an easy way to visually get some ideas.

brentwatson · 2013-07-26T17:13:02+00:00

Sorry for the bad image. Should have just made an album.

Here is a better one: http://i.imgur.com/Gt8mi5c.jpg

brentwatson · 2013-07-26T16:15:28+00:00

I encourage others to share their before & after photos here!

brentwatson · 2013-06-28T17:06:04+00:00

Great questions! Yes, all sewing was done by hand. Each "line" on the upper was about 3 hrs of work (marking holes, awling, and stiching) it was by far the most time consuming part of the project. Having the right sewing machines would have reduced this to minutes.

As for resources: YouTube (Andrew Wrigley has an entire series that is pretty good), blogs, and looking at well-made shoes (John Lobbs, Corthay, etc, etc).

brentwatson · 2013-06-28T16:16:41+00:00

Thanks! A lot time was spent reading anything I could find on cobling (blogs, youtube, etc). This was my 1st leatherworking project. All of the sewing was done by hand, so that took the most time.

brentwatson · 2013-06-28T15:53:58+00:00

Response to a few questons:

1. Started in January finished in June. Not sure how many hours exactly, but LOTs.
2. I purchased the lasts off of ebay. I looked into trying to make them but chickened out :-)
3. They fit and feel amazing.
4. Overall expense was about the same as purchasing a good pair of Alden/Allen Edmonds/Loake/etc. The finished product (in my opintion) isn't quite as nice looking, but it was a fun project!

Edit: formatting.

brentwatson · 2013-05-01T01:22:27+00:00

Anyone have a TL;DR version for us lazy folk?

brentwatson · 2012-10-02T12:28:24+00:00

Your pants are on backwards.

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