SHOE TREES/ EMBAUCHOIRS

The shoes must be carried only one day, then arranged and can be deferred only two days later.

Why? The foot causes at the end of the day moistness or perspiration in the shoe. However leather while drying tends to retract so it‘s important, for maintaining the shoe well, to make it rest before using them again. Since leather retracts, the folds by walking become marked more and more and can end-up by cracking completely. It is most important to have an opposite action. Shoe-trees therefore have this faculty to push the leather backwards again in its original state and also absorb moistness. The wood of the shoe-tree is not varnished, but polished. Exception for the cellulose lacquer (porous) makes it possible wood to preserve all its properties.

If the average male who is 5’ 10” and weighs 170lbs wears a shoe for a day, then he should let it rest at least 2 days. (Exotics double that.) So what if you weigh 250lbs? Then your shoes need to rest even longer. Bigger guys, wider feet tend to be much harder on shoes. What does this rule tell you? Easy. Most men do not own enough shoes.

TIP: Calfskin needs about two to three days of rest between wearing. This allows the leather to “calm” itself and retain shape and last longer. For exotics, make it three to four days.

Les chaussures doivent être portées une seule journée, puis rangées et ne peuvent être reportées que minimum 48 heures après.

Pourquoi ? Le pied provoque à la fin de la journée une moiteur ou une transpiration dans le soulier. Or le cuir en séchant a tendance à se rétracter donc il est important, pour bien entretenir la chaussure, de la faire reposer avant un nouveau port.

Puisque le cuir se rétracte, les plis de marche deviennent très marqués et peuvent se craqueler, il est important d'avoir une action inverse. D'où l'intérêt de l'embauchoir en BOIS qui repousse le cuir et permet d'absorber la moiteur.
Encore faut il que le bois ne soit pas vernis, mais poli, sinon cela revient à utiliser des embauchoirs en plastique sans l'intérêt escompté. Seul le vernis cellulosique (poreux) permet au bois de conserver toutes ses propriétés.
page update 01 feb 2008: 6 new more items will be added little by little

CEDAR SHOE TREES/EMBAUCHOIRS CEDRE

Fully lasted cedar wood shoe tree with 2 brass tube and brass knob.These trees are high standard quality, since they are assembled with 3 different layers of cedar wood, so extremely hardy... we also propose them now with a brass ring OR knob, please precise on your order

Ils sont en cèdre rouge, et fabriqué par 3 couche de bois afin d’éviter le moindre fente ; disponible avec aneau ou poignee en laiton ;un investissement a vie !!

embauchoirs cedre/cedar trees
Weight: 1.00 kg

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WOOD SHOE-TREES unvarnished/EMBAUCHOIRS BOIS no vernis/

A lightweight wood shoe-tree in a natural finish to keep shoes in perfect condition. A Beech wood shoe tree with hook backpart, a split forepart and double brass tube

unvarnished trees/ embauchoirs non vernis
Weight: 1.00 kg

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WOOD SHOE-TREES varnished/EMBAUCHOIRS BOIS vernis

A lightweight wood shoe tree, to keep shoes in perfect condition. Full lasted lime tree, in a natural finish with double brass tube, brass knob.

Varnished trees/embauchoirs vernis
Weight: 1.00 kg

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WOMEN SHOE-TREES unvarnished/ EMBAUCHOIRS FEMME no vernis

A lightweight wood shoe-tree in a natural finish to keep shoes in perfect condition. A Beech wood shoe tree with hook backpart, a split forepart and double brass tube

I do carry sizes under and above the available references, but might not have them in stock, so please request your size, and I'll be happy to answer!

Ladies trees/ embauchoirs femme
Weight: 1.00 kg

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