No stitches or nails that I can see originally, so it's been done either entirely with glue, or by using a hidden channel. I have been hunting for an 'old man' as you put it, but everywhere I have enquired so far just seems to be tooled up for doing straight swaps on shoes with a Goodyear welt.
Someone else told me a place called Tony's heel bar are quite handy, so will look them up too.
Yea they may just be a stuck on through-sole. Or originally two thin layers of leather. A pair of moccasins I found show stitching inside but nothing outside. Really subtle layers of leather.
No stitches or nails that I can see originally, so it's been done either entirely with glue, or by using a hidden channel. I have been hunting for an 'old man' as you put it, but everywhere I have enquired so far just seems to be tooled up for doing straight swaps on shoes with a Goodyear welt.
Someone else told me a place called Tony's heel bar are quite handy, so will look them up too.