Thanks.In my experience it is normally cork which causes squeaking in goodyear welted shoes.
Cork is inserted between the insole and the sole to:- A/ fill a cavity B/ give extra cushion when walking.
Occasionally the cork breaks up and rubbs against itself causing a squeak very much like polystyrene squeaks when it is rubbed togeather. The problem is easily overcome by the shoemaker taking the sole off and re-filling the cavity again, to be honest it happens occasionally with most welted shoes no matter who makes them but all shoemakers should except responsability for it.
This does not happen with bespoke shoes as most bespoke makers use felt ( Similar to roofing felt) to fill the cavity.
Dundee is the original tramping shoe and is an exellent sports shoe, gentlemen used to use shoes similar to this at the turn of the century for hunting game etc, they used to have triple hobbs (steel studs) put in the leather sole to give them more grip.
The style of Dundee was orginally designed for the Veldtschoen construction as it has no seams down the side of the upper, the cap is imitation and the upper is one peice of leather from front to back, this helps with the water resistance.
Originally this style was made mainly in heavy embossed leathers called Gorse calf, but in recent times this shoe has been made in normal calf skins and suedes, and is used as a regular shoe, probably more suitable for casual wear but still quite vesatile.
A good choice of shoe especially for durability.
Kind regards
Tony
Thank you but I'm sure it'lll be a while before that happens.