{"id":5032,"date":"2011-07-26T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T19:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannarisse.com\/blog\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2012-12-09T00:55:40","modified_gmt":"2012-12-09T07:55:40","slug":"studio-visit-jeff-mandels-exit-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/studio-visit-jeff-mandels-exit-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Visit: Jeff Mandel&#8217;s ExIT Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently had the pleasure of visiting Jeff Mandel&#8217;s Custom shoe shop in Portland with some friends. Jeff&#8217;s shoes are completely and lovingly handmade to fit your feet like no shoes has ever before. The tools of his trade are almost as beautiful as his shoes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5975667415\/\" title=\"IMG_1299.JPG by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6015\/5975667415_34c46917ae.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_1299.JPG\"><\/a><br \/>\nShoe lasts and women&#8217;s shoes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5976230248\/\" title=\"IMG_1298.JPG by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6147\/5976230248_612047a4b2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_1298.JPG\"><\/a><br \/>\nCabinet full of gorgeous examples of Jeff&#8217;s fine craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5975666551\/\" title=\"IMG_1297.JPG by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6014\/5975666551_f9f5b0ff6f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_1297.JPG\"><\/a><br \/>\nI call this the grinder pounder machine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5976228162\/\" title=\"IMG_1294.JPG by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6136\/5976228162_72f92594cb.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_1294.JPG\"><\/a><br \/>\nWall of Awls<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5975662469\/\" title=\"bunyons explained by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6126\/5975662469_0553e4b69e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"bunyons explained\"><\/a><br \/>\nBunyons explained<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5976222800\/\" title=\"ExIT Shoes by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6128\/5976222800_35155bb9fd.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"ExIT Shoes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5976229358\/\" title=\"bike shoes by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6023\/5976229358_bfebb97621.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"bike shoes\"><\/a><br \/>\nDiscussing bike shoes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5975660643\/\" title=\"IMG_1287.JPG by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6011\/5975660643_4e42d037e1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_1287.JPG\"><\/a><br \/>\nThe tool wall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5976223548\/\" title=\"IMG_1285.JPG by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6006\/5976223548_382bf27245.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"IMG_1285.JPG\"><\/a><br \/>\nSlicer dicer aligator<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5975659485\/\" title=\"ExIT Shoes by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6022\/5975659485_963dd862c0.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"500\" alt=\"ExIT Shoes\"><\/a><br \/>\nwall of lasts<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Mandel<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.exitshoes.com\/exit\/\">ExIT Shoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.exitshoes.com\/exit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/pair29-300x240.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nExample of Jeff&#8217;s handmade shoes from his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exitshoes.com\/exit\">website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently had the pleasure of visiting Jeff Mandel&#8217;s Custom shoe shop in Portland with some friends. 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