Footwear created by individual craftsmen have included boots, sandals, Clogs, moccasins, and shoes.
Typically they are made of Leather, Wood or other plant material, and often consist of multiple parts for better durability of the Sole, stitched to a leather upper.
Typically a shoemaker uses a Last to form the shoe on. Traditionally it has been made of either iron or wood. Some lasts are straight. Curved lasts come in pairs, one for left shoes, the other for right shoes.
The profession of shoemaking has had its own stories (Shoemaker's elves), patron saint (Saint Crispin), and proverbs ("The shoemaker's children are often shoeless").
Some types of ancient and traditionally-made shoes:
The SCA offers some advice about making period shoes.
Current crafters often use used car tire tread as a cheap alternative to creating soles.