Ever wonder how a stacked leather heel is made?

First they take large pieces of thick "cuoio" leather and cut them into various sizes depending on the heel shapes and stack them together with glue between each layer.

The layers of cuoio leather are like solid logs after the glue solidifies.

Then, there is a machine that is like a deli meat slicer that slices the stacked leather logs into thin slices.

The slices of stacked leather are brushed with a treatment and placed on racks before being applied with glue to the heels.

These heels have are waiting to have the outside stacked cuoio applied.  There are quite a few more steps in the process, but seeing as I'm not a photo journalist - I had to get back to my day job and work on some shoes!

Ruthie Davis Fall 2011 Palm Springs!