Make Your Own Geta Sandles

Step 6 Additional Finishing

The last thing to add to your geta is to round the corners of the sole and sand the whole thing smooth. Since I don't have my handy rasp on hand to carve down the corners I used a sidewalk to rasp down the corners and filed them smooth. A rasp or rought file would also be nice to bring the sole in perfectly flush with the teeth so the wood looks more like one piece. You can also finish them with a clear coat, but I chose to leave mine unfinished. You can also cut out and nail strips of rubber (bike tire perhaps?) to the bottoms of the teeth to quiet the clacking walk if you don't like it but that's part of the traditional charm of geta.

The geta I've made aren't the only style there is though. There are single tooth geta (tengu geta), and ones which have a front tooth that comes forward more like a normal shoe. There are geta with very thin and tall teeth for when it's wet or rainy out, and geta-style sandals made from more modern materials. Make yours however you like, there's plenty of room for playing with the design once you've got the basics down.

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[Soehave]

Nice instruction. I am going to make me a pair some day, thanks!