I don’t think so and I trimmed a good bit back, but with that said, after separating and re-gluing, the outsole is definitely sitting a hair shorter than the mid sole, so it is a possibility i induced some CTE related stress.
On a side note, the cardone punch works beautifully.
My only issue now is the dr sole material doesn’t want to stay open at all after being punched, so getting a needle through each side to saddle stitch is pretty much impossible. I ordered some hooked curved needles that match the awl geometry, so should be able to lock stitch it when they come in.
Yah, it’s delightfully janky looking and I did some reshaping of the awl tip on the whetstone, but with some modifications from one of the guys in the discord to help with awl release it works really well.
