Shoes were and are made of leather. You can also get plastic or rubber shoes.
One of the duties of a shoemaker is to make shoes
A shoemaker makes custom shoes and does repairs to good quality footwear.
leather
Another name for a shoemaker, or someone who makes shoes, is a cobbler.
A " last"
The shoemaker and the elves
become an apprentice to a master shoemaker
it is a hot iron the harddens and shines the shoes
The climax of the story The Elves and The Shoemaker is when the Shoemaker catches the elves. He had wondered for many nights who was helping him fix the shoes and was shocked to find out elves where his mystery helpers.
A Shoemaker/Cordwainer/Cordovan or cobbler
Shoemaker (Or in olden days, a "cobbler")
A shoemaker or a cobbler makes custom shoes.