Wooden shoes have become a Dutch cliché—a symbol of the low-lying Netherlands’ past. Even their name, klompen (yes, the singular is klomp), has a fun and oh-so-Dutch ring to it. But it turns out that ...

Just decades ago there were thousands. Now only about 30 Dutch clog-makers remain, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes more often found today as fridge-magnets rather than footwear.

Just decades ago there were thousands. Now only about 30 Dutch clog-makers remain, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes more often found today as fridge-magnets rather than footwear.

AMSTERDAM, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Dutch are known worldwide for their wooden shoes, but the recent rare discovery of a 500-year-old one in the city of Alkmaar has shown just how widespread their use ...