a pad box for conforming the bottom of a shoe to that of a last comprises shoe bottom engaging material , a forepart supporting member and a waist supporting member both engageable with the material , the members being pivotally interconnected , means for adjusting the angle between the members , and a further adjusting means by which both members may be jointly tilted without altering a selected angle of adjustment between the members . additionally , the pad box preferably includes a means for varying the effective length of the waist engaging member .