Sole construction for shoes

A sole construction for shoes, comprising at least two independently prefabricated parts formed of a wood material, said wood parts being interconnected to each other at an area that is located beneath the ball of the foot of the wearer by at least one flexible intermediate part that consists of foamed polyurethane, said intermediate part including a first outer portion located adjacent to the sole of the wearer's foot, a second outer portion located adjacent to the walking surface of said sole and a middle neck portion disposed beneath said first and second outer portions, the width of said intermediate part as measured in the longitudinal direction of said sole being greater at the marginal areas of said first and second outer portions than at the smallest width of said middle neck portion, the interfacing surfaces between said wood parts and said intermediate part being free from sharp edges, the upper portions of said interfacing surfaces tapering gradually arcuately upwardly and outwardly from said middle portion to the marginal areas of said first and second outer portions, and the portions of said interfacing surfaces in the marginal areas adjacent to the surface supporting the sole of the wearer's foot each being tangent to said latter surface without forming a step therewith.