Abstract: Footwear, tires and apparatus for manufacturing the same. The articles have untreated traction grooves formed therein and friction-providing surfaces contiguous to said traction grooves. Apparatuses for producing the respective articles include a fiberglass mat or equivalent upon which adhesives and abrasives are embedded on sandpaper manufacturing equipment and further includes a piercing cut out means the cuts out footwear soles from the treated mat to suit design. Apparatus for producing tires having traction and friction surfaces is housed within a pit or well so that a vehicle may be driven into position thereatop so that such apparatus may treat the vehicles tires as desired by harnessing the weight of the vehicle to achieve the desired embedding.