Combining 2 shapes in Photoshop CS6

i have shape, has no fill, it's outline, let's it's outline of leg.

 

now want draw outline inside leg outline, don't want 2 end 2 separate shapes (2 layers), want draw 2nd outline directly first one, it's 1 big vector shape.

 

for reason seems impossible in photoshop cs6. if select combine shapes, menu, free form pen tool , draw 2nd outline 1st outline, when stop drawing don't end 1 outline combined (on top of) first, instead seems weird clipping , end first outline shrinking, , outline drew appearing not outline path.

 

this works in flash pro, draw shape, draw 1 on top , have both combined, no fuss no bother. can vary stroke strength @ point along line in flash, i'm not sure possible in photoshop.

 

any ideas what's going wrong in photoshop or how in photoshop?

 

thanks advice.

can post screen shot? think may not seeing think you're seeing. photoshop raster-based application , not handle vector same way vector-based application, flash, does. flash doesn't use layers in same way photoshop does, not group shapes same way photoshop does.

 

when create shape, closed object, if not have fill color applied. paths on outside of shape stroke. try using subtract shape instead , see if gives looking for.

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