thinker0217

5 hours ago, Iron Horse said:

Dr. Sole recently did an interview with Michiya Suzuki, former director of Red Wing Japan:

https://www.drsole2011.com/blog-1/my-favorite-boots-9

Michiya has a new YouTube channel dedicated to boots too:

 

Thanks a lot for sharing, Bryan. 

Hope you guys enjoy the interview. Any feedback will be much appreciated! 

Thanks,

Measurements are provided as below:

1955 501XX Tag size: W36 x L36

Waist: 43cm / 17"

Inseam: 86cm / 33 7/8"

Front Rise: 32cm / 12 5/8"

Back Rise: 41cm / 16 1/8"

Hem: 23cm / 9"

125 1st Blue Jeans Tag size: W34 x L36

Waist: 42cm / 16 1/2"

Inseam: 93cm / 36 5/8"

Front Rise: 33.5cm / 13 1/4"

Back Rise: 45cm / 17 3/4"

Hem: 22cm / 8 5/8"

A fair offer will always be acepted ;-) 

I turned the small and hard-to-use NOS thin heels made by Cat's Paw into larger, more usable and durable heels. Only a small quantity is made due to the low stock number of NOS thin heels. 

NOS thin heels:

Conversion:

Before & After:

The thin heels come in two styles; rubber half heels and combination. The below is the combination (rubber & leather):

Rubber Half Heels:

These are another styles made from Cat's Scoop heels. They are even rarer...I collect only two pairs of the small scoop heels, so only two pairs are made...The scoop heels are embossed with the Lucian Bernhard cat and the words - CAT'S PAW WON'T SLIP. Very nice and delicate! 

Love these new heels: 

The new heels look nice with the cork soles  :

These are rare and no longer being made for a while. 

Please don't let them go if they fit you ;-)

Levi's Vintage Clothings LVC 125 1st Blue Jeans 

These engineer boots had a nailed down construction. I made these boots to a welt construction. These are the before pictures.

Hi Brian,

Did you replace the original leather insole, or channel the original insole?

Amazing job!!

Red Wing #2268 x Original Dr. Sole #3060 Cushion Sportsman

Resoled & Dubbed: Roughout Service Boots (Boondockers) by At the Front x Original Dr. Sole Raw Cord sole and heel

Any ideas how long these new soles last? Say wearing em four days a week on average?

The rubber compound of these cork sole is nitrile rubber, which is more long-lasting and durable than other synthetic rubber compounds. These boots have been worn more than 20 times since they were resoled, and the patterns on the sole are still unworn and clear. So, I am very confident in the durability of these cork sole. 

Do you offer a resole service? I would be interested to see what you could do with my knackered old Whites Oxfords.

Funnily enough I was wondering if he did too...

Yes, I offer the resole service as long as you don't mind the high international shipping cost. 

Please contact me at: [email protected] if you need any info. 

I'll update a price list on my website for shoe-repair in the near future.  

Re-heeled & Greased: White's Semi-Dress (Swing Last)

They're not actually mine, I just found the photo on a blog and remembered you posted a picture of a similar pair. I'm not really a boot nut, but I really enjoy your posts.

Thanks a lot :-) 

How much are these going for? Can't find a stockist or online store. They need to make raw/tan and black versions. Love the minimal stitching and design.

 To my knowledge, these will only be made in dark brown. And very limited amount will be made.  

Re-heel Trilogy: White's Semi-Dress (Swing Last)

I guess thinker0217 will appreciate this picture of some vintage boots...

 

501XX4ever,

Thanks for sharing; those are bad asses!! 

I can't tolerate the mold on the boots, which makes me want to clean the boots for you...

I'll share my another pair 50's vintage engineer boots later :-)

Some updates of  my Red Wing The 100th Anniversary #1909

Red Wing #2268 PT91

Hand-riveted reinforcement

Hand-riveted by a friend of mine, who is a leather craftsman. OK, I admit it is more like a aesthetic reason than practical purpose to rivet the boots, but, it makes me feel better when I put on the boots     

Can't agree with Aho more. Thinker I also heard you may have a few interesting engineer boots. Care to share?

Not a problem 

Keep dropping that knowledge and pictures thinker, this thread is the best thing to happen to sufu in a while...

Will do, sir ;-)

Resoled Red Wing #866

Original Dr. Sole #3060 Cushion Sportsman

Resoled Red Wing #8130

Original Dr. Sole #3070 Cushion Wanderer

here are my 12yr olds, but starting to crack up, still wearing them though, resoled with DrSole, super comfy, and almost bouncy!

sorry for the shitty phone pics, but my cam is giving me some problems...

and thanks to thinker for hookin up!!!

 

My pleasure ;-)

Thanks a lot and enjoy the soles. 

Someone in another forum, who seemed to know what he was talking about, said that all White's have a Goodyear welt even though they look "stitched down" like a Viberg boot.  Also said he preferred that to stitched down because it is more waterproof.  I have to say though, the Vibergs I have had have about as tight a welt as you can imagine; maybe not totally waterproof, but clearly good enough for everyday (and then some).

White's stitch-down is pretty much like a combination of stitch-down and Goodyear welted construction, which is quite unique. I would say it's very similar to Norwegian welted construction: the vamps are folded outward and stitched beneath the welt. The difference lies in the way leather welt is folded, and the visibility of the first stitching.

For White's boots, the first stitching that connects the insole, vamps and welt is concealed; invisible from appearance. On the other hand, the first stitching on Norwegian boots is visible. 

Norwegian Welted Construction:

White's welt-sewing (sewn by hand):  

White's stitch-down are used on its main lines, such as Smoke Jumper, Semi-Dress, and Nomad. However, there are other product lines using "true" Goodyear welted construction, such as the Vintage series, Hathorn Ranchers, and so on.

Hathorn Rancher:

Besides, White's has another shoe-making method. When you choose "close trim" on the sole, the standard double stitch on the sole will become single stitch. In this case, the uppers are not turned outward; instead, the uppers are trimmed off and only the welt are stitched to the leather midsole and outsole, which make it a little bit like Goodyear welted construction.

Close trim:

In a nutshell, the more I dig into White's, the more I like it. There is no doubt that White's makes high quality boots. It's even more impressive that it uses several constructions to build boots, which we don't see from other famous bootmaker.  

Hey Thinker, I believe this might have been discussed at length in another thread but what do you prefer about Goodyear welt over stitch-down?

I think it's just my personal preference. 

But in terms of the ease of resole, the life of Goodyear welted footwear can be extend longer than stitch-down footwear. Stitch-down footwear can only be resoled for very limited times unless the vamps are replaced too. As I mentioned before, if you send your Wesco boots back to factory for re-building, Wesco will probably replace the vamps too. 

Besides, in general, Goodyear welted shoes/boots are lighter than Wesco/Viberg stitch-down ones.  

 

Anyone own the White's Vintage boot in the Otto line?

http://www.whitesboots.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30474

Looking for some background info or stats on these...Not sure why they warrant a lower price tag or if this means lower quality, but I'm in the market for another pair of White's

Just realized BLUE GEAR had a pair of the Blacks and comments that the leather wore pretty quickly exposing brown:

http://blog.livedoor.jp/char3red3/archives/cat_41135.html

 

What really caught my eyes is "Goodyear welt construction."

I didn't realize White's offer true Goodyear welted boots before I saw this. I always prefer Goodyear to stitch-down.  

Thanks for the info, which would really makes me pull the trigger for one pair of those boots.