Shoes that look better with age...

[onehundy]

I wonder how high this will go. I think Marineabilly needs to add this to his collection!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-NOS-50s-Leather-ENGINEER-Motorcycle-BECK-Boots-/140542060609?pt=US_Mens_Vintage_Shoes&hash=item20b8f5a841#ht_734wt_907

[k4727]

Hey can anyone explain the difference between a bounty hunter and a semi-dress (standard last)

[k4727]

I prefer the WB. A lot more supple without loosing strength.

the french calf feels almost plastic to me.

ALso what kind of leather are these

[nattomoto]

This is a problem that you're going to encounter with any steel toe boot... it's unavoidable. From my understanding, the celastic toe is simply a reinforcement for the toe box and not in any way a replacement for a steel toe. And to comply with my company (as well as gov't regulations), I have to have a steel toe boot.

When I tried to get the SD with a Steel Toe, I was told directly by White's that they hadn't tested the boot with the steel toe and they did not want to sell a product they couldn't stand by.

Ultrasound has some pics of s Steel Toe SD:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/kj17578/article?mid=357

Not sure if it was a sample or what.

[nattomoto]

ALso what kind of leather are these

Black Cherry Water Buffalo.

[k4727]

really, it looks like a brown though, while the first picture was distinctly reddish

[nattomoto]

really, it looks like a brown though, while the first picture was distinctly reddish

Yup. Here is a pic of it after being worn a bit

[k4727]

ahh those look beautiful man, great boots

[nattomoto]

ahh those look beautiful man, great boots

they aren't mine - I am just engulfed in SD details at the moment so I can place an order.

[morse9443]

When I tried to get the SD with a Steel Toe, I was told directly by White's that they hadn't tested the boot with the steel toe and they did not want to sell a product they couldn't stand by.

SD is a light utility shoe with no reason to have a steel toe, other than fashionz. If you want that look, go with a double celastic toe.

Steel toes tear because there's no give for the leather when you scuff or drop something on the toe. Double celastic has a lot of protection (I have that) but is not tested to withstand high weights like steel, therefore not regulation for jobs that require the protection. Double celastic toe is less likely to tear because there's more give behind the leather. Also largely depends on the type of leather.

[Gang]

I usually wear sneaker with denim.

so wearing semi-dress feels little bit weired because of those arch support.

recently there's some people orderd their SD with 1/4 lower heels.

seems that lower heel with compsition half sole looks pretty stable.

but, '1/4 lower heel' can arch support just like original height heel?

I just want to know for my next pair of white's.

[AFTRMTH]

zakurie those are some nice boots

[denimjunky]

but, '1/4 lower heel' can arch support just like original height heel?

Youre sniffing in the right direction.

Less heel, less arch-ease.

[morkra]

"New" pair of shell shoes I picked up from a user off another forum...

My first taste of real shell and now now the bank account is going to hate me........

[SLAB]

just bought my first pair of English made boots; a pair of Alfred Sargent Culford boots. already suffering from buyers remorse lol

lets see how these play out in the fit department

[CrashTestBrummie]

Looking forward to seeing the pics, SLAB, the Culfords were on my radar until the Coniston popped up on German eBay...

[Maynard Friedman]

Nice, I used to have a shell suit back in the 80s, but that's a whole other matter...

"New" pair of shell shoes I picked up from a user off another forum...

My first taste of real shell and now now the bank account is going to hate me........

[CrashTestBrummie]

Nice, I used to have a shell suit back in the 80s, but that's a whole other matter...

I think the pre-edit text might've gone over a few heads

Baggy jeans and stripey tops, here. Madchester, anyone?

[kansas]

Layne- Have you thought about Wesco Boss w/steel toe option?

Maybe this doesn't meet your work needs, but they are awesome boots.

[fre-co]

If I needed a steel toe boot I'd probably go for the redwing 2268 engineer. I wouldn't want to wear steel toes outside of work if they were a requirement though.

[Layne]

Honestly, I don't think I could pull off an Engineer boot. I really like the look of them, but they're just not for me.

Anyways, thanks for the help folks. I rep'd where I could and will get back to others later.

[1ChrisTK1]

I have a question about shoe repair and I do not know where to post the question other than here, so here it is.

I have a pair of shoes with a double leather sole and the bottom layer has started to split apart from the top layer in one area. My question is: how do cobblers fix this without resoling (I do not have the money to pay someone to do a good job right now)? Or rather, can I just glue it back together myself without messing up the possibility of resoling them later?

If I can do it myself, what type of glue/adhesive should I use?

[onehundy]

super glue

[Paul T]

Superglue might be the worst choice as it's brittle. I think it's worth taking it to a cobbler and asking them to stitch it - in the past I've had it done for free, when I've had boots reheeled.

[onehundy]

also you can try this. its like 5 bucks from walmart.

shoe goo

http://www.eclecticproducts.com/shoegoo.htm

[arcarsenal]

Along the lines of superglue, Gorilla Glue might do the trick. It's incredibly strong and flexible even - to a point. If you go this route USE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE because that glue does not mess around and it likes to expand into a harder foam as it dries.

[fre-co]

How bad is it? Sometimes you might see a superficial gap appearing that doesn't come to anything. Anything more then a cobbler will do it. It happened on the heel of my trickers and the cobbler put s couple of nails in. I have my dads red wings which have the sole splitting because the welt stitch has rotten. Certainly not a job for super glue!

[mikedbt5]

Malton returned today from Shoehealer with a commando sole replacing the original leather outer sole . Whilst i love the job done on the stitching the most striking feature is the vastly improved contrasting finish to the outer edges of the sole/heels which is better than the original Trickers finish . Not a great pic tho ,that doesnt really do the boots justice .

[denimjunky]

1,5 years Iron Rangers after a slight buff.

[onehundy]

I'm about to send a pair of boots to bakershoe for a resole. Turns out they don't have a Rapid E and they do everything by hand. Will post pics after..