Evolution of Leather Goods: Before and After Pictures

[youkinorn2]

beat-ass desert boots:

[~Stangzorized~]

sick

10 char

[enojy]

i have a pair of beeswax desert boots, but i can rarely wear them anymore. operating a clutch is a royal pain in the ass in them.

skull midlength medallion wallet at a year or so--

[drapygo]

[poly800rock]

i have a pair of beeswax desert boots, but i can rarely wear them anymore. operating a clutch is a royal pain in the ass in them.

does the crepe stick in the rain?

[xcoalesce]

~8 months (click pic to enlarge)

[fespon]

Did you use oil or just tanning in the sun?

[gas prices kill]

xcoalesce,

shit is mad buttery kid

[Quinnskimo]

i have a pair of beeswax desert boots, but i can rarely wear them anymore. operating a clutch is a royal pain in the ass in them.

...surprised you find that to be a problem. I find the thin-ish crepe sole to be quite responsive. I ain't racin the streets or anything, though. Just drivin and flippin my bird at fuckers who don't pay attention.

[xcoalesce]

Did you use oil or just tanning in the sun?

havent used oil since the 3 month evolution (the middle set of the pic) and i do tan it somewhat on car rides to work by leaving it in the dashboard, but i havent done that lately also since there was no sun.

thanks all!

[enojy]

...surprised you find that to be a problem. I find the thin-ish crepe sole to be quite responsive. I ain't racin the streets or anything, though. Just drivin and flippin my bird at fuckers who don't pay attention.

it's not so much the playability with the pedal, but moreso the low clearance of it, combined with the heel, and my anal necessity of a floor mat. mainly the heel, though. i snag it on the floor from time to time and it upsets whatever shifting i'm doing. i wore them to work for the past couple of days, though, and i think i'm getting used to it.

[party pooped]

I used up some illegal work time this morning to snap a photo of my redwings:

Only about a month in.

[khoiphan92]

Here's my dads belt. He's had it for about 5-10 years and has never oiled or tanned it PURPOSELY. i say that because he doesn't give a shit about the belt and to him, it's just a belt. It's probably tanned because sometimes he wears his shirt tucked in and as for oiling, it could have been oiled by anything. It started natural, so he says.. and the time line is not 100% accurate because he said it was 10 years old. but he always exaggerates the oldness of his clothes to show me you don't really need new clothes.

notice the different shades of brown

"bruises" from the belt buckle.

ill oil it and post pictures after if anyone is curious if itll look any different. i am a bit...

[emmitbrown]

Here's my dads belt. He's had it for about 5-10 years and has never oiled or tanned it PURPOSELY. i say that because he doesn't give a shit about the belt and to him, it's just a belt. It's probably tanned because sometimes he wears his shirt tucked in and as for oiling, it could have been oiled by anything. It started natural, so he says.. and the time line is not 100% accurate because he said it was 10 years old. but he always exaggerates the oldness of his clothes to show me you don't really need new clothes.

If that really did start out natural, can you give your Dad some +rep for me?

[khoiphan92]

that sounds pretty wrong but sure. yeah i couldn't really capture it but you can tell it started out raw.

[kenthenoob]

discovered a local red wing store a little less than 3miles from my house on yelp. bought a pair of the traditional 875s and have been wearing them everyday. they just get better and better!

TIME TO CRUSH SOME SKULLZ

[beatle]

Redmoon evo

[youkinorn2]

Corter wallet (with my own ghettorigged reign eyelet):

I need to try to get some of the indigo staining off, I feel like.

[farmer]

really like that wallet beatle. perfect size.

Ive had this for at least 5 years. Haven't been able to part with it mainly for sentimental reasons.

[pacosdad]

just went thru the last hundred pages or so...what a great thread!!

[Superstar]

[buh]

I totally agree -- here are some pics of my Muji wallet:

I only got it in June, so there's not much evo yet. I didn't tan or oil it, just natural wear. I'm thinking about trying Lexol to clean and condition when the time comes... maybe?

aww nice wallet, where can i buy this online ? plsss

[farmer]

Samurai belt around 3 months. Treated with Obenauf's and tanned(in a greenhouse:D).

results from pulling my knife out of my "watch" pocket several times a day.

[bahnahnahs]

My redmoon wallet.. but sadly have to sell it to fund for other stuffs........in supermarket now

[who8mahrice]

Corter midlength

[CJsmalls]

it's just over 10 months old now

May not be too interesting as lots of these have been posted, but meh, thought I might as well share.

[fattybfat]

Thanks for sharing CJ, alots of these have been posted for a reason, but pics is never enough, really like the wallet and especially the last pics!

[fattybfat]

I have mine for almost 2.5 years now, use daily, Not as dark as many of the other RM is ,maybe because i never oiled it, used Lexol conditioner maybe every 6 months. Definately need to get it repair when i go back to Hong Kong next time. The snap wont close and lose stitching. But i believe is free for repair, only pay s&h.

[CJsmalls]

Thanks fatty, yours is looking great, rich color

looks like you managed to keep it pretty indigo-free too

I had a hard time deciding on a long wallet or a short wallet, love both

[ramennn]

Friend just got his Tanner wallet in. What should he oil it with? Is there anything else he should do with it other than that? He's tanning it right now.