Shoes that look better with age...

[edmond]

not really the same options can be different

[Mich]

Could we do brown dress leather?

[edmond]

i think that should not be a problem

[rayw44]

I've tried to get them to do the brown sd leather for awhile now, and Kyle keeps telling me whites has no plans to use it or allow it in the Nomads.

If we can get it I will be in, and I will definitely get the shafts narrowed.

[edmond]

narrowing shafts they really dont wanna do it

but kyle is working on the leather option specially brown dress

[js0930]

i'd be in for brown dress as well. been waiting for that to become an option on the nomads since they came out.

[aho]

Sounds amazing but no cash flow for me

[Mich]

What's the standard height of the Nomad's shaft?

Ed, if Baker chop off the shaft they need to reconstruct the top of the shaft and reattach the top straps and buckles, isn't that costly?

[edmond]

whites thru bakers wont allow us to narrow or or shorten the shaft

[edmond]

[edmond]

lonewolfs when they were a couple of months old

 

[Crat]

Step 2 from previous page.

 

Washed & cleaned

 

Obenaufed. 

 

 

[patrick_b]

Nicely done Chris! Thanks for the follow up.

[Noodle36]

Recently decided that a vibram lug sole was a better option for my 1000 mile boots.  I posted pics of the previous sole awhile back, but here is it again

 

 

I had a couple of slips this winter and the last straw was I reinjured or re-tore meniscus in my left knee.  So I took them back to my boot guy to put on a lug sole.  I put the same sole on a pair of Allen Edmonds boots so figured it was an easy switch.

Wasn't the case apparently with the Wolverines.  I can't explain it myself but they are not worth their pricetag.  My guy told me to stick with Allen Edmonds.

Anyways, here are some pics

The shoe is perfectly balanced.

 

 

 

 

He had to trim a good portion of the heel in order to have the boot balance (cant)

 

 

close up of the heel and how much was taken off

 

 

The sole itself

 

 

 

I think they look great with the new sole.  I also think I am very fortunate to have such a talented cobbler.

[Vanquish Gold]

[youngofthesoonest]

Recently dyed some shoes and shirts for the fiancé's bday and during the session decided to dye my iron rangers as well. it's a ton of blue but i think it came out really well! These were all done by Rain of Darn It. 

 

 

[Kwaker]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yikes ... this is quite an unflattering angle

[schmallo15]

 

Nice.  Looks like you've gotten some good wear on these.  Barrie last?

[Vanquish Gold]

Nice.  Looks like you've gotten some good wear on these.  Barrie last?

 

Grant Last. Flexible enough to wear them to office.

[SLAB]

I recently sold my MF Road Champs because of the heel slippage.

 

Is it always to be expected in engineer boots or do I need to search for another brand/model?

I have fairly thin ankles and legs so I'm probably looking for an engineer boot with thin shafts? 

 

Any suggestions? Preferably a black leather that fades to brown and soft toe.

[rayw44]

Get the Phigvel version that Hickorees has available now in black. They literally hit every criteria you are looking for.

 

Plus they look awesome, the celastic toe collapses to a nice flat look with wear, and they have a number of other nice details you may not notice until you get them in hand.

[hollowsleather]

Ray do you have any shots of a worn-in Phigvel boot?  I don't think I've seen any, but the leather they use looks *really* nice.

[superfuzz]

Hey Slab, I know that Brian the Bootmaker is going to start making Role Club engineers. I think they will be made to order, so that should solve your heel slippage. Seeing his repair work, I think his boots will be great. You might want to contact him about price. I think they will be available soon.

 

I'd like to see a worn pair of those Phigvels as well.

[onehundy]

Have your own last made with a narrow shaft. You will have some slippage regardless.

[Quoise1203]

Ray do you have any shots of a worn-in Phigvel boot?  I don't think I've seen any, but the leather they use looks *really* nice.

 

I've been thinking about these as well. I think this might be a pic of them (at least that's what the tag said when I searched on google images).

 

http://a1.smlycdn.com/data/product2/1/8217fd22441f95ad9bbe9870caaf9f83e4c4ac32_m.jpg

Edited May 31, 2014 by Quoise1203

[SLAB]

hey Rayw44, I think you had to pre-order for those; site of Hickorees shows them as sold out

thanks superfuzz, I forgot about Brian, definitely an option

[Mich]

hi guys kyle is gonna give me 5 percent off if there are 4 of us and more discount the more we add to the bulk buy

Ed, is this still on, or should i contact Kyle directly? Sorry, pm-ing you doesn't work.

Any updates on using SD brown dress leather on a Nomad?

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Maynard Friedman]

At the very least you'd have to take that tassel thing off the front, they'd probably look better without it.

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser