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Haven't figured out how to incorporate these into my style but at $15 from Goodwill I couldn't say no.

Doc Marten 3989 in really good condition. They were just extremely dusty when I got them-- couldn't even make out the yellow stitching. The 'before' picture is already after brushing off all the dust though.

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After some mink oil:
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Album with more pics if anyone is interested. https://imgur.com/a/WDuWo

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Just got my Bakers Oxfords resoled for the third time.  Went with the white gloxi cut for a change of pace.  They are much lighter than the christy sole I had on there and about as spongy as the original 2021.

Edit: LOL, there is some weird compression happening in the pics, maybe because i shot in portrait orientation but these shoes look smaller than they actually are

 

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3 hours ago, mlwdp said:

Whatever happened to the brand Chippewa?

I they are still around. They seem to be a more budget friendly made in USA brand like Throgood but, seem to be more geared towards work boots only.

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So heres a quick shot of my Redwing rebuild. 

They started out as 875s on a Christy sole and now have a Full storm welt on leather mid sole and Dr.Sole raw cord sole and heel. The mid and welt were stained and waxed as well. 

Here with a black flat waxed lace, but Felix (the bookmaker) recommends a brown to sit properly on these. 

The new welt will most likely darken over time, and I'm tempted to wax them with a slightly darker wax to bring them down a tone. All in good time. 

There's also a few very neat touches that were thrown in that I've just noticed today. I'll update all of this further with detailed pictures.

To all intents and purposes these boots are (almost) new, in that they look and feel (better) and have been hand remade. I couldn't be happier with them. I've already voiced the idea of a pair of handmade boots, maybe boondockers....?

Felix is based in Shoreditch, London, and hand makes boots to order This is something people in the UK will be pleased to hear. 

If you especially like Engineers you should definitely check him out. 

https://www.instagram.com/felixjouanneau/

 

Edit: put a couple of extra pictures up.

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23 hours ago, ElTadashi said:

I they are still around. They seem to be a more budget friendly made in USA brand like Throgood but, seem to be more geared towards work boots only.

 

 I remembered when they tried to make a "Archive" collection a few years ago.  Don't know what happened to it.  Seems like most of the models got discontinued or landed on EBay.  

A scathing opinion on this collection:

http://vintageengineerboots.blogspot.com/2013/06/chippewas-not-so-original-engineer-boot.html?m=1

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2 hours ago, ElTadashi said:

Ahh. I never seen that collection before myself. Typically I see Chippewa boots in  general work boot shops.

Rakuten used to be a great place to get hard to find Chippewa boots.  I remember a couple members here liked their models.  Once Chippewa started offering their same models on their US site,  Rakuten prices went down.  I think Chippewa even has their own Rakuten store now.

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8 hours ago, fre-co said:

Today I wore my cigar shell indys to go and buy some Black Sign Tokyo service shoes

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Post more pics of these!

It's not everyday you see Black Sign on here!  Black Sign has been on my radar lately, mostly thec clothing though.  How did you get these?  

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I’m in Tokyo right now - the store is in ebisu. They have some great stuff and the guy there was very helpful and friendly.

They had a nice selection of Wesco and whites and about 4-5 black sign original boots - each in different colors.

denim, shirts, jackets, leather, accessories etc was all excellent looking.

Definitely a brand to keep an eye on. 

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On 2/22/2018 at 8:21 PM, Iron Horse said:

Red Wing Pecos today:

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Those look sharp in suede. When I was growing up in south Texas everyone had the regular brown leather Pecos. The more scuffed up the better. We’d do everything we could to scratch them up as quick as possible haha

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17 hours ago, Bbressler said:

Those look sharp in suede. When I was growing up in south Texas everyone had the regular brown leather Pecos. The more scuffed up the better. We’d do everything we could to scratch them up as quick as possible haha

Yeah, the more roughed up the better, same goes for these roughouts :D

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4 hours ago, MJF9 said:

The Lofgren M43 look great @Iron Horse.

Has anyone tried/owned both the Lofgren M43 and the Viberg Boondocker? Would be interested in views on how they compare?

(It looks like the Viberg on the 2045 last, rather than the 2030, is more akin to the Munson in terms of shape.)

I have not tried on or owned any Lofgrens, but I have a 2045 boot. The 2045 is very much a Munson last. Tons of toe room with a narrower heel.

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Scored a pair of vintage made in Ireland Clark Wallabees so I thought I'd throw up some comparison pics against my run-of-the-mill pair.

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The crepe is much stiffer on the Ireland pair, the one on the left, though I can't tell if its a product of age. I upgraded the laces on the pair on the right, the original laces were terrible. The Ireland pair's laces are elastic which is interesting. The leather on the Ireland pair actually seems a little thinner but in terms of quality/aesthetics the clear winner is Ireland. My pair was made in Vietnam though many others are made in China. The Chinese pairs also come with leather trim around the ankle.

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