Shoes that look better with age...

[shredwin_206]

not pictured m43 JL en route. 
my 6” whites moc toe out for rebuild   
my 10877 red wing moc toes

[mlwdp]

@shredwin_206What width in White’s?

[shredwin_206]

16 hours ago, mlwdp said:

@shredwin_206What width in White’s?

8D in all

[tod]

[hurhur]

Flamepanda's Natural Horsehide Short Engineer boots.

[redragon]

@tod

Very nice!

On the other hand, My bison black version stays eternally black 

[mlwdp]

Selling my Unmarked boots 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203664644454

[julian-wolf]

Any experience with Noriei? https://noriei.jp/

 

Some really handsome looking makeups—seems like a similar aesthetic to MOTO

[julian-wolf]

MOTO shoes after another round of conditioner

pre- and post-brushing:

 

& in finished form (w/ slightly different lighting, & corn husk for reference):

 

[hurhur]

On 10/25/2021 at 9:29 AM, julian-wolf said:

Any experience with Noriei? https://noriei.jp/

Some really handsome looking makeups—seems like a similar aesthetic to MOTO

These are interesting!

https://onetenth.jp/feature/noriei-unfinished-oiled-cordovan

Found this website which features how the leather patinas.

[julian-wolf]

@hurhur Yes, their aging photos are what got me really interested—sadly, still haven’t been able to find much (any) info on sizing

Even just a comparison to standard JP sizing would be nice

[mpukas]

this boot looks f'g great 

It seems they do not sell through their website, only stockists? 

[julian-wolf]

^ Sort of—One Tenth, linked on the previous page, seems to be something like their flagship / primary retailer

[shredwin_206]

When whites refused to fix my whites moc toe boots. 
another Spokane boot maker came to the rescue and really blew me away. Such a better boot now. 

[Thanks_M8]

^great work by nicks, never knew they did repairs for other brands. Think they won the Moc-Toe-game with this :D 

[Duke Mantee]

White’s should be ashamed of themselves when you see that

[shredwin_206]

39 minutes ago, Thanks_M8 said:

^great work by nicks, never knew they did repairs for other brands. Think they won the Moc-Toe-game with this

They stopped repairing other brands a while back but they reached out to me when they heard how whites treated me. 

[mpukas]

The gauntlet has been thrown down. Incredible work! They're now a moc-toe SJ's. From what little I know of the history of the PNW boot makers, Otto taught Nick how to make boots, and then left to start his own company. 

@shredwin_206 we expect a report when you've had some wear on them. Congrats! 

[mlwdp]

Nicks is back in the moc toe game!

 

[Maynard Friedman]

Very impressive and thanks for posting. In reality that’s basically making you a brand new pair of boots, there’s so little of the original left!

[mpukas]

This scope is what White's did for me years ago when I had my SJ's rebuilt. I think it's standard - the only parts that are kept are the upper leather, tongue and eyes. Cost is considerably less than a new pair of boots. I have wonder how much savings is there, considering how much is salvaged. 

[diggers]

[Cozzie]

@shredwin_206, that was an outstanding video! There was something so satisfying about watching them shape and nail the lowers.  Much appreciated!

 

just started breaking in my new RDT roots in brown horse butt.  The grain to this leather has some unreal character so excited to see what they turn into with some abuse.

[mlwdp]

“When you’re at work and thinking of ways to sneak out of work because UPS just delivered your rebuilt Wesco Boss Horsehide engineers.”

 

Edited November 3, 2021 by mlwdp

[mlwdp]

REBUILT BLACK HORSEHIDE

longer instep strap using Horween Black Horsehide.  Wesco was able to find some for this order.

e width

resoled to 430 sole

Black vintage stitching 

[mlwdp]

Old pics of what they looked like before

[Broark]

I am a sucker for the Arpenteur x Paraboot collaborations, probably going to end up with a pair of these...

[julian-wolf]

Speaking of Paraboot: Anyone looked into Ando Shoes / Function Pulse as an option for that style of French / Alpine / whatever sort of thing? Seems like they have good pedigree and some satisfied reviews, but not a whole lot of info floating around…

Considering them for a pair of trekking boots

Edited November 10, 2021 by julian-wolf

[Broark]

@julian-wolf do you have any links? I tried a quick Google search and didn't find much.
I've been interested in hiker style boots lately so I'm curious what's out there.

[julian-wolf]

@Broark http://www.ando-shoe.com/home.htm