Shoes that look better with age...

[dan1985]

RW Iron Ranger @ 4 Month

Edited August 12, 2013 by dan1985

[pepper davies]

came across this album and thought sufu might appreciate.  a bunch look like junk but pretty amazing to see all these old shoes.

 

http://imgur.com/a/ock1Q?gallery#0

[Aries]

My natural CXL Indys, 4 months in, wear at least a few times a week.

[ThinFinn]

starting to show some wear...

 

viberg service boots - vintage tan smooth

 

just to show what's under the jeans

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

duo Viberg fight from rafa 

[ThinFinn]

viberg, eeeeeh Lone Wolf engineer boots

LW300 with modified sole:

to cont.

Edited August 13, 2013 by ThinFinn

[ThinFinn]

cont.

Edited August 13, 2013 by ThinFinn

[coleslawyum]

Berry Nice Macro Shots… The blockish heel is a vast improvement from the original. No outsole stitcher?

[pepper davies]

Does anyone know of any natural veg tan leather shoes?  The Blackbird Esquivel hobo shoes were beautiful, but aren't in production anymore and $750 still seems steep.  The Hender Scheme shoes are beautiful, but not really looking for sneakers (and they don't come in big enough sizes for me anyway...)

 

Any help would be appreciated...

 

 

[hollowsleather]

Tender did a boot in natural veg:

 

 

Unionmade still has 9 and 11.  Very not cheap.  Appear to be built like tanks.

Edited August 14, 2013 by hollowsleather

[garden gnomes in space]

those weigh about 10 pounds each.  my brief handling confirms Hollows assessment; Built like tanks

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[summ3rhays]

My Viberg Service Boots at 3 months of consistent wear. 

 

 

[ThinFinn]

Berry Nice Macro Shots… The blockish heel is a vast improvement from the original. No outsole stitcher?

nope the outsole is "just" clued together...done by Willie's Shoe Service btw..

fit pics

Edited August 15, 2013 by ThinFinn

[coleslawyum]

For the amount of money you spent for the re-sole (I imagine it was a lot) they could've stitched the outsole. Looks great anyway. Did you have them re-last with a flatter toe box?

[itsbenhere]

I could've missed something but I don't think he's done anything to those boots.

 

Edit: damnit nevermind just read above...

Edited August 15, 2013 by itsbenhere

[Noodle36]

My Wolverine 1000 Mile boots after a number of month solid wear.  I treated them with Obenaufs HDLP here about a week ago and the scuffs on the toes darkened a bit.  With the scratch in the side of the one boot I have dedicated them to roof duty so they are getting their fair share of shingle rash.

Sorry about the Iphone pictures in terrible light.

 

 

 

[ThinFinn]

For the amount of money you spent for the re-sole (I imagine it was a lot) they could've stitched the outsole. Looks great anyway. Did you have them re-last with a flatter toe box?

thanks mate...don't worry though, i've bought them 2nd hand and the amount of money i've spent on the boots wasn't that wild. actually quite a great deal (considering the price of the boot + the price of that re-sole job)...so all is good

[superfuzz]

Willie's does great work, Finn. I don't think you have to worry about the sole. Congrats on your first pair of engineers!

[NewStandard]

how did this not get posted here?

http://hypebeast.com/2013/8/3sixteen-x-viberg-1950-service-johan-special-boot

[Double 0 Soul]

^Because its awful.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Edward Green Galway veldtschoen boot

 

 

 

 

And just had a couple of pairs back from the Shoe Healer. The heels on the Galways below were coming lose so he reattached them but with the addition of a leather stack; he also sorted out new heels, cover soles and toe taps for the Tricker's high leg brogue boots.

 

 

 

 

[sklark_23]

Saw someone was wondering about pistoleros

 

 

[fre-co]

how did this not get posted here?http://hypebeast.com/2013/8/3sixteen-x-viberg-1950-service-johan-special-boot

"Multicoloured welt" - hypebeast spreading knowledge with quality journalism.

I like the comments too...

[fre-co]

Saw someone was wondering about pistoleros

That's a wealth of detailed information. Thanks for sharing.

Edited August 16, 2013 by fre-co

[ilovemygetz]

Valiant from Sagara,Indonesia

(good year welt)

[CrashTestBrummie]

Freshly waxed Galways below now that autumn is on its way. Decided to try Chelsea Leather Food this time round instead of Obenauf's, and I'm very impressed with how well the dubbin was absorbed with no real greasy hangover.

 

Of course, the proof of the pudding will be in the next dozen or so downpours...

 

[mlwdp]

Well, I guess I'll blow up the spots.
 

 

Chippewa's US made archival line that is suppose to rival Wolverine 1000 and Red Wing has finally dropped.  They're up now on Zappos:

 

http://www.zappos.com/chippewa-men~2#!/chippewa-men~2?s=isNew/desc/goLiveDate/desc/recentSalesStyle/desc/

 

The engineer from the archival line already has a few size left

 

 

 

 

Also, Danner Japan has revamped almost all the original models for the JP crowd, including a new website

 

http://jp.danner.com/products/index.html

 

 

New model from Danner available, which is US made with Horween

 

http://www.danner.com/boots/dfmeb-premium.html

Edited August 18, 2013 by mlwdp

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Planetarium]

I feel like the belle of the ball.

 

 

8180 loden green, Japanese version with camo hiking laces, barely worn, just arrived.