Yeah they did a pretty good job for the money. I'm not sure they make any boots like that anymore unless it's one of their heritage boots. If they even make a logger in the US anymore you can bet it's not made quite as well.
Redwing American made boots are just as good as far as craftsmanship goes. They still use the same 100 year old puritan sewing machines they always did. Redwing even own their own tannery. The difference is that RedWing tries to make boots for most price points. You can still buy great redwings. You can also buy glued sole junk redwings. You make the choice, not redwing.
It is my thought's that you have to be a human with a service heart to help people with there feet . You can tell alot about a person by whats on there feet and whether they are ready for life or not. I really want to come see her shop one day
I thought so too! I was surprised to see him doing it in the basin where he just scraped all the dirt and dust. Nothing like adding dirt to fresh conditioner!
@@thewizardsofthezoo5376you got to be careful using stuff like that. A lot of cooking oils like seed oils can acctually rot and cause damage, something made for conditioning g usually works better.
Just to throw this out there, you have kept my attention for 20 mins without a single word spoken (minus the sponsor), sir, as a young 25 yr old congratulations. My attention span is just as thin as the leather you work with. Yet you have made a masterpiece out of so little.
I can’t wait to get mine, I ordered them about a month ago, I think they’re going to ship out around October. I don’t mind waiting for a lifetime boot.
Can someone please explain to me what the rebar and hammer is for around the 25:30 mark? Is that to blunt any nails sticking up into the actual inside of the boot?
Firstly,It's a shame these Boots didn't get the deserving attention of a little care,Clean considering they're Not cheap rubbish from China mass produced. The transformation is incredible I must commend the outstanding workmanship by the craftsman I hope the owner takes a little more care of these beauties.🤩
I feel like it's a bit unfair to the red wings to have them filthy and unconditioned in the before shot and nice presentation of the newly shined rebuild for the after shot.
Ok, but the level of quality, craftsmanship and durability after the rebuild is undeniable. Red Wing boots are OK. Just OK. A full rubber sole and heel. Thin midsole, thin insole and a goodyear welt that lets in water changed to a stich down with thick oak tanned midsole and insole with a leather heel stack and shank. For the difference in price, it makes no sense not to start with Nicks. They also have rebuild videos with their own boots. Believe me, people who buy these boots for work do not treat them gently and they will all look as rough at some point. Which was the point.
I bought a pair of Nick's boots at a thrift store, they are just a little bit big , in the box mostly new . Can you rebuild them for my feet? I have always wanted a pair of Nick's boots! I have never had enough for a pair, about how much is a rebuild? Thank you !
I have the same redwing loggers. Mine are a size 11D. I’m just ordered Nicks Urban Loggers that were ready to ship they are a 10.5 D. I followed the online instructions for measuring my feet and 10.5 D in Nicks is what I came up with. I was an 11 exactly on the Nicks Fit sheet. The instructions say go down a half size. Anyone know how accurate that is
I think you are allowed one return, so as long as you get it close, you can always go up or down a size, as long as you don't wear them outside, or they show signs of wear. I think they even will send you a pair just for trying them on for size. This company does it right. Look at how labor intensive they are making this boot. Real craftsmen here.
💯💯💯💯💯💯 All the way on the Iron Ranger redrafted into NICKS🥇🥇🥇 That was chose for grain of leather (thickness). Normally the wash 🧼 comes after the brush down 😯🤔 but oil brought the leather back. Great job 👏🏾
My red wing loggers are falling apart after 2 years. The inside is completely detached, so taking them off is like pulling the whole innards inside out. I've been looking at this channel for months now trying to convince myself to get a pair of nicks but honestly seeing this makes me think that there's a chance for my red wings to have some life again
As a die hard redwing and thorogood boot fanatic for 20+ years I made the switch to a pair of Nicks Builder Pros. I can honestly say that I’m never going to a different boot haha. I just ordered a second pair and will probably rotate these for the next 20 years. After the break in period they are hands down the most comfortable and safest feeling boot I’ve ever worn.
I like the option of this rebuild. You get the broken in leather of the upper with better innards and an overall better build. It would likely cost as much as a new pair of redwings to have this done but with the added quality it seems worth it to me.
Redwimg boots are great boots especially for their price range. As with any mass produced boot less than $500 they are not going to be built as good as possible since they still need to make a profit especially when it is made in America. It definitely wouldn't make any financial sense to rebuild it to such an extent just the labor alone would cost more than the cost of replacing the boots completely. Replacing the solid rubber heel block with a leather one reduces the weight of the boots but it is less durable.
Would having a replaceable heal stack without having to resolve the whole boot be the better long term design tho? It wouldn’t have made sense for Redwing originally when they could just use Vibram’s ready made logger heal, but that maybe part of why the PNW heritage makers still do that.
🤷🏻♂️Who can work in a pair of boots without wearing the souls down at all?? Calling old but not used much to start with!? $300 minimum for a pair of crappy boots twice a year here in 🇦🇺 Just purchased a pair of riggers boots from yas🙂😁 can’t wait to give em a test👌🏻👍🏻
I have the same problem with my Red Wing or Irish Setters eating top my toes up I've only worm like three times they said they would loosen up lies help me out tell me where to go can it rebuild my boots your friend Nick's that would be cool let me know something
Great video! As you have become a household name and considered top tier by many, maybe don’t use clip pictures that the Chinese jack videos use? Videos with those kinds of pictures don’t represent quality and are often looked over.
No one ever shows removing the last from the boot. And that is the part I am so interested in. The only reason I know it's removed is because of another Nicks video where they say they remove 3 nails so they can take the last out. But please show all those little steps! From my end seeing this I think "Looks like a boot no one can wear cause that plastic foot is still in there to this day"
Am I the only one bothered but how dirty these boots are sent in? Don't give me the garbage "these are work boots", brushing them is a lot easier than whatever you do while putting them through hell.
I am surprised that professionals, experts, masters in shoe repair do not know (they know but do not implement) the heat gun to take off a sole dwl in the same way that it is used to vulcanize, and decide to apply unnecessary force with the pliers! (it's just a subjective observation)
@@Totemparadox The heat gun is used both to adhere and to dilate the surfaces and facilitate the division of the glue material, even if it were a label in a plastic container.
@@raizo1794 Bruh I know that and in this situation it's not necessary since the job is rough and parts are allowed to get damaged. Resoling is where a heat gun is useful.
Agreed. They had to add too much new leather to change the boots to stitch down. I sure would like to see the label on that black jar of clear liquid though. What a transformation.
*Really disappointing they use a fiberboard midsole. I went to the product page, and no where on it do they mention what material the midsole is made of. It's not even listed under "Materials Used". I suppose the marketing team only wanted to list the higher quality materials, and not mention the midsole material. It makes sense since only mentioning yhe high quality materials, would help sell the boots. Pretty sneaky of them to hide the midsole material, from the list.* *With that said, you all made these boots look awesome and more high quality! I'm not sure what to called them lol 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣! Nick Wing Logger boots?*
*It would have made more sense to saddle soap the entire boots before using the oil. That way the boots are free from all the dirt. Then you can oil them. I've seen a video doing the process I described too.*
I have a pair of Irish Setter boots that are on their way out. Would you like to rebuild them? I love them however after the last time I sent to be fixed Redwing customer service lost me as a customer. Let me know.
Got a pair of Red Wings bad steel toe can you fix them I would sure hope so make my day if you good let me know where to send them steel toes rub my top of my toes Raw
If you are going to spend the money on a rebuild that extensive, why not throw those thrashed Red Wings in the garbage and pay the extra for a completely new pair of Nick's boots.
![[ASMR] Everyone Does It Wrong! - How to Clean Red Wings, Thorogood, Thursday Boots](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3cWM7W9vMJ4/mqdefault.jpg)
Ofcourse Nick's craftmanship is amazing, but l'm also impressed with how well the original boots were made.
Sad they don’t make them like that anymore
Yeah they did a pretty good job for the money.
I'm not sure they make any boots like that anymore unless it's one of their heritage boots.
If they even make a logger in the US anymore you can bet it's not made quite as well.
No idea what the price of these would have been, but a one-piece Vibram lug sole, including thick heel is just an insult, in my opinion.
Redwing American made boots are just as good as far as craftsmanship goes. They still use the same 100 year old puritan sewing machines they always did. Redwing even own their own tannery. The difference is that RedWing tries to make boots for most price points. You can still buy great redwings. You can also buy glued sole junk redwings. You make the choice, not redwing.
@@AaronsRandomLife
But they do use a manmade heel counter, so even their best could be a bit better.
It is my thought's that you have to be a human with a service heart to help people with there feet . You can tell alot about a person by whats on there feet and whether they are ready for life or not. I really want to come see her shop one day
Happy Sunday buckin.hope you are having a great day!
Momma said.
It's amazing what a little leather oil did for those uppers. Wow!
I thought so too! I was surprised to see him doing it in the basin where he just scraped all the dirt and dust. Nothing like adding dirt to fresh conditioner!
It really is!
@@nicksboots I have been using olive oil on my boots for 20 years, and on my sofa, and on anything leather really. Any experience with it?
@@thewizardsofthezoo5376you got to be careful using stuff like that. A lot of cooking oils like seed oils can acctually rot and cause damage, something made for conditioning g usually works better.
A lost art. It’s very cool to watch you guys work
What a fantastic rebuild from scratch! Awesome craftsmanship.
The workers at Nicks are top notch at their trade!
Thanks for the kind words!
Quality repair.
Just to throw this out there, you have kept my attention for 20 mins without a single word spoken (minus the sponsor), sir, as a young 25 yr old congratulations. My attention span is just as thin as the leather you work with. Yet you have made a masterpiece out of so little.
I can’t wait to get mine, I ordered them about a month ago, I think they’re going to ship out around October. I don’t mind waiting for a lifetime boot.
So cool you guys aren’t afraid of other brands in a good way!! Awesome!!
Thanks so much!!
Beautiful work.
Yall rebuild boots that arnt nicks? I got some redwing loggers from the 90s that look identical to the one in the video, just different color
Can someone please explain to me what the rebar and hammer is for around the 25:30 mark? Is that to blunt any nails sticking up into the actual inside of the boot?
Yes.
Yes and no. The nails are already blunt, but might stick up a tiny bit too much. So no danger of poking, but could be uncomfortable.
@@Totemparadox so, yes.
@@MordecaiAliVanAllenOShea Pretty much. Sorry for complicating an easy answer 😭😂😭😂
Old super grunge 😮relying time keeps lower just ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ship of Theseus or trigger's broom. Great job. Thanks for sharing.
What you doing this via candle light?
Perfect now
NICKS ❤️ ✌️ mejora cualquier bota 👢 las mejores del 🌎
How much do you charge for this rebuild? Would it be cheaper to buy a new pair?
Probably
hey @Nicks Handmade Boots tell me where i can buy that 3$ boot!
Firstly,It's a shame these Boots didn't get the deserving attention of a little care,Clean considering they're Not cheap rubbish from China mass produced.
The transformation is incredible I must commend the outstanding workmanship by the craftsman I hope the owner takes a little more care of these beauties.🤩
What version of redwing is this?? front vamp and leather footbed, and leather liner??/ since when??
Very old Loggers. Maybe 70's-90's. They weren't labeled.
Looks like the loggermax 218 but maybe they're the older version
I feel like it's a bit unfair to the red wings to have them filthy and unconditioned in the before shot and nice presentation of the newly shined rebuild for the after shot.
Ok, but the level of quality, craftsmanship and durability after the rebuild is undeniable.
Red Wing boots are OK. Just OK. A full rubber sole and heel. Thin midsole, thin insole and a goodyear welt that lets in water changed to a stich down with thick oak tanned midsole and insole with a leather heel stack and shank. For the difference in price, it makes no sense not to start with Nicks.
They also have rebuild videos with their own boots.
Believe me, people who buy these boots for work do not treat them gently and they will all look as rough at some point. Which was the point.
Amazing transformation.
can they do this with a pair of Red Wing Blacksmiths?
Poxa, porque não pede pra vcs fazerem outra bota no formato do pé. Isso aí vai dar um trabalho 😂
So... what does he use the choppin' side of that tomahawk for?
can anybody send their boots in to have this treatment done?
I bought a pair of Nick's boots at a thrift store, they are just a little bit big , in the box mostly new . Can you rebuild them for my feet? I have always wanted a pair of Nick's boots! I have never had enough for a pair, about how much is a rebuild?
Thank you !
Check on their website all the pricing will be there
Can I send my redwings to be rebuilt?
Me too !
Fire
I have the same redwing loggers. Mine are a size 11D. I’m just ordered Nicks Urban Loggers that were ready to ship they are a 10.5 D. I followed the online instructions for measuring my feet and 10.5 D in Nicks is what I came up with. I was an 11 exactly on the Nicks Fit sheet. The instructions say go down a half size. Anyone know how accurate that is
The high arch-support on the Nick's logger can shorten the length of your foot, so I'd say sizing down by a half is accurate.
I think you are allowed one return, so as long as you get it close, you can always go up or down a size, as long as you don't wear them outside, or they show signs of wear. I think they even will send you a pair just for trying them on for size. This company does it right. Look at how labor intensive they are making this boot. Real craftsmen here.
Hard to believe those screws stay
This shoe seemed to be in good condition. Even the sole was fine. All it needed was a bit of cleaning.
Surprised you removed the steel toe
Did you ship in the philippines? And how much cost of shipping fee? Cuz I like to buy my first pair of boots to your company.
I have a 6 year old pair of chips I’d love to do this too
Wow, my Red Wing loggers came apart without having to use a utility knife.
Lol
💯💯💯💯💯💯 All the way on the Iron Ranger redrafted into NICKS🥇🥇🥇 That was chose for grain of leather (thickness).
Normally the wash 🧼 comes after the brush down 😯🤔 but oil brought the leather back. Great job 👏🏾
My red wing loggers are falling apart after 2 years. The inside is completely detached, so taking them off is like pulling the whole innards inside out.
I've been looking at this channel for months now trying to convince myself to get a pair of nicks but honestly seeing this makes me think that there's a chance for my red wings to have some life again
As a die hard redwing and thorogood boot fanatic for 20+ years I made the switch to a pair of Nicks Builder Pros. I can honestly say that I’m never going to a different boot haha. I just ordered a second pair and will probably rotate these for the next 20 years. After the break in period they are hands down the most comfortable and safest feeling boot I’ve ever worn.
I like the option of this rebuild. You get the broken in leather of the upper with better innards and an overall better build. It would likely cost as much as a new pair of redwings to have this done but with the added quality it seems worth it to me.
Get some Nicks, and enjoy the process. ;)
Redwimg boots are great boots especially for their price range. As with any mass produced boot less than $500 they are not going to be built as good as possible since they still need to make a profit especially when it is made in America. It definitely wouldn't make any financial sense to rebuild it to such an extent just the labor alone would cost more than the cost of replacing the boots completely. Replacing the solid rubber heel block with a leather one reduces the weight of the boots but it is less durable.
Would having a replaceable heal stack without having to resolve the whole boot be the better long term design tho? It wouldn’t have made sense for Redwing originally when they could just use Vibram’s ready made logger heal, but that maybe part of why the PNW heritage makers still do that.
🤷🏻♂️Who can work in a pair of boots without wearing the souls down at all??
Calling old but not used much to start with!?
$300 minimum for a pair of crappy boots twice a year here in 🇦🇺
Just purchased a pair of riggers boots from yas🙂😁 can’t wait to give em a test👌🏻👍🏻
Did he forget to put the steel toe back in?
Overlapping the quarter panels will make it harder for the wearer and changes the sizing.
Ive been wearing them for about 2 years with no problems!
Dehşet 😎😎😎
I have the same problem with my Red Wing or Irish Setters eating top my toes up I've only worm like three times they said they would loosen up lies help me out tell me where to go can it rebuild my boots your friend Nick's that would be cool let me know something
THE FORM OF THE OLD BOOT IS BETTER!
Почему не сделать новые , или эти ботинки передаются по наследству ? 🤔
Я думал то же самое
I own two pairs of Nicks. My only regret is that I now no longer have need to wear such sturdy work boots. There they sit staring at me.
They’re still pretty cool for casual wear
What size are they?
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Great video! As you have become a household name and considered top tier by many, maybe don’t use clip pictures that the Chinese jack videos use? Videos with those kinds of pictures don’t represent quality and are often looked over.
Can you rebuild my thoroghgoods that look even worse than this?
No one ever shows removing the last from the boot. And that is the part I am so interested in. The only reason I know it's removed is because of another Nicks video where they say they remove 3 nails so they can take the last out. But please show all those little steps! From my end seeing this I think "Looks like a boot no one can wear cause that plastic foot is still in there to this day"
Am I the only one bothered but how dirty these boots are sent in? Don't give me the garbage "these are work boots", brushing them is a lot easier than whatever you do while putting them through hell.
I am surprised that professionals, experts, masters in shoe repair do not know (they know but do not implement) the heat gun to take off a sole dwl in the same way that it is used to vulcanize, and decide to apply unnecessary force with the pliers!
(it's just a subjective observation)
They do, but not in rebuilds. Resoling is another thing.
@@Totemparadox The heat gun is used both to adhere and to dilate the surfaces and facilitate the division of the glue material, even if it were a label in a plastic container.
@@raizo1794 Bruh I know that and in this situation it's not necessary since the job is rough and parts are allowed to get damaged. Resoling is where a heat gun is useful.
This repair is missing red wings iconic bump toe. Without that and storm welt it seems these boots really are now a pair of Nicks'.
Agreed. They had to add too much new leather to change the boots to stitch down. I sure would like to see the label on that black jar of clear liquid though. What a transformation.
Agreed. Just like when they got the doc martens. There was no doc marten left. Which isn't the worst thing, but still.
That's our Nicks Oil!
The red wing 2218/218/699 loggers don’t have the iconic toe bump, so the rebuild is accurate.
$3? 😭 Nick's really throwing shade 😂
Yeah lol
Maybe someone made a $3 yard sale or thriftstore find and sent them to be re worked.
Yeah they feel like $3
*Really disappointing they use a fiberboard midsole. I went to the product page, and no where on it do they mention what material the midsole is made of. It's not even listed under "Materials Used". I suppose the marketing team only wanted to list the higher quality materials, and not mention the midsole material. It makes sense since only mentioning yhe high quality materials, would help sell the boots. Pretty sneaky of them to hide the midsole material, from the list.*
*With that said, you all made these boots look awesome and more high quality! I'm not sure what to called them lol 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣! Nick Wing Logger boots?*
*It would have made more sense to saddle soap the entire boots before using the oil. That way the boots are free from all the dirt. Then you can oil them. I've seen a video doing the process I described too.*
who's the lucky owner for these hmmmm
In my next life, I want to be a cobbler.
Ok👍👍👍
Steel Toe sent in
Soft shoe comes out
Can't wear them to work
Safety Steel Toe required
But I owe you $500 ?
👍👍👍
I'm confused!
What's the point.
Buy a new pair
I have a pair of Irish Setter boots that are on their way out. Would you like to rebuild them? I love them however after the last time I sent to be fixed Redwing customer service lost me as a customer. Let me know.
I think Nick's will resole any resolable boot so long are you pay
@@cameronpolite2199 I'm not sure. I think I called them a while ago and they said no they only do NICKS. I could be wrong.
@@nrussak11 I'm sure you could find some high quality shoe maker to do it
@@cameronpolite2199 I know. I was offering them to NICKS to do a video on them. I'm going to order a pair of NICKS ad soon as my other boots give out.
You can use Potter and Sons aka Trenton and Heath. They will resole any shoe/boot that is meant to be resoled
I have some whites that got rebuilt and from the day I got them back they squeak I can't even sneak up on a bank robber
I don't think these needed a rebuild at all, just my 2 cents
Turn uggs into nicks.
Red Wings have declined a lot over the years. As bad as these boots were, they're a far cry from what they've become.
Yes! These redwings were surprisingly high quality when we tore them down) Sadly they stopped making them like that over the years
@@nicksboots I wish I knew about your boots before I tore my feet up in Red Wtngs, BT?W, is someone cutting leather wearing a Patek?
And this decline in quality is the reason I stopped buying Red Wings. Nicks makes them the way Red Wing used to.
Got a pair of Red Wings bad steel toe can you fix them I would sure hope so make my day if you good let me know where to send them steel toes rub my top of my toes Raw
Seems like it's more effort (and expense) that it's worth. Personally, I would have just bought a new pair of boots.
It's for fun.
I guess we can say that the redwings got nicked.
Ba dum tss
90% of the original boot is gone. What's the point? I would just throw away the old ones and order 100% new Nicks.
If you are going to spend the money on a rebuild that extensive, why not throw those thrashed Red Wings in the garbage and pay the extra for a completely new pair of Nick's boots.
Probably break in time. I have both nicks and redwings, it took a long time for my nicks to be as comfortable as my redwings were.
This video shows how they can rebuild any boot.