Rugged FIRE BOOTS Are Turned Into DRESS BOOTS | Our MOST Extreme Makeover YET
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2021
- This was one of our craziest makeover projects yet! We received this pair of Nicks Boots a couple of weeks ago. The gentleman that owns these boots used them as intended...in forest fires. These boots were rugged, dirty, and what was the request sent to us? Please try to make these into a dress boot. It wasn't easy, but we did everything we could, in the limited amount of time we had, to transition these boots from rugged and beat up to cleaned up and WOW! Time for another restoration!
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Video edited by: Ashley Saldanha - Навчання та стиль
Sorry y’all for the sound quality in the studio. My mic apparently wasn’t working, and we were in a rush to get this out. We appreciate you all watching!
No water shortage where you guys are apparently. 😂 Next time run the water a few minutes before you begin to soap the boots and a few minutes after you’re done, just for good measure. I type this as I look at the reservoir down below my house dry out as we hope for heavy snow this year.
Phew! Good to know you’re not a robot, and that it was just a minor technical fault. 🤣🤣🤣
I found a heat gun worked pretty well as I never had a lighter. Ha ha
ah i did wonder as it sounded like someone was talking into a bucket!!
Hair dryer set to high works wonders and you don't have to worry about an open flame.
That was so cool!
Thanks man! 👍
Anxiously awaiting my RA x Nicks boots! Beasts!
Next we need a rose anvil x trenton & heath collab 🔥
@@matthewwright4855 ditto!
Rose anvil comments so you’ll find his channel where he destroys perfectly new good boots. Meanwhile, T&H take tired old boots that could arguably justifiably be thrown away and gives them a second life.
You know you're good when you have a 79 year old from South Africa loving your videos. Beautiful work.
This is so stunning. I'm 75 already but I still remember my father's shiny polished shoes. He was 6' 2" in the old jargon and always with a shoulders back, straight back posture. And a good looking man to boot!!
I'm happy to know that there are still a few people out there with this type of skill! We need more, no more throw away boots!
I remember my dissapointment when I realised that a line of stitches on my shoes where fake.
Yes sounds good in theory but before the mass production of shoes, a lot of people were in sandals or barefoot. They cost too much.
Thanks for absolutely transforming these!! Truly amazing. We're looking forward to that collaboration 👊
I can't wait to see the end result of this collaboration. The Rose Anvil boots were awesome. This collaboration will be worth the wait!
Thanks guys! This was a fun one. Looking forward to it! 👍
Oh my. Will be emailing Nick's to begin pestering them about that immediately.
Hey! I really appreciate the effort you're putting into marketing lately! I first watched Fireball's video on the boots he made and have watched a couple more were you guys were featured. You definitely won me over! I'll be picking up a pair in a year or so when my current set are worn through!
Most comfortable boots I’ve worn are nicks. Best fire boots out there! Definitely worth every penny!
You know you're going to get a great episode when T&H begin with scrubbing the boots in a sink made for dirty work. Thanks fellas - true artisans!
I love the new look of the boot. You guys nailed it!!! 👏👏
😄 Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Oh man, the water coming off that boot into the sink so SO gnarly
What did you scrub them with? As in what cleaner?
@@lovecats6856 it looked like just saddle soap. I know they tend to favor Saphir products so it might have been their brand of saddle soap.
So, if you didn't have to replace the shank, would that be a "Shoe Shank Redemption" ? Asking for a friend.
That was golden!!! 😂
Well played.
It certainly was
You can leave now.
You've been pardoned.
This is a great video my uncle had a shoe repair place in Gary Indiana and my cousin is a actual shoe maker in Greece where we are from on the Island of Karpathos there is a shoe specific to the island and you still go and have them made for you and they fit you up and wear them most of your life you just keep repairing that reminds me of how we do it there ,you are true artists .a dying art here in thee states where we throw everything away ,and most from China .
If I hadn’t watched it myself, I wouldn’t have believed that a pair of rugged boots can be transformed to a pair of dress boots!
And the brouging! Stunned!
Amazing job, Gents!
Thank you, Reuben!
Was thinking "Hey they look pretty clean already" until the lather started turning black haha
Y'all truly amazing. In this era of "just good enough" and planned obsolescence, I just smile ear to ear at your incredible vision and craftsmanship. May this return to America, I pray.
Love all of the collaboration between makers and repair shops. You’re all world class.
You guys have become the " We are going to show you what we can do" channel and it is great. Transforming shoes from ebay and Target and my favorite with Heath making his own golf shoes and now this. Love what you guys do and present to us. I can't wait to see what is next.
Thank you so much, Joseph!
Thumbs up if y’all need a "Y'all" shirt
First time watching your channel; I grew up in Phoenix arizona, in our neighbor there was a man who was a cobbler, my father on occasion would take his shoes or boots to be repaired but I never watched him at work, I was always amazed at how he could take what I thought was old shoes and breath life back into them. Watching you guys showed me the skill and talent that it takes to build a quality product.
I think that was a fantastic job of craftsmanship. To take a pair of boots that a man has trusted his life to, been a part of many experiences no doubt, and turn them into a fantastic looking everyday boot is just priceless. The uncompromising construction of Nick's boots, the undoubtedly amazing fit after all the wear, and the superb look that you guys gifted them with...I'm stunned into redundancy. Those are fantastic. Priceless. Well done.
"Thank you" to the guys who stand in the middle of burning woods with just a shovel and axe to protect the rest of us. 👍
I absolutely love these videos where you take tired old shoes and reimagine them in new ways! A true showcase of your skill and knowledge. They make me look sideways at my collection and wonder how my own shoe collection could be individualised! Thanks to your channel amongst others, I have been investing heavily in high quality footwear over the last couple years, predominantly Crockett and Jones bought used on eBay. Thank you again for your fantastic work and videos, I am always excited when I see a new video pop up! Cheers gents, Alexander.
Thanks, Alexander. We really appreciate you watching!
The skill and knowledge is there but why in hell anyone would spend this much to get a dress boot of out these I do not get. Just buy a nice pair and have your boots for hiking and dirty play. I don't get it unless you carried your buddy thru a bloody war and it's a sentimental thing you have to have these boots go be dress boots. Insanity. More money than I have and I am not jealous, just if I was a billionaire I would do the same.
I got 9 years left…good idea for my retirement present to myself with my fire boots. Great conversion on a great boot!
Man you guys are amazing. I’m Jamaican and Canadian and I can tell you man..
You guys are testament why Jamaicans love America. Your work,
Tenacity and just a respect for quality,
Imagination and hard work.
Bless you guys.. love ya’ll
This was hilarious! Living in the PNW you always see Nicks boots covered in ash, dirt, oil. To see them shiny and totally brogued out? Awesome. I can’t stop grinning. I kept chuckling throughout the video.
This should become a cult classic!
Thanks guys!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
It's great to see you guys putting your custom leather working skills on display in this one . Great job...very impressive!
Thank you!
As soon as you started down the road with “you may be wondering”, my brain was right there in “old school” mode. Well done sir. Those boots are just an amazing piece. The artistry and craftsmanship gone into the transformation has to be seen to be believed.
Don’t know why I find your work so interesting, but I love your channel. I have mad respect for any traditional crafts that preserve the history of authentic hand made work. The tools in your shop look vintage from another era. You guys always pull off an amazing finished product!
I cannot believe what you guys do with leather. Just when you show a boot or shoe I think--" toss it " you perform a miracle. Kudos guys !
I loved Heath's "we just had to burn the sh.....heck out of these things". To maintain your composure and not chuckle at that almost slip of the tongue was impressive ;-)
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For the record, he actually said “We just had to burnish the heck out of these things.” No near slip of the tongue there.
"Built like a tank" um, pardon, but I do believe I have seen tanks that werent that sturdy. 😂 Well done!
I took an appreciation for leather after receiving my dearly departed cousins satchel/briefcase. I’ve watched a ton of leather restoration videos and is how I found your channel. I love your content and the interaction you have with [and I’m guessing here] your brother and I’ve already watched about 20 episodes. One thing I would like to see is, bigger, better and longer money shots (sounds like a commercial for Extends😜). Of course the before and afters are what we look forward to, kinda like dessert following a good meal but you guys only give us a tease of your handy work. Maybe that’s by design but I sure would like to see more of the finished product. Keep up the awesome work fellas!!
A heat gun also does a great job of melting wax into the pores of the leather (I like to think it's more gentle, even though it's probably not). Great video, super impressive! You guys are masters of your craft!
Thank you so much!
Your knowledge, expertise, craftmanship and technical skills are mind blowing. To watch you guys perform magic on shoes is absolutely beautiful to see. I have huge respect for both of you . Thank you both for a really worthwhile show.
Wow! What a transformation. They came out great. You wouldn’t recognize them as the same boots. They look wonderful.
As someone who works with my hands(build stringed instruments) I totally love these videos.
Thank you very much for watching!
When they started, I thought they were about to break into the Hodge Twins intro.
"We got a good show fo' y'all, today. We got a daaayum good show!!"
Thank god I wasn’t the only one
Great job. But I would have appreciated more before and after photos. You guys do great work - don't be afraid to show it off.
Amazing! I think you guys can take a dumpster and turn it into fine furniture. Also, you’re both very articulate. You didn’t stutter, stammer, snort, hesitate, cough, grunt, or say “um” a hundred times. Well done.
You truly outdid yourselves on this one, guys! Just when we think we’ve seen all of your talents, you step up your game. Thanks for always “bringing it!”
Thanks, Anthony!
One of these days y’all need to show us how those nails “crimp” over when nailing them through on the metal plate maybe when you have some scrap leather to waste… I find it fascinating watching these videos
👍 Will do
I believe the term "clinch" might make it a little easier to envision. As the point of the nail impacts the metal plate, it makes a "U-turn" and drives back into the leather ("clinching" itself to the leather).
What a brilliant move by Nicks Boots. We literally get to see how well-made they are and how hard they are to take apart.
Just amazing work! How much would something like this cost?
I love seeing what y'all can do with footwear. It amazes me.
Thanks for bringing these videos to us.
I was shocked to see what appeared to be drywall screws in these boots!
You know it is going to be a good video when it starts with washing the boots in the sink followed by "unscrewing" the old sole. Just about spit my coffee when I saw the shaft of the boot being assaulted by a razor knife. The care, attention and craftsmanship that went into this amazing transformation was a testament to the fine work that your subscribers have come to expect from a pair of southern gentlemen. Thank you for sharing.
You’re so kind. Thank you very much!
Nice job guys, btw now that’s a “rapid Blake stitched” construction
Thanks, Steve! That’s affirmative. 👍
Oh no, he's at it agian :)
Say it with me, "a RAPID Blake stitch construction!" :)
Hey, whilst I have all the experts here, is Rapid Blake superior to Goodyear? It seems to be the most robust (having a whole midsole as a welt).
Most blake rapids use the midsole as the welt, where we added a separate welt attached to the upper. The insole stitching was not required where it is on BR. Just as Nicks insole stitches, but also outsole stitches. Theirs is a stitchdown and not a BR. This was a hybrid between all three construction methods.
The MAN, the Myth, the Legend!! Look who makes a cameo !!! Steve's in da house !!!
Y'all are unbelievable! I'm pretty much obsessed. I have four sons, 16-23 and they are just starting careers and/or interviewing or just plain old growing out of dress shoes at an alarming rate. My oldest asked me about polishing a pair for a final interview that were in bad shape. They've been in his closet since he wore them to prom almost 5 years ago. Caught him on snap chat with his younger brother whose a Marine getting tips on polishing them. In my world Mama's supposed to have all the answers so your clips are giving me a hand up! Thank you for that. Maybe next time you can teach me how to tie a tie. 🤣😂🤣 Y'all are great!
The love for the trade is the reason you two do the work so beautifully. Great job, attitude and thanks for sharing.
Amazing work, as always, love that he now gets a wonderful dress boot that has an awesome history to go with it. I appreciate your work ethic and always look forward to your videos!
Thank you, Brendan!
The leather - working skills on display here are truly next-level.....bravo gentlemen!
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching.
Thank you very much!
What a awesome transformation from rugged boot to dress shoe. As soon as the lighter came out though it all came back to me. I was cranking out mirror finishes in the barracks for dress inspections all throughout A and C school. Easy money, boys.
wonderful! you steps remind me of a boot restoration i undertook myself 7 years ago with french service boots from 1939.
i did everything but the resoling myself, which was done by a local cobbler in frankfurt am main.
restoring / reviving / transforming footwear is one of the most satisfying things i’ve done and it’s the reason i prefer vintage shoes and boots over current products.
Thanks, Guys. The transformation was outstanding❤️!! I have signed up for the Collab. I am hoping to see a high stitch density, thick soles, and regular gusseted tongue design. I am very excited 🥾
Y'all give new - and perhaps clearer - meaning to the term: "Cobble Something Together"
😁👍
Thank you!
New to your channel - I’m really enjoying seeing your craftsmanship, learning about some new tools and terminology. It’s clear that you both really have a love for what you do and an appreciation for the history, a respect for your art, and a deep understanding of the materials. Love the channel! Happy New Year and good luck!
"Our MOST extreme makeover YET"
And the award for Understatement of 2021 goes to Trenton and Heath...
It was a sacrilegious experience watching this video… my Nick’s Builder Pros will stay true to character!😉
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Instead of using a lighter to melt the wax into the leather, I have used a hair dryer on the hottest setting to melt wax into my purse handle that needed a gloss as well as a stiffer handle to hold it's shape. And it worked flawlessly
I love seeing shoes get redone -so satisfying ! Thank you
I've been a bootblack in leather bar/motorcycle scene for many years and my absolute favorites to work on have always been " I was going to throw these away..." Such an amazing transformation to see! Shoe love is true love!
Absolutely genius! Can't wait to send you guys my motorcycle boots.
Thank you!
Wow that was amazing - must have been a pricey job, the amount of time spent. Worth it though - incredible transformation.
Thank you!
...Simultaneously... A aspect of the modern world that not many of us have ever seen, or even thought about how real shoes are made, and how wonderful to watch with perspective closer than if we were standing right there (in the way.
I have watched all of y'all's videos, some more than once. This one is by far my favorite and one I come back to watch time and again. It is one of the best explained and documented IMHO of all your videos. I think if a logger was looking for a pair of wedding shoes these answer the bill. I do hope something becomes of your collaboration with Nick's. Signed up for info on that one right away! Of all the cobblers out there on you tube making videos y'all blow the rest away. And Nick's are the best for custom shoe manufacturing videos.
That was awesome! I've recently subscribed to Nick's channel. It's baffling how many brands do not leverage social media to the fullest. I think Allen Edmonds and Alden could learn a thing or two from them.
Thank you! Yep, I totally agree.
Are we going to see a Wranglerstar episode soon “Westcoast professional homeowner reviews Eastcoast professional cobbler boot transformation”? Ha ha
Great job guys.
LOL! I kept thinking those have to be Wranglerstars boots. That would be a fun collaboration wouldn’t it. Especially as he is a Nicks boots fan.
But, for Cody... it would NEED to be "Proper" to be given the Wranglerstar endorsement. (Not that T&H work isn't "Proper"... just a REQUIREMENT for Cody). LOL
You two fellows are true artists and craftsmen! I love to watch you make silk purses from sows ears!
I love my Nick’s I have a pair of BuilderPros and they are amazing
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this build! I'd suggest something like this to be done in a two-part video. This is very cool. A great way to retire some hard working foot gear, to do an ultimate recycle of a product, and to preserve memories to be shared in later years.
BTW, Preston (Elegant Oxford) recently let out of the bag that he's finding good results by filling the pores of the leather first, with Mirror Gloss, and then finishing the mirror shine with Medaille D'or. The softer MD (with more solvents) seems to respond better to the water/alcohol solution he uses, to bring out the gloss faster. Makes sense, gonna see how that works next time I get motivated to be serious about a shine.
Awesome! Thanks for the tip. We enjoy watching Preston as well.
Very interesting! I like your “conversion”-videos a lot. This is for me one of the most awesome things to do. Keep up with the good stuff! (I got some Thursday Boots Captains because of you) All the best from ole Europe
Ive spit polished a lot of boots in my military years. Good to see it on something stylish with your work :)
now lets see them turn dress boots into actual fire fighting boots ( not just the appearance but actual fully NFPA 1999, ASTM F 2413, CAN/CSA-Z195) compliant and certified )it would be interesting to see how much of the original boot remained.
Amazing revamp / renovation work done guys. Wish we had these kind of services in South Africa.
Keep up the good work and thanks for an awesome video.
I have no idea why this was suggested to me, but it's awesome to see someone showing the love for their craft. You certainly have a new subscriber. Thank you for the awesome and interesting content and for spreading your love for your craft.
Amazing transformation from fire boots to what I would call “chipper “style dress boots.Never watched a cobblers video thought it was a trade gone by,nice equipment y’all have love watching restorations of good old stuff so it caught my eye.always liked a good pair of boots, wore Red Wings and Chippewas for years. I worked for the R.R. Doing track repair and the motto was don’t cheat your feet but there were plenty of guys that wore the $29.99 Walmart made in China boots with the soles flappin. I’ll definitely try to catch more of your videos unfortunately I don’t know any guys that appreciate a good pair of boots anymore to share it.
I don't know how the algorithm brought me here, but I'm hooked! We had a cobbler in our town that made boots to fit your feet, but he's long since retired. I love this channel. I'm sharing!!
Just flawlessly amazing workmanship …. You people are the right example in terms of whatever you do.. give your best
Wow! I’ve learned a lot (by watching your videos) on how to properly care for my leather boots. Thanks for the info & also really cool to watch you work on transforming these boots.
You guys are truly amazing at your work. I've seen a couple of videos of yours in the past and I've always enjoyed them as much as I did this one. Well done guys. Loved the makeover. Subscribed.
Just watching you trying to disassemble the boots just made me more convinced that I made the right choice ordering from Nick’s yesterday.
Amazing guys.simply amazing.Good Ole craftsmanship brought back to our instant gratification seeking society.I had my fav pair of shoes I've ever had in my life they wore out 20 yrs ago.i never could find a good shoe repair place to take them.they were leather with wooden souls and different colored leather flowers 💐 on them.natural leather colors though.i crushed ankle 6 years ago and got sad when I finally threw them away. YOU HAVE ME MISSING them.My daughter is now older I could've gotten them redone for her.
Heath hammering on the insoles to a last Japanese-style and shaving the edges. Shows that you guys know your stuff
Amazing! The one and only brogues boots. Love the brouging patterns too!
Holy cow! What an effort on these! Bravo, and good luck with the collaboration!
Love the Y'ALL T-shirt. You guys are genuine craftsmen. Wishing I lived closer and I'd have you repair my boots. Thanks for the videos. 🤎🤎
More dress boots conversions. So fascinating and beautiful. Well done boys 😎
The polishing of the boots brings back so many memories from when I would make a little extra money from polishing black boots while in the Marine Corps before we switched from black to tan roughed out boots. It was more about satisfaction than the extra money for me. Taking a dual pair of boots and taking it to a high spit shine .
Well done, guys. Beautiful transformation of a workhorse to a rugged dress shoe. Heath, nothing wrong with doing some things 'old school'. You do what the situation calls for. Nick's makes a great product, but this is certainly next level. Always enjoy you all. Happy New Year!
Just found this channel and I’m loving the work guys, I worked for a upholstery place when I was nineteen and we had a marine contract..I cut leather with shears to make 215 pairs of boots. I wish I had some of your tools back then bout twelve years ago. I ended up fracturing my thumb from the shears work all day one time..was very annoying lol 😂.
Very impressive craftsmanship, and a great project. Thanks for documenting that!
The craftsmanship, attention to detail and patience is great!
Shear genius gentlemen! A splendid outcome. Thank you for the generous sharing!
Awesome job, I would love to have a daily use boot that was built that well and was comfortable durable that I could wear without fear of them tearing up for 20 years not for work but a little work wouldn’t scare me because I knew how well they were made! You guys are awesome, love to watch the magic you work on boots! I think most of your reworks look better than the boots did originally. This project was a great example. God bless and continued success!
Awesome job! Works of art. I am patiently awaiting my Nicks/Rose Anvil ND1 boots in Oct.
I love Nick's, your channel and Rose Anvils channel also. My great grandfather, a Holocaust survivor was a cobbler, I'm getting into leather work as a homage to him.
When I grew up in the 1960s our local shoe repair shop would do a great job of replacing heels and soles on leather shoes. The shop would make worn shoes look new along with a nice polish and buff of the leather. I can remember the noise of the machinery and the smell of the leather and glue. I used to love the clickity clack of the metal heel protectors, the nuns at our school didn’t appreciate the noise we made when walking down the halls.
Wow you guys killed it! pulled out all the stops on these. Can't wait to see that collab! Subscribed to Nick's now too.
Awesome to see that you keep this profession alive!
I know nothing about shoes, but I've watched your videos for almost a year. I was watching another guy's shoe repair video and he wasn't half as thorough as you guys are. I thought to myself, "this is just painful." And that's how I ended up on this video.
You really went all out on this boot. I enjoyed this video very much. Best Wishes to You and future projects!!!
You do amazing work. I will be sending my boots to you when it is time for a resole but I have to admit that I shed a tear when I seen you cut off the top half of the boot.
My youngest son leads a hand crew for Calfire in Northern Calif. After hundreds of miles hiking into fires and clearing fire lines for days or even weeks at a time, his boots look even worse than these. He has them resoled as needed, but they are pretty tired. Good video.
Tip: you can get a mirror shine and only spend ten minutes per boot if you use a heat gun rather than a lighter… heat guns give evenly distributed heat on a constant basis, where lighters don’t. Did it to my boots and always looked like mirrors.
No clue how I ended up here nor why it was recommended but I decided to stay and watch. This was far more legit than I could've imagined. You've earned my subscription gentlemen.
I cannot believe that I have, not one, but two cobbler bloggers/vloggers/internet film makers, on my subscribed list !!
I just find that watching people using dying trades, absolutely fascinating.
Thank you so much for sharing your trade with us.