Right , ! so about 7 weeks ago I shipped a pair of 7 year old oxfords , Church's , custom grade from here in Northampton , UK to these 2 young men in the US of A , I could have had them re crafted at Church's for a bit less , and today they are here .I believe in brevity so here it goes 1. communication :receptive and prompt 2.worksmanship :excellent 3price:justified 4 overall experience :very good . Thank you , chaps.
Ashutosh Sharma Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to work on them! We’re so glad you like them. Hope you enjoy! Please let us know if we can ever help in the future.
Exactly! Why would anyone pay for a shoe restoration on a cheaply made pair. That's kind of embarrassing. But they were restored much better than they were made
I’ve been needing some conditioner and stuff for my new AE Strands, so a few days ago I bought a few Saphir products from your online store to get the work done. I decided to get it from you guys because you’re one of my greatest influences that got me into shoes alongside The Elegant Oxford. So thank you for making me have a good taste in footwear and knowing how to treat it
This is why I like Italian shoemakers like Antonio Mecciarello, Bontoni and Paolo Scafora to name a few. You get consistent high quality quality craftsmanship for the money.
Your pronounciation of the French "Beauté du cuir " is ok , as long as you maintain this quality work . Even ugly "shoes" deserve the best , once in a lifetime ... Merci Messieurs et bonne soirée ...
1:05 "No, I'm not gonna slice my thumb off, it's okay." Seems like more people than I have watched that procedure and wondered when we'll get a video that has a bleeped out curse, a cut, and then the next shot features a massive band-aid on Heath's thumb. 😂
I am an orthotist so we do a fair amount of shoe modifications (lifts, flares, rockers, etc.). This video is a lot more like some of the shoes we have to modify. We cut the soles off on the band saw, and it's really a surprise to find out what's inside the shoe. With different rubbers primer and roughing up the surface is a must otherwise the shoe won't stay together. Fun to see you adapt to this less than ideal shoe style!
I couldn’t find a cobbler here in Portland Oregon to repair a pair of Tiger Woods foam filled golf shoes. Nice work guys. I wish you were here to fix my favorite golf shoes!
Nice to see you again. I hope you are both well & safe. I checked out Southern Polished, nice style & I intend to buy when I have the cash. I know they will be with me for years to come because of the quality.
What a challenging piece of sole filled with foam. Reminds me of cars that have foam filled bumpers. Poor man’s light weight illusion of quality. These shoes are 10 fold better than original. Great job guys. Take care guys.
Removing junk, I mean form, and replacing them with cork and a smiley face (with two round eyes, a round nose and a smiley mouth) heel in the end. Epic.
you have to choose well. I always get their blake stitched loafers (preferably hidden) with leather soles. Lasted me years and easily the most comfortable shoes I've owned.
Your videos remind me of a quote from one of the great philosophers ; “You can’t tell what’s in the pickle barrel till you get the lid off” - Foghorn Leghorn. Always enjoy watching the lid (sole) come off.
I really wish you guys would go into greater detail and produce some longer videos. It's a joy to watch you work and I'm sure you have many followers who would love to watch you doing some in a longer form.
Great video! Hey, have you ever refurbished a worn off JR sole? I’m curious about how they look like when useless. Congrats on your first year and on the new workshop. You guys are amazing!
Wow, those are funky thick soled shoes. And to hear about the uppers and to see the foam............think I'll stick with my Allen Edmonds. Love Saphir products and your vids as well.
I'd never heard of this shoe brand before so had to google them - 500 quid for a crappy loafer with a foam filled rubber sole and what looks like 'patent' leather uppers!
lmao I did the same thing. I've heard of Ferragamo and knew they were pricey but am blown away by how much they charge for poorly constructed shoes. They're like the Italian version of Cole Haan.
I had heard of the brand but didn't realise how expensive these shoes were. Bearing in mind they are made to be thrown away. I know now my next pair off shoes will be a decent Goodyear Welted shoe.
They are a total mixed bag. I have some Ferragamo’s that are among the nicest, and most beautiful shoes I own. Super comfortable, very elegant. Just gorgeous, with high-quality leather, and hidden stitch sole. Then I’ve had others which look like they were put together In an auto body shop. As the brothers say, you never know what you’re going to get with them. I have purchased all of mine secondhand, so I’m not out a lot of money. I can say I have owned at least two pairs of suede Ferragamo Monk straps which are very well done and quite beautiful
MarketAndChurch they are renowned for their High Heels in the fashion industry. The rest is just parts from South Asia assembled in rural Italia by seasonal migrants workforce which give them the right call their products _Made in Italy_ . I visited some of these factory many European luxury brands use the same factories
Great video. I've seen you guys pound cork from a sheet into soles with a hammer, and I've seen you spread cork from a can into a sole (like you do in this video). How do you decide which method to use on a given pair of shoes? Please keep these great videos coming!
Great content! I agree with all the comments that these shoes left your shop better than they left the factory. Ballpark, how much would this cost, and how long did it take you actual work hours. No matter what you charge the customer got their money's worth! Lastly, I did register on the Southern Polished site, and left a question before I purchase. I know that you're busy so I'll wait patiently for someone to reply. Thanks again for keeping informed and entertained.
I have little clue as to the why, but these videos are soothing to me, maybe it was time spent in Fred's Shoe repair shop while my dad and he and a bunch of guys played Tonk .....when you applied glue I smelled 'Barge shoe adhesive' and when you used the side cutting sole shaper I kinda shuddered as a 8 year old curious as 10 8 year olds should be I decided that after watching Fred sole a shoe I surely could, right? One sole trimmed on a pair of shoes he had started went great, second sole about 3/4 of the way through there was something slick on the shoe, I looked down and saw that I had halved one of my fingers, didn't even feel it Fred kept those wheels sharp!!!! Cleaned up all the blood, stopped my finger from bleeding to death and finished the sole ..... my dad (you had to know him, the finger was nothing compared to what he would do if I bothered him for something stupid while he played cards ) came out of the back room, with Fred who immediately knew and wisked my dad out of the shop. Fred came back and was like "how bad? " , I showed him, he liked to fainted but didn't tell on me.......... lol. These videos, you never know how they stike a chord in someone, but I had forgotten all about, Fred, barge cement and leather cutting wheels till now, wondeful memories from 50 years ago! Thank you a million!
I think I've watched all your videos (and others), but I still don't get one thing: where is the "other" side of the sewing of the sole? (8:12) Invisible inside the sole? How on earth does this machine work? Only knowing how a regular sewing machine works this appears like magic. Thanks for the great videos. Would have liked to order a pair of your sandals, but I'm a size 8 while yours only start at 9. Greetings from Austria!
I have a pair of thurogood work boots that are in need of drastic repair the tounge has come un stiched from the toe and it is in need a resole would really like you guys to rebuild them and make a video if possible love your work and craftsmanship!
Geez ... closed pore leather. These guys always manage to teach us something new. It's looking like an enormous amount of patience went into this video and shoe repair. No surprise that the results make the pair look better than brand new. So I'm thinking some bourbon relief would be in order, eh guys?
Nathan Knatcal unfortunately, we only do sole repair and shines. We do full and half sole cowboy boots. Check out Brian the Boot Maker for upper repair.
Hi guys! A question; when you cut the access of the sole leather, you use a machine at first and then a knife to finish. I have seen other cobblers use a machine that cut all way through. Why are you using a knife to finish instead of letting the machine do the complete job? (Old machine or is it on purpose?)
Peter Krenander Haha...good eye! 😉 Our blade on the tool hasn’t been sharpened in a while and doesn’t always cut completely through. It just needs to be changed our or sharpened.
Sounds about right. I have a pair of Church's loafers I bought off ebay for $30. Its corrected leather and I thought, blake stitched. Turns out it was glued as I learned when the sole started to separate 1/2 way though a work day. I thought they were done but my local cobbler was able to reglue and save them. The sole itself was still in good condition. For $30 ($40 with repairs) I've more than gotten my money's worth.
Is it worth putting the right heel caps on the left boot and the left heel caps on the right boot to get more life out of them? My local cobbler says that it would be bad for your feet to do that and that it would wear the heel block too much to make extending the life of the caps worth it. This doesn't fully make sense to me so I was wondering what y'alls opinion on this is. Thank you very much
The Funny part was Trenton saying "Don't Correct Me, I Don't Speak French". I laughed when you said that. Maybe it's the way it sounded. Whatever it was, it was funny
hello! question.. how can I send you my shoes to be re soled and polished and maybe minor repair? have some old crock skin square toe single monk strap shoes. need some tlc and a shoe tree possibly. they are about 15+ yrs old. a cheap Mexico maid shoe, seems to have soles glued on since one of them on the tips is starting to split. but they are still gators! and hoping to revive them. let me know please and thank you.
whiskey5jda sorry. Unfortunately not. In the five years we have been selling them, we’ve only had 3 or 4 folks want a size 14. Maybe if the demand picks we will start offering that size.
I know people are knocking the construction of these but one of the comments here made me think more about he why’s of the construction. It does look like it was made to be more waterproof which would explain the sole and leather choices and made to be a combination of dress shoe looks with country/sneaker style water resistance and comfort. If that’s the case then I think the construction and materials make sense and would make this both practical and stylish. Don’t get me wrong, I do find Italian shoe construction to be less to my taste than the traditional construction from the country of my birth, the UK but then Italy is hotter and more stylish so the shoes match the country.
Another fascinating video guys. Have you ever done repairs to or had requests to convert a regular pair of shoes to elevator shoes and can it even be done ?
awesome video,,,,, learned something new, How do know when buying shoes of the leather having close pores and u can't even shine, reminds me of china shoes when I see that.
Also if you look closely you won’t be able to see any pores or natural imperfections of the hide. It will be one uniform shiny coating. Some companies will imprint a pore design to trick consumers as well.
Do you guys know any other brand that curves their heel like that? I really like the idea of my heel sinking further down in my shoe. This blew my mind for some reason
Any chance you can review Hartt's mens dress shoes, particularly their two cap toe Oxfords, the Beaverbrook and the Director? They are an old Canadian Brand from Fredericton NB that sold throughout Canada that went out of business in the 90's and the name has been revived. They are "designed" in Canada but made in Spain.
Can you do a video on best Italian (or European) shoe brands out there? (I always seem to Google what are good Italian shoe brands, but never seem to get any specific answers)
Right , ! so about 7 weeks ago I shipped a pair of 7 year old oxfords , Church's , custom grade from here in Northampton , UK to these 2 young men in the US of A , I could have had them re crafted at Church's for a bit less , and today they are here .I believe in brevity so here it goes 1. communication :receptive and prompt
2.worksmanship :excellent
3price:justified
4 overall experience :very good .
Thank you , chaps.
Ashutosh Sharma Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to work on them! We’re so glad you like them. Hope you enjoy! Please let us know if we can ever help in the future.
I'm no expert, but I think your restoration made these better shoes than the customer received from the factory.
Exactly! Why would anyone pay for a shoe restoration on a cheaply made pair. That's kind of embarrassing. But they were restored much better than they were made
I think that while that may not always be the goal, that’s usually the result with these two.
Without a doubt better than factory
@@bryanr.4947
Are you kidding me? What a Rip off. That's a house payment for most people. No wonder they sent them in for repair.
I’ve been needing some conditioner and stuff for my new AE Strands, so a few days ago I bought a few Saphir products from your online store to get the work done. I decided to get it from you guys because you’re one of my greatest influences that got me into shoes alongside The Elegant Oxford. So thank you for making me have a good taste in footwear and knowing how to treat it
This is why I like Italian shoemakers like Antonio Mecciarello, Bontoni and Paolo Scafora to name a few. You get consistent high quality quality craftsmanship for the money.
Nice work guys!!! beautiful outcome. Thanks for the upload.
Elf Owl thank you very much!
I'm just in awe of your craftsmanship!
Jason P thank you very much.
Your pronounciation of the French "Beauté du cuir " is ok , as long as you maintain this quality work . Even ugly "shoes" deserve the best , once in a lifetime ... Merci Messieurs et bonne soirée ...
captaincavern thank you very much.
Guys, nice job as always.
You could say...'This is where the rubber meets the road'!!!
tony monastiere thank you very much.
Great work, and honestly a better quality shoe foundation than what was from the factory! Nice job!!
Patrick McMahon thank you very much!
You guys are simply amazing! Taking a cheaper shoe and making it better than ever! Am surprised you even work on them!
1:05 "No, I'm not gonna slice my thumb off, it's okay."
Seems like more people than I have watched that procedure and wondered when we'll get a video that has a bleeped out curse, a cut, and then the next shot features a massive band-aid on Heath's thumb. 😂
Petronella Wessman 😂 six years and still no cut from the blade. Knock on wood!
Not me. 😀
That cork always makes me want oatmeal cookies!!!
Interesting
The cork made me think of stone ground mustard with the seeds. I started getting hungry for a sandwich! 😂
I am an orthotist so we do a fair amount of shoe modifications (lifts, flares, rockers, etc.). This video is a lot more like some of the shoes we have to modify. We cut the soles off on the band saw, and it's really a surprise to find out what's inside the shoe. With different rubbers primer and roughing up the surface is a must otherwise the shoe won't stay together. Fun to see you adapt to this less than ideal shoe style!
Anna Sullivan thank you very much.
Opening up designer dress shoes and finding a foam core is like sending a Rolex to the jeweler and opening it up to find a Casio.
Happens all the time...
I couldn’t find a cobbler here in Portland Oregon to repair a pair of Tiger Woods foam filled golf shoes. Nice work guys. I wish you were here to fix my favorite golf shoes!
Someone's going to be very happy with their mail call, you guys gave those shoes meaning, colour stitching really set them off!
thank you very much!
Nice to see you again. I hope you are both well & safe. I checked out Southern Polished, nice style & I intend to buy when I have the cash. I know they will be with me for years to come because of the quality.
thank you very much. We’re when you’re ready.
Great craftsmanship
Gage Carty thank you very much!
Excellent way to apply the cork on the shoes. Good luck.
I like the fact that you use hot cork. Many cobblers just use cut cork. You do it right.
great job guys...love the attention to detail and craftmanship
Brian Banks thank you very much.
Appreciate you guys too!
Nicolas Vincent thank you very much.
Wow, looks like anything can be resoled now, good job
What a challenging piece of sole filled with foam. Reminds me of cars that have foam filled bumpers. Poor man’s light weight illusion of quality. These shoes are 10 fold better than original. Great job guys.
Take care guys.
Seeking Truth thank you very much.
Bumpers are foam filled to meet the federal government's regulations and also to distribute energy during a crash. It's a good thing
Corpsie Corpsie thank you.
Removing junk, I mean form, and replacing them with cork and a smiley face (with two round eyes, a round nose and a smiley mouth) heel in the end. Epic.
SCD Observer 😂
I love the hot cork. The way its applied is ASMR all day!
It looks like you guys have upgraded the camera you use. The picture quality is amazing.
J'approuve 👍. Très bon travail, comme d'habitude !
you have to choose well. I always get their blake stitched loafers (preferably hidden) with leather soles. Lasted me years and easily the most comfortable shoes I've owned.
Your videos remind me of a quote from one of the great philosophers ; “You can’t tell what’s in the pickle barrel till you get the lid off” - Foghorn Leghorn. Always enjoy watching the lid (sole) come off.
WOWW,
INCREIBLE!!!!
I really wish you guys would go into greater detail and produce some longer videos. It's a joy to watch you work and I'm sure you have many followers who would love to watch you doing some in a longer form.
Nice work, guys...!
That wet cork is amazing.
Awesome informative Video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya Prayers 🙏
Great video! Hey, have you ever refurbished a worn off JR sole? I’m curious about how they look like when useless. Congrats on your first year and on the new workshop. You guys are amazing!
Please keep the videos coming between this and making sourdough bread it’s keeping my sanity in check, corona sucks.
Great shirt Trenton !!
Great job
Much classier looking shoe now.
Stay safe.
Wow, those are funky thick soled shoes. And to hear about the uppers and to see the foam............think I'll stick with my Allen Edmonds. Love Saphir products and your vids as well.
Still, even during stay at home, both of you have great haircuts. :)
Nick Turner 👍 thank you
I'd never heard of this shoe brand before so had to google them - 500 quid for a crappy loafer with a foam filled rubber sole and what looks like 'patent' leather uppers!
lmao I did the same thing. I've heard of Ferragamo and knew they were pricey but am blown away by how much they charge for poorly constructed shoes. They're like the Italian version of Cole Haan.
I had heard of the brand but didn't realise how expensive these shoes were. Bearing in mind they are made to be thrown away. I know now my next pair off shoes will be a decent Goodyear Welted shoe.
They are a total mixed bag. I have some Ferragamo’s that are among the nicest, and most beautiful shoes I own. Super comfortable, very elegant. Just gorgeous, with high-quality leather, and hidden stitch sole. Then I’ve had others which look like they were put together In an auto body shop. As the brothers say, you never know what you’re going to get with them. I have purchased all of mine secondhand, so I’m not out a lot of money. I can say I have owned at least two pairs of suede Ferragamo Monk straps which are very well done and quite beautiful
MarketAndChurch they are renowned for their High Heels in the fashion industry.
The rest is just parts from South Asia assembled in rural Italia by seasonal migrants workforce which give them the right call their products _Made in Italy_ .
I visited some of these factory many European luxury brands use the same factories
@@jamieshannon9809 for the price Ferragamo were asking you could almost get two pair of Allen Edmonds factory seconds.
Love the soles on these! They shoes look great.
Pretty sure the resole is vastly better quality than the original. Looking good!
Cen Blackwell thank you
My thumb has that tingling feeling just by watching you using that box cutter.
nice work guys
Chuck Strom thank you very much.
Excellent work God bless
Great video. I've seen you guys pound cork from a sheet into soles with a hammer, and I've seen you spread cork from a can into a sole (like you do in this video). How do you decide which method to use on a given pair of shoes? Please keep these great videos coming!
Randy Childs thank you very much. We used to hammer the cork in and it was cheaper. Spreading is more expensive, but covers better.
Another phenomenal video thank you 🙏🏿
Thank you! We appreciate you watching.
Have you considered making purple thread available as a color choice?
Have you guys ever had any Common Projects come into the shop? Their dress shoes or sneakers? Any opinion on quality? Thanks. Good video as always.
Great video
Very relaxing thank you
The heel looks like a smiley face
Box of chocolates lol! Foam🤔..great vid guys...detailed..👍🙏stay blessed.🇬🇧
s 2020 thank you very much. You as well!
Great content! I agree with all the comments that these shoes left your shop better than they left the factory. Ballpark, how much would this cost, and how long did it take you actual work hours. No matter what you charge the customer got their money's worth! Lastly, I did register on the Southern Polished site, and left a question before I purchase. I know that you're busy so I'll wait patiently for someone to reply. Thanks again for keeping informed and entertained.
I have little clue as to the why, but these videos are soothing to me, maybe it was time spent in Fred's Shoe repair shop while my dad and he and a bunch of guys played Tonk .....when you applied glue I smelled 'Barge shoe adhesive' and when you used the side cutting sole shaper I kinda shuddered as a 8 year old curious as 10 8 year olds should be I decided that after watching Fred sole a shoe I surely could, right? One sole trimmed on a pair of shoes he had started went great, second sole about 3/4 of the way through there was something slick on the shoe, I looked down and saw that I had halved one of my fingers, didn't even feel it Fred kept those wheels sharp!!!! Cleaned up all the blood, stopped my finger from bleeding to death and finished the sole ..... my dad (you had to know him, the finger was nothing compared to what he would do if I bothered him for something stupid while he played cards ) came out of the back room, with Fred who immediately knew and wisked my dad out of the shop. Fred came back and was like "how bad? " , I showed him, he liked to fainted but didn't tell on me.......... lol.
These videos, you never know how they stike a chord in someone, but I had forgotten all about, Fred, barge cement and leather cutting wheels till now, wondeful memories from 50 years ago! Thank you a million!
I think I've watched all your videos (and others), but I still don't get one thing: where is the "other" side of the sewing of the sole? (8:12) Invisible inside the sole? How on earth does this machine work? Only knowing how a regular sewing machine works this appears like magic.
Thanks for the great videos. Would have liked to order a pair of your sandals, but I'm a size 8 while yours only start at 9.
Greetings from Austria!
Look up "blake stitch machine" to get a robust answer. Basically the pedestal is up inside the shoe
I have a pair of thurogood work boots that are in need of drastic repair the tounge has come un stiched from the toe and it is in need a resole would really like you guys to rebuild them and make a video if possible love your work and craftsmanship!
Wow great job guy's 👍👍😍😍
Mrs Snifferwhiffer Perfume Diva
thank you very much!
Geez ... closed pore leather. These guys always manage to teach us something new. It's looking like an enormous amount of patience went into this video and shoe repair. No surprise that the results make the pair look better than brand new. So I'm thinking some bourbon relief would be in order, eh guys?
thepowderriverfarrier Haha...enjoyed a pour as soon as I got home that night. Elijah Craig small batch being my most recent purchase. 😉 🥃
@@TrentonHeath It must be good then if you like it. Ordered some.
What is this liquid you have put on the sole @4:38 ?
Fantastic work as always, guys!
Justin Summersell thank you very much.
Good work gentlemen, I would like to see a video of you putting soles on a pair of redwing heritage boots.
Antonio Torres thank you very much.
Antonio Torres It would be interesting to have a military style boot resoled with dainite soles. You agree Tony?
@3:28 YES!! It's the Cork Butter!
Do you only do sole repairs? Can you also repair the upper part of boots.
Nathan Knatcal unfortunately, we only do sole repair and shines. We do full and half sole cowboy boots. Check out Brian the Boot Maker for upper repair.
Heath I love your flannel shirt dude. Where can I get one?
Hi guys! A question; when you cut the access of the sole leather, you use a machine at first and then a knife to finish. I have seen other cobblers use a machine that cut all way through. Why are you using a knife to finish instead of letting the machine do the complete job? (Old machine or is it on purpose?)
Peter Krenander Haha...good eye! 😉 Our blade on the tool hasn’t been sharpened in a while and doesn’t always cut completely through. It just needs to be changed our or sharpened.
@@TrentonHeath Okidok, thanks for info :-) PS. Did I mention that you guys are great?! Love your videos...!
Would you consider a rm William Chelsea boot a good buy?
Was that 94 primer that you put on the rubber part of the sole?
Just bought a pair of Church's shoes that I think have the same kind of closed poors with some kind of acrylic layer on top. Feel a bit cheep.
Sounds about right.
I have a pair of Church's loafers I bought off ebay for $30. Its corrected leather and I thought, blake stitched. Turns out it was glued as I learned when the sole started to separate 1/2 way though a work day. I thought they were done but my local cobbler was able to reglue and save them.
The sole itself was still in good condition.
For $30 ($40 with repairs) I've more than gotten my money's worth.
Is it worth putting the right heel caps on the left boot and the left heel caps on the right boot to get more life out of them? My local cobbler says that it would be bad for your feet to do that and that it would wear the heel block too much to make extending the life of the caps worth it. This doesn't fully make sense to me so I was wondering what y'alls opinion on this is. Thank you very much
Closed pore leather - is that what Preston Soto often refers to as bookbinder? Looks similar
Yes, it's corrected leather.
Can you please tell me more about the tool at 4:51? Is it old? Is it a leather softener? Looks so cool.
JW I think they call it a scratcher. They use it before gluing to rough up the surface.
@@davidhartline9172 Ahh. Thank you for that. Interesting stuff.
The Funny part was Trenton saying "Don't Correct Me, I Don't Speak French". I laughed when you said that. Maybe it's the way it sounded. Whatever it was, it was funny
Great video. Way better quality than Bedo and Kirby Allison
Excellent
Thanks
It looks like you took a basically cement constructed shoe (except for the toe area), and made it a good year welted shoe?
Blake stitched, I think. I believe that was the Blake/McKay machine they were using to stitch the sole.
Yeah it’s uncommon for Italian loafers to be Goodyear welted, they’re typical Blake stitched
Were these cemented to start? If so, what did you use for a welt? I admit, I didn't watch the hole thing. Apologies.
Is there a reason you wet the Dainite soles before stitching the sole on? Does it make it softer like a leather sole?
Johnathan T helps the stitch go they the rubber easier.
hello! question.. how can I send you my shoes to be re soled and polished and maybe minor repair? have some old crock skin square toe single monk strap shoes. need some tlc and a shoe tree possibly. they are about 15+ yrs old. a cheap Mexico maid shoe, seems to have soles glued on since one of them on the tips is starting to split. but they are still gators! and hoping to revive them. let me know please and thank you.
I did check out your sandals and I was disappointed that you don't have sizes over 13. I wear a 14 wide and was hoping you made sandals in that size.
whiskey5jda sorry. Unfortunately not. In the five years we have been selling them, we’ve only had 3 or 4 folks want a size 14. Maybe if the demand picks we will start offering that size.
@@TrentonHeath I totally understand. Thx for the reply.
Hello, Can you do a Video on the maintenance of closed pore leather shoes?
I know people are knocking the construction of these but one of the comments here made me think more about he why’s of the construction. It does look like it was made to be more waterproof which would explain the sole and leather choices and made to be a combination of dress shoe looks with country/sneaker style water resistance and comfort.
If that’s the case then I think the construction and materials make sense and would make this both practical and stylish.
Don’t get me wrong, I do find Italian shoe construction to be less to my taste than the traditional construction from the country of my birth, the UK but then Italy is hotter and more stylish so the shoes match the country.
Another fascinating video guys. Have you ever done repairs to or had requests to convert a regular pair of shoes to elevator shoes and can it even be done ?
awesome video,,,,, learned something new, How do know when buying shoes of the leather having close pores and u can't even shine, reminds me of china shoes when I see that.
mario padilla anytime the shoes are super shiny and like patent leather, they are more than likely close pored.
Also if you look closely you won’t be able to see any pores or natural imperfections of the hide. It will be one uniform shiny coating. Some companies will imprint a pore design to trick consumers as well.
Do you make bags or shopper bags?
What type of glue do you use?
Is Beckett Simonon a good brand of shoes to invest in?
Definitely not bad for the price.
Do you guys know any other brand that curves their heel like that? I really like the idea of my heel sinking further down in my shoe. This blew my mind for some reason
I wonder if that cork has a different feel then the foam? Lighter maybe? Great content always like watching y’all work. ❤️
is steinkogler a good brand of boots?
Great restoration guys. I guess all shoes are like a box of chocolates.
Joaquin -Jack Nava thanks. 😂
Enjoyed the video as always! Quick question, have you guys ever worked on Paul Smith dress shoes? If so, what are your thoughts on this brand? Cheers!
Were these made by ZeFer?
Any chance you can review Hartt's mens dress shoes, particularly their two cap toe Oxfords, the Beaverbrook and the Director? They are an old Canadian Brand from Fredericton NB that sold throughout Canada that went out of business in the 90's and the name has been revived. They are "designed" in Canada but made in Spain.
Were those shoes worth it?
Can you do a video on best Italian (or European) shoe brands out there?
(I always seem to Google what are good Italian shoe brands, but never seem to get any specific answers)