I've learned more about the crafting of shoes in the two weeks I've been watching your videos than I ever knew. My late father always told me to buy the absolute best shoes you can afford and you won't have to keep buying shoes. I bought a pair of Alden shell cordovan Oxfords in 1981 for---get this---$200, which I thought was expensive. Well, I wore them for 25 years. Then I had to buy a second pair in 2005 for $500. At age 64, I doubt I live long enough to have to buy a third pair. I'm sorry I don't have a pair of shoes for you to rejuvenate.

It's great that thanks to the Internet, people can now share and learn from each other. Cheers Steve!

You are a true craftsman I really enjoy watching you work. I was always told hard work will never hurt you as long as you keep a safe distance.

Greetings! I want to express my admiration for your work, you are truly a master of your craft! I would like to tell you my story. I'm from Ukraine. I was engaged in the repair and restoration of guitars in Ukraine, I had my own workshop at home. But I had to leave everything and leave. For 2 years now I have not had a home and I travel to different countries. Now I live in Armenia. I have a lot of respect for people who do things with their own hands. This is priceless work. Your videos help me take my mind off bad thoughts, relax and unwind. Thank you very much for what you do. Take care of yourself and your loved ones!

@savagewind1968

6 ай бұрын

Тримайся, друже! Все буде Україна!

Steve, you should've used Dr. Sole. Soles from Taiwan would've driven Mr. Chang nuts!

Steve, your work is amazing. You gave an honest review of the Iron Boot, and greatly improved its structure during the rebuild. Thanks for sharing your passion and craftsmanship with us. Hammertime! 🔨

Steve, absolutely phenomenal work! I start explaining to people when asked why I sharpen my replacement blades was 2 fold. First was that when working with leather; for best results the sharpest blade is the best and the second was cost savings. I also like to explain that before there were replacement blades a person would have to sharpen their blades for all uses! Most people just don’t stop and use the thing between their ears. I think it’s called a brain?! It’s just easier to sometimes just smile and shrug my shoulders; but where is the fun in that. Great stuff as usual and I really like the collaboration between you and Iron-boots. That green thread is a hot ticket sir.

@angelalane1307

6 ай бұрын

Those blades aren't expensive, but they don't give them away. Why stop and replace a blade if you have a stone handy? Get every little use you can from what you can, get your money's worth. 😊

Amazing Steve Upgrades And Everything Your Version is Soooo Much Better Your a True Artisan Craftsman😊😀😮😊❤️❤️❤️😇

Steve, I am drawn to your shoe videos, satisfaction from seeing some wonderful boots. As a kid we never had good shoes or boot, therefore I have more pairs than I need today. Thanks for your time making these videos.

Fantastic craftsmanship! Hadn’t ever given much though to the welt, but boy does that JR welt pop! Great review of this boot option that I’ve been on the fence about and feel better about now moving forward with securing a pair. Oh, and loved the multiple conscious efforts to “trigger” some folks! 😂👍🏽

The finished boots had a better vibe to them than the original. Looked really classy.

Phenomenal job! Thank you for letting us know about them and their boots! I cant wait to get started making my own boots!

You are in a roll with your videos lately. They are so much fun!

Super informative video on how well a boot IS made and CAN be made a bit better. Great job - again Steve. This is my go-to page for relaxing in front of the computer while learning and being entertained.

Well done and glad to see this new video of a great company doing great work over the pond. Well crafted Steve. I do believe you elevated these boots a 1000%.

I just love your skills and craftsmanship Steve. The boots look fantastic.

Amazing job as always! ❤

Triggers, jokes, hammer time……love them all Brother! Please continue. 🇨🇦👍

"when you were at a 'boot camp' ..." - I see what you did there Steve - I love a good double entendre!

OLD Leather Smith here, great job Steve, a couple of ideas, I use wool felt instead of cork especially when I repaire 5 inch heals, and I make my own leather welt, hand sew EVERYTHING. Not 2 say you are wrong just the way I do it GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

truly amazing, they look very nice indeed, the bedo's touch works wonders

Every time I click on your channel and you have a new video up it makes my day, love you.

Nice boots. I'll take a pair of those boots over any of those designer European brands of shoes. Agreed, would like to see full lining at that price point, but pleased to see leather lined instead of canvas. Would also like to've seen either clinch nails doubling back into the base material, or ring-shank nails. Love those old Built-Rite soles too!

"Not a jerk wit a needle".......between that and sharpening the utility knife for triggering.......kills me every time. 🤣 But those boots are pretty cool. I would have bet in the beginning that you would have put a steel shank in, though. And maybe ask the owner to send you a reaction video????

Thanks Steve. Another great job. 😊

Just watched this video last night, very interesting and informative China absolutely can and do make many high quality items especially when done by individual craftsmen. The people of China are not the problem like most countries it’s the government that cause problems, IMHO. Great video really enjoyed it

Beautiful work as always! 👍🏽

You are the master! Great work as always!

i love watching shoe repair, i tryed repairing my redwings but its hard, you defiantly make it look easy

Beautiful work

I can't believe that this guy uses a file to sharpen disposable razor blades.

I liked your improvements, excellent work.

Re crafted by a genius in the USA. What a finish!!!

Thank you good sir for another amazing video huge thank-you

that joke never gets old, love it everytime !

This would be awesome to see a reaction video from Mr Cheng. Very nice looking after a bit of extra care!😊

Excellent work Steve, the re sole definitely gave the boot a PNW flare!!

exceptional work as always, more an upgrade than recraft!!

The final product in this method seems like you did it all using machines and not by hand awesome job 👍🏽

Great job

Another great video, thank you for sharing!

That was amazing; they looked brand new.

Well done Steve. Boots look solid now

Iron boot makes some good boots. All hand crafted. Nice job Steve, remarkable what some bic 4 and brush does to that leather. Take care of your leather folks, you dont need a lot.

Another excellent video, well done!

Another job well done 👍🏻

Great work as always

looks great! nice job

These boots look brand new. The owner will probably get a lot of looks given all the American materials in clear view and your logo. Perfect match between American and Chinese craftmanship.

Excellent in every way

Ohhh boy. 👍🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧..those boots looked amazing…sorry I didn’t like the black ones at all 🤷🏼‍♂️…brown is so stylish……fantastic work as always..👍🏻🇬🇧

You are the best cobbler!

Hey Man! You sold out to the PRC! I'm outa here! :) As always, incredible workmanship. I must have a pair or Armenian flagged boots now.

Really a great job !!!!!!!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Wow. Those are sweet

DOUBLE HAMMER TIME!!! NICE!!! Love me some hammertime. I still can't figure out why sharpening the blades triggers people. I started doing it after I saw you do it and I use so many less blades now. I think it's a very worthwhile thing to do!

Steve, you know why some people complain about your sharpening technique. Some of your viewers use old fashion straight razor, some are wood workers, and some just want sharp knives. When they see you sharpening your knife with a carborundum stone without some lubricant, they know the edge you are getting is not the best. They are perfectionists who like to do it the "right way", just like you point out other peoples' work (half soles, paper heal lifts, ...) and how it could be improved. I understand that it works for you and keeps your leather clean, but a really sharp edge goes through leather like butter. That's why they cringe when they see you sharpen your knife that way. Maybe going to a medium ceramic stone would give you a better edge, you can use it dry and refresh it every once in a while with some household cleanser. A sharper knife would require less strength to separate the sole of the shoe, and yes you can tell that you have to put some muscle to cut the thread and glue holding the two pieces of the solel together on some of your repairs. A ceramic stone would give you a similar clean quick sharpening but a better edge to improve safety (less force needed). The ceramic stone won't give you the best edge, but you will show that you try to improve your technique just like you inspire us to make our work better.

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣never thought of it like that

Brilliant work, as always. And I have exactly the same experience with China. They can do a lot more than we think. The fact that the products are often crappy is a budget issue. You get what you pay for.

Պետրոս ջան ամեն անգամ քո տեսահոլովակները նայելուց ինձ թվում է քո արվեստանոցում նստած լինեմ դու էլ համ աշխատես համ խառը պատմես 😅 Հալալ է քեզ եղբայր դու իսկական Հայ Վարպետ ես

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

👍👍❤️❤️🇦🇲🇦🇲

happy new year Steve

Excellent video Steveroo.... I see you put the Cadillac of mid soles on those babies JR, and Biltrite Cadillac heels too, nice........ Beautiful results.......! Talking about Chinese boots, I have a couple pair of Grant Stone boots made in China and I can tell you they are impeccably built, quality boots.... For the money they are really hard to beat....... My most comfortable and favorite boots are my Alden Indy's in earth reverse chamois but they cost far more than the GS's........ Their are artisans located all over the world, including China as you said.... "REAL COOL"...5 STARS as usual... GG

Awesome. You should review maker's/repairer's videos. Terry Kim (from Japan?) makes bespoke shoes and uses a fudge wheel to mark out his welt stitch length---insane number of stitches, all saddle stitched!

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

Yeh I’m familiar with his quality

@ErrBuzz

6 ай бұрын

He is from South Korea as far as I know

I think you are quite correct about the "Made in China" phenomenon Steve. We have a hand coffee bean grinder that was made in Taiwan. It's made of good quality materials and is highly functional. It was more expensive to buy than the European "competition", but still very good value for money. It is about 4 years old now and used daily. It is a pleasure to use, and will last for many years to come 👍🏻☕😋 PS. You are obviously a coffee lover yourself. Why don't you grind your own beans fresh each day 🤔

Hay Man you did a Great job Steve 💯% as normal 👌👋🏻

Damn nice pair of boots

Awesome

Hammer Time! Yeah ❤!

Great work & nice constructive feedback! I wonder how much of it they'll implement

I think some of their boots are lined. My iron boots 5515s have an extremely premium deerskin lining that extends fully even into the ankle area. I think your black boots are also lined the same way but I cant tell from the video. The brown ones you resoled are half-lined due to its model. Full lining can definitely be requested!

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

Yes some other models do have full lining but my black ones don’t, still badass boots

Canada West and Dayton still uses Biltrite heels on their boots. i have a few boots from those brands

Nice boots Steve but they got better after being recrafted in the USA by Bedo’s really liked the style of sole you used ❤

I’m very interested in their boots Steve! How did their sizing compare to your Alden’s? I read their guide but I know those can still trip you up! Awesome work !! Thanks so much

Surprising to see China stepping up its quality. I don’t think I would pay that much for it though. I’m glad that they are trying to make better and better items, especially footwear.

@UnknownUser-rb9pd

6 ай бұрын

China has made quality products for decades. Companies like Apple, top Japanese photography brands like Canon and Nikon, most American computer companies and even boot companies like Grant Stone produce high quality goods in China. The only issue is that China is quite expensive now (average Chinese manufacturing wages in the more expensive parts of the country are significantly higher than American minimum wage) and so production has now often moved to Thailand, Vietnam or other South East Asian countries.

Sharpening away bedo

I like this. A Chinese company making premium products.

Things i learned in todays episode on bedos leatherworks: 1) steve is armenian 😊 2) china can make quantity products 😊 3) people get triggered over some really small things 😂 I may have known some of this beforehand😂

$700 is just mind-blowing. I mean, you can get a pair of Nick's heritage boots for less than that and the quality is much higher.

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

I’d have to disagree with you on the quality

@rickharris4579

6 ай бұрын

@@BedosLeatherworksLLCso you’re saying a Chinese brand is better than a Nick’s boot? Hard to believe that….

Good morning Steve❤😊

Outstanding work, Steve. Just one question though: Why no heel rand? 🤔

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

Why a heel rand?? Do you know the difference?? Most likely not. I left it the same style it was.

@barium5675

6 ай бұрын

@@BedosLeatherworksLLC I don’t, that’s why I am asking. :)

Hi Steve, are you still working on designer handbags? Your work is amazing!

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

Yes I am!

Another perfect job. Steve what's the dark outline around the heel's edge of the mid sole?

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

That’s the JR sole just darkened a bit

@USDAselect

6 ай бұрын

@@BedosLeatherworksLLC Much appreciated.

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Awesome work my friend. If someone walked in off the street with these boots and you did the same recraft what would you be charging them?

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

Over $400

Tbh they look like a solid built boot with good material. Is there a risk with that high stitch density that it will cut through the rubber? Switching to better suited heelbed nails and maybe some inner lining seems to be the only “issues”. I did not see any real cost shaving shortcuts and the thickness of the inner sole is impressive. But they are not cheap.

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

No issues in the density of the stitches. Solid boots

I have spent a modest amount of time in China. My impression is that they can manufacture products to rival any country in quality, however "we" tend to import things made to our specifications that are of lower quality and price point based on their labor costs, and they give us what we ask for. Companies then sell these products for a premium. Then we, the consumer, blame the chinese for inferior products.

@meanwhileinindiana8107

6 ай бұрын

I should watch the whole video before I comment 😳

Reborn: Two tanks!!

All in all, the recrafted boots are better made and more style with your additions. The original boot was a nice boot and almost worth the high price, I like the pair of boots you bought, another job well done Steve. Be well, be safe, peace. G from Richmond.

I like your videos, Hammer time is the best jaja. hey I have a question, Where can I purchase a couple awls like the ones you have, I am attempting to repair my boots with super thick heavy duty leather or veg tan, no sure what that is, I purchased an awl on amazon, a cheap one, but it breaks, therefore I need one like yours, please let me know where can I get those awls? Thanks so much in advance.

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200k for 2024 Steve!!!

I wish their soles were thicker, but other than that I love the look of their boots.

Hello from 🇨🇦🇨🇦🕺🇺🇲🇺🇲

I have been pleasantly surprised with Grant Stone boots thus far. Went to buy a new pair of Alden Indy's in 8 EEE and was told they didn't have a last in my size, (the website shows to be available) 2 years if ever for the boots to be made. The email has been retained, I am shocked, tried to support American jobs.

Their boots are stupid expensive, how do they compare with the Midwest ones?

Learn those chinese people some quality work. 😂 I'm joking, just don't get offended chinese people. Anyway, Mr. Steve, you deserve a lot more views for the hard and quality work that you do. I hope they take some tips/advice from you. :)

Why do these not have a heel rand Steve?

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

Good question, I was going add one but decided to leave it the same. It Really doesn’t make that much of a difference

Good video as always Steve. Speaking of well made Chinese boots, do you have any interest in checking out my chinese Luos Jiet Indy copies? I'll be working at Virginia hospital center this Tuesday and I could swing by when I'm finished.

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

Come on by

@markbradshaw8966

6 ай бұрын

Ok see you Tuesday

Being made in China, these boots are either $500 overpriced, or equivalent in quality to $2000 boots made in the West. Based on your tear down, it looks like the former.

How much did Uncle Chang pay for this recraft?

@BedosLeatherworksLLC

6 ай бұрын

$400 plus

@chinatownboy3368

6 ай бұрын

@@BedosLeatherworksLLC Uncle Chang got his money's worth.