I like your style of attack on these. I've seen other struggle with these boots.

What’s the black material you outlined and cut out ? Is there many different materials to use for this part some thicker or softer or harder ? And what is the best glue to use to bond that material And what’s the name of the machine that stitched it ? And the machine you used to press on tighter

I looked this up because I figured I must be doing something wrong. Looks like I'm on the right path. I was wrongly under the impression that there was a mid sole in there somewhere

Are you sure the midsole did not need to be replaced? I saw another video of a cobbler removing the whole injection insole and replacing it too, before sewing on a new welt and sticking on the new sole.

@JinsKookieJams

2 ай бұрын

*I looked over the video very carefully. It appears These Redwing Safety Toe boots have a rubber welt, with a rubber outsole (the original one) glued onto the welt (and stitched). I saw another cobbler work on the same Red Wing model, and the welt is somehow stitched on. I could tell since as the other guy was cutting away at it, I saw threads. So there isn't a leather welt to begin with. As for the midsole, also on this other cobbler's channel, I saw what the footbed looked like a bit. I think you meant footbed. He wasn't able to clean it out entirely, but I could see that the footbed kind of looked like it was a synthetic material (it was yellow in color). I also agree with you that the midsole rubber is possibly injected. I also saw this in the other cobbler's video. I saw chunks of the rubber midsole missing from him trying to slice the rubber outsole off.* *I can tell this Red Wing model is difficult to resole because of the difficulty of removing the one piece outsole rubber from the footbed. The outer sole I found out, is in one piece, and glued straight to the rubber welt, and the welt is stitched on for further support. So it's good these shoes had a midsole added to them. The new midsole looks like it's rubber or a black leather. As for the welt, I believe it could be the request of the customer to keep the welt and KW stitched it on to make it more secure.*

I am attempting to resolve a pair just like this, amazingly helpful vid!! My only question is- for the lug/outsole, do you choose a size 10 for a size 10 boot? Or should I go bigger and trim it?

@KWSHOEREPAIR

3 ай бұрын

Bigger

@uplifthaddock4546

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Keep up the fantastic work

I wonder how the factory does it? Do they just re melt a new sole on it? What happens if the middle internals wear out?

@KWSHOEREPAIR

Жыл бұрын

The factory won't likely be resoling these boots, in my opinion.

@andrewc9790

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they do resole them. The sole is injection molded. I've had a pair of the original Super Sole redone.

@justincolyn2042

11 ай бұрын

These are my boots! I had a previous pair done by another cobbler and it was a disaster. Your workmanship is much better. I’m optimistic that these hold up again for a long time. I had enquired with the factory to have this pair done and they don’t do these as they were not a welted sole. I’m super happy - thanks for the great job.