That was an interesting video. I appreciate how you went step by step showing basically the poor man’s way of doing a real shoe repair. Shoe repair has been a very relaxing thing to me recently and fun to learn about.
That was an interesting videoI appreciate you for showing basically the poor man s way o doia real shoe repair. then is - the gust line- I am attempling to repair assess Shoe. Please guide me. wing the viewers viewersr. Man's .
Shoe repair and people who can spend the big bucks to have custom shoes made is really an art. I'm a DIY kind of guy and love these kind of challenges. Have to say you did a bang up job here. Great work and l learned alot from your video. Thank for sharing.
Really cool! Only thing I would add is a layer of foam core before adding the Vibram sole. I have some older military boots setup like that, and they're really the best I've every owned.
Awesome job! Over the last few years I've grown a distaste for the disposable world we've created and huge appreciation for the craftsmen that repair rather than replace. Personally I really appreciate the wear and tear of life on items, when something is well used but also well cared for and maintained it develops a beautiful patina with a lot of stories behind it. Look up the Japanese term Wabi Sabi.
@@DrPronghorn fits perfectly Actually lifetime of shoes can be linked to hardships of it's owner. Thank you,, your lessons highly appreciated and enjoyed.
Nice work there!! I plan to do my first re-sole soon and one day I hope to make a pair of boots from scratch! I think I’ll probably record and post mine also. I like the way you kept it real and told us about the mistakes you made and the lessons you learned along the way.
Love the video. I have a pair of Doc Marten "Industrial" work boots that have a metatarsal guard in addition to a steel toe. They've saved my feet from what would be life-changing injuries. But now the soles are split, and I wanted to see if I could replace them. After studying what you've done, and looking at my own boots, none of this looks insurmountable. And I even have most of the tools.
Let me know if you do it! I'd love to see pictures. If you can't find the supplies, try calling Oregon Leather Co. and mail-ordering them. They don't have a web store, but they do mail orders over the phone. I love hearing that more boots are being saved and not tossed!
Thanks for the video. I'm getting ready to do a half sole on my cowboy boots and the hand stitching you did is going to help me. There are no cobblers left where I live so if I want to wear the boots anymore I have to give it a try. Thanks, Jim
Nice work.. these have been my go-to boots for 25-30 years.. I believe Doc's have stopped producing them.. ☹️ I've been online researching my "next" pair of boots & I was surprised to see someone saving a pair.. very well done
Oh woaw complet step by step from detache of the old parts, clean, and repare procedure. No special technique nor super sophisticated equipement. Just your hands and some time. I can see myself doing this to repare my shoes. Thanks and bravo for your super video with no blablabla!
I've had a few pairs of the DMs D ring hikers. Pretty sure that's the style you have there. Never thought about having them resoled, but it was great to watch you do it! Thanks
Dude you been watching way to much Trenton and Heath! I will give you credit for giving it a go. Pretty good job. Its funny I have gotten addicted to their channel they do some amazing work.
This was really good to watch! You took a risk and it really worked out I think. Could've been worse. I'm not sure I would have tried this or not so I think you did great!
Here’s a tip with the cork: Just put a textbook or phone book over the pieces and hammer that way. It’ll distribute force more evenly that way and you won’t get dents.
@@DrPronghorn Yes It is, they've been my daily wear for past 11 years and I absoulutely 😜adore them!🥳 I just have to walk different for couple of years, most the wear is on heal and toe on outsides of sole, the insides have tread 🤣 Mine are 1460 style 16 lace black workboots with steel toe caps, made in china I'm not competent enough to do it mate and just cutting the yellow stitching would absoulutely break my heart.💔 I paid only £65 for them and that equates to about 6 quid a year in shoe costs but probally spent £300 on boot polish 🤣
Thanks for doing this. I've got a pair of old shutters maybe I'll do. This seems like a fun project. Maybe I should be a cobbler when I retire from my real job.
Tapping the edge of the welt against the anvil is a great tip~ I've been looking at how I might diy a boot resoling, nice to see it can be done with a lot of basic hand tools and a shoe anvil
“If I paid a cobbler to do it I’d have paid a lot more” Because in addition to the materials, you’re paying for the time, expertise and experience provided by the cobbler, but I’m sure you knew that Not that you did a bad job or anything mind you, but as I’m sure you learned from doing this yourself, it’s not that simple a job, the concept itself might be, but there are lots of little things that people just don’t really think about or take into consideration until they experience it. As someone who was firmly in that boat until I got a job as a cobbler, I completely get it Overall though, you did a pretty decent job. I haven’t seen any of your other stuff, but I feel like you went into this knowing a lot more about what you’re doing than most of our customers, so that definitely helped, and this is definitely a job you can be proud of
Thanks! I'm not trying to take work away from cobblers, or to diminish the work that you do. I think this particular job wouldn't have been worth it if I had paid for it, but it was a good opportunity for me to learn and practice. These boots really aren't nice enough to warrant all the attention I gave them, but I wasn't willing to cut up a pair of quality boots for my first try. In the end, a professionally trained cobbler is worth the money you pay for their time.
@@rabidbadger3855 you’re a dope. This comment was saying that they did well. It’s for them, and for a lot of people going through the comments who may not know much or realise just how much actually goes into it. If you have nothing better to do than be a toxic knob, get off TH-cam, go outside, and get some fresh air before your brain melts any further 🙄
I've had 2 pair of doc Martin's. Both soles come apart. When I bought them they looked like they were Sewed with thread. But they were not. And the sole separated. One such time was going through the airport check point. Then I got smart. I bought red wings. Sense then I've never ever had an issue.
I buy Solovair for the same reason, but I'm English and want British made first. Solovair are properly welted and can be resoled over and over again. Never will buy Chinese made, cheaply constructed DMs again.
@emmy lite any of the American made red wings with a sewn welt you can have resoled without worrying about breaking in a new pair. The mock toe is a great boot. Ranger. They also make quite a few red wings that are causal wear for hiking too. I prefer the all leather.
The welt is sewn to the boot, but they heat seal the soles. Personally I don't know why or how they delaminate but I've seen it enough. Strangely, I've not seen this on solovairs from wear and tear, only from an error at the factory where they showed up at my door like that. Solovairs are good, but I'd say their quality control is iffy. Nothing _too_ severe, as the delamination hasn't grown at all (it was about one centimeter on the inner side of the foot), but it urked me.
If I were going to buy new boots, I would probably buy Red Wings. I actually have a pair of Chippewa boots I bought used on eBay that I love and are Goodyear welted. If I ever wear through those soles, I'll do a re-sole video on them. I've heard that Chippewa isn't so good anymore, but these older boots I bought used have been great.
Have they ever squeaked on you when walking? That's what happened to my previous pair. It's due to rubber-rubber sole & heel contact. Next time, I'd recommend placing a thin leather layer between the heel and sole. Refined look is a bonus!
@@DrPronghorn I remember once watching a Trenton and Heath video, where they said that rubber to rubber doesn't hold as well as leather to rubber. So it's maybe even a good idea from a structural standpoint.
Great job! Thinking of doing the same to my pairs of sketchers and dm, comfortable shoes, look well built until I wear them for gardening, once the water get to them the glue gave out, showing the threads were fake and not really stitching.
For the stitch spacing in the welt, you don't have to use the little stitch wheel. Just make a groove in the leather then use a two pointed divider to establish the stitch spacing you want.
This is fascinating, I wish I had access to some tools to try it myself! I wonder if it would be possible to change out the inner and mid sole altogether, and basically reassemble the whole thing, in order to change the shape of the shoe, for someone who has wide but short feet!
I saw Trenton and Heath do that very thing in a recent recrafting of a pair of Nick's Boots. They put in a new footbed with a shorter, wider shape and changed the shoe size of the boots!
For those eyelets if you put a washer behind the flares it'll save the leather underneath from getting cut up, and won't ever tear through the leather.
The air ware sole used to be literally AIR - once punctured the shoe became less comfortable. And almost goes without saying, awesome job you did there, got a pair of red wing ir's where the sole replacement was badly done - a horrid glue over job and not what i expected, that'll teach me to assume it would be done properly, ah well gonna get it ripped off and a vibram sole).
Great job, that must be very satisfying to give new life to those boots in that way. I had a pair of Italian hiking boots (Scarpa) with lovely uppers but the soles wore through on the ridged pleat patterns after little wear and immediately let water into the boot as the sole filling was like a sponge and soaked up any moisture.. It was an absolutely poor design flaw which cut the useful life of the boots way down, some sort of awful built in redundancy I guess to make you buy new boots frequently! A friend of mine runs a shoe repair/key cutting shop and he said because of the sole material and construction they were impossible to resole! I can tell you that was very disappointing to hear! Thanks for posting.
You're welcome! I have started to look at the way shoes are constructed before buying them now, so I can only buy shoes that can be resoled. I hate to have to throw out a pair of well-fitting shoes
very interesting, i just did 3 pairs of boots, but i used a piece of tire for a new sole. I took a grinder and smoothed down all the grips on the bottom of boot, cut the heel off, i dont like heels anyway, cut a piece of atv tire out for sole, sanded the tire and put contact cement on boot and tire, let dry about 30 min then stuck together and took sanding disc and shaped to the boot.
Excellent video Doc; learned a lot - thank you for putting this together. Do you happen to have a list of hand tools you used for this project? Leather working tools more specifically. Thanks again.
Sorry I took so long to get back to this comment! Here is a list of the tools I used in this video: Box cutter Scratch awl Fiebings USMC Black dye Wool dauber Stitching awl saddle needles, size 00 sanding block with 150 grit paper cobblers hammer - antique from eBay shoe anvil - antique from eBay stitching groover stitching wheel belt sander contact cement glue pot nail set ball-peen hammer diagonal wire cutters bone folder
Excellent video! Thank you! I’ve got some old Docs that indeed need some TLC and a new sole too. Whatcha got invested in the materials cost per pair? Thanks again and good job!
@@DrPronghorn Is there a specific brand of glue that all of the cobblers use? Obviously for leather to rubber soles. I called here in Los Angeles today and per pair the local guys want $180-$250 per pair... So, yes, I'm going to start with my worst pair and see how it goes. I have 4 pairs that need some TLC. Thanks again!
Most folks use Barge cement. That's what I use now, but I started with Weldwood. If you're going to do hand stitching, you should get the Al Stohlman book on it. There are also several good YT channels for handstitching leather. Check out Leodis Leather: he has some great tutorials.
i like your work here can you let me know where you found the welt and do you think of leavein the welt on and cut and sand the wirwalk sole off ? and glue the new sole on ?
I got the welt from Oregon Leather Co. There should be a link in the description. The original DM welt is plastic, so I don't think it would glue up well to the new sole. The DM folks use plastic welding to put the bouncy sole on. There are some cool videos of the process around if you look for them. I don't have the tools for that process here.
You refer to yourself as an amateur, but I’d say you are very skilled as a cobbler. You taught me many things I didn’t know. I have a pair of Rockrooster work boots I want to put a new sole/heel on. I looked in the Oregon Leather Co. catalog you bought from, but didn’t see any soles. Would you know of a supplier that sells work boot soles? Thank you for your help.
WOW that's amazing. I tip my hat to you. Question, after doing that job yourself, do you think a cobbler asking for $250 for a job like that is a fair price?
I would say so. There's a lot of hand stitching to put on the welts, and that just takes time. Time is money, after all. Once you've had it done, subsequent resoles should be easier, and therefore cheaper.
Thanks! There are about a half dozen comments from folks who hate that I changed the soles, so it's good to hear from someone who approves of my change!
I was just thinking about the "poor man's boot fallacy" and I realized it wasn't even true anymore because cobblers are rare and expensive now. I'll have to try to learn this too.
wow!! what a great video! thanks for sharing it is just what I was looking for, I have a situation, years ago I kept a pair of worn belleville 500 combat boots, the idea is to change the soles, unfortunately in my area there are no shoemakers capable of doing the job, I want to do it personally and I think that following your same work could be a success, my only question is if the construction of the boot would allow me to add the leather trim to convert them into goodyear soles and be able to renew them, thank you very much!!!
I don't know anything about how the soles are made on Belleville 500 boots. A quick Google search suggests they're cemented on. It will be a job to convert them to a Goodyear welt construction. I've seen some Trenton and Heath videos where they've done a similar conversion, so you might look at that channel for some ideas. Good luck!
Great Job! ! I need to repair my DM soles ! Do you have any solution to repair the crushed toecap of the DM boots ?, thanks in advance and keep making this vids 😃👏🏼
I haven't tackled crushed toecaps yet. I imagine you could add some new support to the inside while you have the shoe apart, but I'm not sure what the best material to use would be. Thanks for watching, and let me know how you repair your DMs!
@@usted4azul there are solvent activated Toes puffs out there .You could remove the old one and fix it up with superglue .Then shape a new one over the old .
nice job! great custom resole, fantastic tips, i learn more from vids like yours than from the pros for those mistakes every amateur makes...after a few vids i had enough of rose anvil, videos were too short, the guy pushes too many sponsors and products, bedo's nice tough, trenton is allright! consider Revive Shoe Repair or Brian The Boot Maker channels! much better content than a lot of other leather/cobbler tubers...only thing i noticed missing on your resole was a piece of leather in between sole and heel! also, it was too much glue for my taste, specially on that heel! less is better, try thinning it a little bit next time...btw, did you used something to apply pressure to the soles after glueing? i see a lot of cobbler tubers using that neumatic machine on their resoles, just curious on your alternative if there was one!
I've found Brian the Boot Maker and Revive Shoe Repair since I made this video, and I also like them a lot! I'm putting leather between the heel and the sole on my next pair, which should be done this weekend with a video next week. You can see pictures in my community tab. I didn't use any machine to apply pressure, just old fashioned hammering, like Steve on Bedo's. If you hammer hard enough, it's as good as the press. I guess if you were doing dozens of shoes a day, the press would make more sense than wearing yourself out with the hammer. Thanks for your support!
@@DrPronghorn thats great! i found another cobbler channel that may be of interest, Cobblers Plus...unlike Brian and Aaron the guy cant stop talking haha, wich is great! he gives a lot of tips and tricks, very casual...
That was an interesting video. I appreciate how you went step by step showing basically the poor man’s way of doing a real shoe repair. Shoe repair has been a very relaxing thing to me recently and fun to learn about.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was an interesting videoI appreciate you for showing basically the poor man s way o doia real shoe repair. then is - the gust line- I am attempling to repair assess Shoe. Please guide me.
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@@DrPronghorn Can I repair my shoe at home what are l the male nals I need.
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Clean, simple and straight to the point, no excessive talking. Very good video!
Thank you so much!
I love the talking…. Like Steve! But this is a great video regardless
Shoe repair and people who can spend the big bucks to have custom shoes made is really an art. I'm a DIY kind of guy and love these kind of challenges. Have to say you did a bang up job here. Great work and l learned alot from your video. Thank for sharing.
Thanks for your support! I'm glad you learned something. If you do your own project, let me know. I'd love to see it!
@@DrPronghorn I'm about to attempt my first such project and will watch this video several more times.
Really cool! Only thing I would add is a layer of foam core before adding the Vibram sole. I have some older military boots setup like that, and they're really the best I've every owned.
That seems like a good idea. I'll think about it for my next pair.
Awesome job! Over the last few years I've grown a distaste for the disposable world we've created and huge appreciation for the craftsmen that repair rather than replace. Personally I really appreciate the wear and tear of life on items, when something is well used but also well cared for and maintained it develops a beautiful patina with a lot of stories behind it. Look up the Japanese term Wabi Sabi.
I am a big fan of the idea of Wabi Sabi! I wasn't introduced to it until after I made this video, but it fits well with my esthetic.
@@DrPronghorn fits perfectly Actually lifetime of shoes can be linked to hardships of it's owner. Thank you,, your lessons highly appreciated and enjoyed.
A man who just does it himself. Inspiring, even that homemade railroad tie anvil haha.
To be fair, I didn't make that anvil!
These anvils are factory made. I have one too.
Nice work there!! I plan to do my first re-sole soon and one day I hope to make a pair of boots from scratch! I think I’ll probably record and post mine also. I like the way you kept it real and told us about the mistakes you made and the lessons you learned along the way.
I'll subscribe so that I can see your video when you post it!
*Yes you did make them heavy duty 😊! Your heavy duty work boots look amazing!*
Thank you so much!
I've never really liked ASMR but I love DIY and calming voices so...as the new owner of a pair of docs: thank you so much!
You're welcome! And thank you for the compliments!
Wasn't aware that Oregon Leather had soleing products. Will have to pay them a visit soon.
They're really nice folks. Tell them you heard about it from Dr. Pronghorn!
Nice to hear someone using the term "COBBLER" again...Takes me back to the 1950's. 🇬🇧👍
I'm happy I made your day! It's fun to cobble, and I'm glad youtube is giving me the chance to do it!
Great Job !!! Never throw away a pair of Docs, for sure have a lot of history, Cheers from Mexico !!!
You got that right! Thanks for watching!
Love the video. I have a pair of Doc Marten "Industrial" work boots that have a metatarsal guard in addition to a steel toe. They've saved my feet from what would be life-changing injuries. But now the soles are split, and I wanted to see if I could replace them.
After studying what you've done, and looking at my own boots, none of this looks insurmountable. And I even have most of the tools.
Let me know if you do it! I'd love to see pictures. If you can't find the supplies, try calling Oregon Leather Co. and mail-ordering them. They don't have a web store, but they do mail orders over the phone. I love hearing that more boots are being saved and not tossed!
@@DrPronghorn Before I order something shipped to me I'm going to check out a local leather supply shop, I'd like to see what they have.
@@Oddman1980 That makes sense. I try to buy local whenever I can.
Thank you for displaying your skill and knowledge on this subject.To witness this process educated me thoroughly.
Keep informing the people...
Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate the support!
You did a great job! All that stitching and with tips from Bedo to boot.
Thanks!
you're right, high speed hammering is my new favorite thing! good job. you're very patient.
Thanks! Check out my other leathercrafting videos for more speed hammering!
Thanks for the video. I'm getting ready to do a half sole on my cowboy boots and the hand stitching you did is going to help me. There are no cobblers left where I live so if I want to wear the boots anymore I have to give it a try. Thanks, Jim
I hope you have success! I'm glad to help keep one more pair of boots on the road. Good luck, and let me know how it comes out!
Nice work.. these have been my go-to boots for 25-30 years.. I believe Doc's have stopped producing them.. ☹️ I've been online researching my "next" pair of boots & I was surprised to see someone saving a pair.. very well done
Thank you! I hope you can find a pair in your size.
Oh woaw complet step by step from detache of the old parts, clean, and repare procedure. No special technique nor super sophisticated equipement. Just your hands and some time. I can see myself doing this to repare my shoes. Thanks and bravo for your super video with no blablabla!
Thank you for watching and your kind compliment!
Nice job, looks quite professional to me, no Bedo’s leatherworks maybe, but lots of respect how you did this!
Thank you very much!
This was the first ever video I saw on this topic almost 2 years ago. Good to find it again after a long time.
Welcome back!
Welcome back!
Good video, I happened to be eating my dinner watching this on fast forward, it went everywhere ha.
Oh no!
Step one: throw out boots. Step two: buy new boots. Thanks for posting the video. Now I know I will never do this.
You're welcome!
I've had a few pairs of the DMs D ring hikers. Pretty sure that's the style you have there. Never thought about having them resoled, but it was great to watch you do it! Thanks
Thanks! They're my go-to hiking boots now!
Good shot! We all have to start somewhere
Thanks! Begin at the beginning!
I had a pair of those for years. They were great comfortable boots. Actually sold them on eBay. Maybe this is my pair! 😂
I bought them in October of 2020. Is that when you sold yours?
@@DrPronghorn haha, no I sold mine a few years ago. Good job on the re-sole!
Thanks Edward and youtube algorithm. Was fun to watch
All hail the great Algorithm. I'm glad you had fun. I've got more coming soon!
Nice job on the boots..
This is one of advantages of having this skills..
Thanks!
Dude you been watching way to much Trenton and Heath! I will give you credit for giving it a go. Pretty good job. Its funny I have gotten addicted to their channel they do some amazing work.
They do indeed. They do amazing work and they also do a great job filming it! Thanks for watching my video, too.
This was really good to watch! You took a risk and it really worked out I think. Could've been worse. I'm not sure I would have tried this or not so I think you did great!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Here’s a tip with the cork:
Just put a textbook or phone book over the pieces and hammer that way. It’ll distribute force more evenly that way and you won’t get dents.
Thanks! That's a great idea. I'll do that moving forward!
I really need my old trusty dockers resoling, they still got a few years left in the soles at mo, they 11 years old
It's important to keep them on the road! Are you thinking of doing them yourself?
@@DrPronghorn Yes It is, they've been my daily wear for past 11 years and I absoulutely 😜adore them!🥳
I just have to walk different for couple of years, most the wear is on heal and toe on outsides of sole, the insides have tread 🤣
Mine are 1460 style 16 lace black workboots with steel toe caps, made in china
I'm not competent enough to do it mate and just cutting the yellow stitching would absoulutely break my heart.💔
I paid only £65 for them and that equates to about 6 quid a year in shoe costs but probally spent £300 on boot polish 🤣
That is a lot of work. Well done, great video!
Thanks!
Thanks for doing this. I've got a pair of old shutters maybe I'll do. This seems like a fun project. Maybe I should be a cobbler when I retire from my real job.
The world needs more cobblers! Let me know how it goes if you do try your own boots!
Man love this video you just got a new subscriber
Awesome thank you!
Hahaha! At home lab! ))) Great post apocalyptic shoes! Amazing work))
Thanks!
That was an AWESOME video! I've always wondered if I could do something exactly like this! Thank you for giving me hope! Thank you bro!
You are so welcome! You can do it! If you do, let me know, send links to photos or video!
Tapping the edge of the welt against the anvil is a great tip~ I've been looking at how I might diy a boot resoling, nice to see it can be done with a lot of basic hand tools and a shoe anvil
Glad it was helpful! I learned that trick from Steve over on the Bedo's channel.
“If I paid a cobbler to do it I’d have paid a lot more”
Because in addition to the materials, you’re paying for the time, expertise and experience provided by the cobbler, but I’m sure you knew that
Not that you did a bad job or anything mind you, but as I’m sure you learned from doing this yourself, it’s not that simple a job, the concept itself might be, but there are lots of little things that people just don’t really think about or take into consideration until they experience it. As someone who was firmly in that boat until I got a job as a cobbler, I completely get it
Overall though, you did a pretty decent job. I haven’t seen any of your other stuff, but I feel like you went into this knowing a lot more about what you’re doing than most of our customers, so that definitely helped, and this is definitely a job you can be proud of
Thanks! I'm not trying to take work away from cobblers, or to diminish the work that you do. I think this particular job wouldn't have been worth it if I had paid for it, but it was a good opportunity for me to learn and practice. These boots really aren't nice enough to warrant all the attention I gave them, but I wasn't willing to cut up a pair of quality boots for my first try. In the end, a professionally trained cobbler is worth the money you pay for their time.
Oooooh, we got a bad ass cobbler over here...
@@rabidbadger3855 you’re a dope. This comment was saying that they did well. It’s for them, and for a lot of people going through the comments who may not know much or realise just how much actually goes into it.
If you have nothing better to do than be a toxic knob, get off TH-cam, go outside, and get some fresh air before your brain melts any further 🙄
This was a terrific video straight forward and you didn’t exaggerate any of the steps, you did a fantastic job 👍
Thanks!
I've had 2 pair of doc Martin's. Both soles come apart. When I bought them they looked like they were Sewed with thread. But they were not. And the sole separated. One such time was going through the airport check point. Then I got smart. I bought red wings. Sense then I've never ever had an issue.
I buy Solovair for the same reason, but I'm English and want British made first. Solovair are properly welted and can be resoled over and over again. Never will buy Chinese made, cheaply constructed DMs again.
@emmy lite buy a pair of red wings. They look better wear better. And are more comfortable than docs
@emmy lite any of the American made red wings with a sewn welt you can have resoled without worrying about breaking in a new pair. The mock toe is a great boot. Ranger. They also make quite a few red wings that are causal wear for hiking too. I prefer the all leather.
The welt is sewn to the boot, but they heat seal the soles. Personally I don't know why or how they delaminate but I've seen it enough. Strangely, I've not seen this on solovairs from wear and tear, only from an error at the factory where they showed up at my door like that. Solovairs are good, but I'd say their quality control is iffy. Nothing _too_ severe, as the delamination hasn't grown at all (it was about one centimeter on the inner side of the foot), but it urked me.
If I were going to buy new boots, I would probably buy Red Wings. I actually have a pair of Chippewa boots I bought used on eBay that I love and are Goodyear welted. If I ever wear through those soles, I'll do a re-sole video on them. I've heard that Chippewa isn't so good anymore, but these older boots I bought used have been great.
Superb craftsmanship for your first time.
Thank you very much!
Have they ever squeaked on you when walking? That's what happened to my previous pair. It's due to rubber-rubber sole & heel contact. Next time, I'd recommend placing a thin leather layer between the heel and sole. Refined look is a bonus!
I haven't had any squeaking problems, but I like this suggestion and I'll follow it next time.
@@DrPronghorn I remember once watching a Trenton and Heath video, where they said that rubber to rubber doesn't hold as well as leather to rubber. So it's maybe even a good idea from a structural standpoint.
You did better than Rose Anvil. Great job!! I intend to do this soon also so it was great seeing your experience.
Let me know if you re-sole your own DMs. If you put it on social media, put a link in the comments!
Dropped in here simply by chance. Stayed to admire and learn.
Thanks!
Great job!
Thinking of doing the same to my pairs of sketchers and dm, comfortable shoes, look well built until I wear them for gardening, once the water get to them the glue gave out, showing the threads were fake and not really stitching.
I hope it works! We want to keep as many pairs of shoes on the road as we can!
Nice video! Congrats on attempting this yourself!
Thanks!
For the stitch spacing in the welt, you don't have to use the little stitch wheel. Just make a groove in the leather then use a two pointed divider to establish the stitch spacing you want.
That's a great idea. I'll use it on my next project! Thanks!
This is fascinating, I wish I had access to some tools to try it myself! I wonder if it would be possible to change out the inner and mid sole altogether, and basically reassemble the whole thing, in order to change the shape of the shoe, for someone who has wide but short feet!
I saw Trenton and Heath do that very thing in a recent recrafting of a pair of Nick's Boots. They put in a new footbed with a shorter, wider shape and changed the shoe size of the boots!
For those eyelets if you put a washer behind the flares it'll save the leather underneath from getting cut up, and won't ever tear through the leather.
That's a really good idea. I'll do that next time! Thanks!
The air ware sole used to be literally AIR - once punctured the shoe became less comfortable. And almost goes without saying, awesome job you did there, got a pair of red wing ir's where the sole replacement was badly done - a horrid glue over job and not what i expected, that'll teach me to assume it would be done properly, ah well gonna get it ripped off and a vibram sole).
Gotta keep those Red Wings on the road! They can last forever with the right re-sole job!
Great job, that must be very satisfying to give new life to those boots in that way.
I had a pair of Italian hiking boots (Scarpa) with lovely uppers but the soles wore through on the ridged pleat patterns after little wear and immediately let water into the boot as the sole filling was like a sponge and soaked up any moisture..
It was an absolutely poor design flaw which cut the useful life of the boots way down, some sort of awful built in redundancy I guess to make you buy new boots frequently!
A friend of mine runs a shoe repair/key cutting shop and he said because of the sole material and construction they were impossible to resole!
I can tell you that was very disappointing to hear!
Thanks for posting.
You're welcome! I have started to look at the way shoes are constructed before buying them now, so I can only buy shoes that can be resoled. I hate to have to throw out a pair of well-fitting shoes
Great video, thanks for sharing. I am in the process of changing the soles on my motorcycle boots and this is very informative🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Hell of a lot of skilled work.
Thanks!
Good thing film speeded up. I HAVE sewn a welt by hand. It takes forever
Yes. It's a giant pain!
very interesting, i just did 3 pairs of boots, but i used a piece of tire for a new sole. I took a grinder and smoothed down all the grips on the bottom of boot, cut the heel off, i dont like heels anyway, cut a piece of atv tire out for sole, sanded the tire and put contact cement on boot and tire, let dry about 30 min then stuck together and took sanding disc and shaped to the boot.
That sounds really cool! Did you post any pictures or video online?
I would buy these boots. Great video.
Thanks!
Handstitched Stormwelt! Awesome work ❤
Thank you! 😄
Fantastic video ! I think that I see a NOAH car cover in the background. What car is under it ?
It's my Jensen Healey! I have several videos on projects on that car, on this playlist:
th-cam.com/play/PLy7YMoeqgMbsDzrX9znmUQ8xx4yOEICNl.html
You did a great job there. Added bonus you're a Davis so it must be good😁
Thanks!
Awesome work. Was thinking of resoling some, but after seeing this and hearing your thoughts, it may be worth just buying them!
I think so. I would choose higher quality boots to re-sole for any future projects
9:08 Rest in peace little bug. Rest in peace.
So. Sad.
Excellent video Doc; learned a lot - thank you for putting this together. Do you happen to have a list of hand tools you used for this project? Leather working tools more specifically. Thanks again.
Sorry I took so long to get back to this comment! Here is a list of the tools I used in this video:
Box cutter
Scratch awl
Fiebings USMC Black dye
Wool dauber
Stitching awl
saddle needles, size 00
sanding block with 150 grit paper
cobblers hammer - antique from eBay
shoe anvil - antique from eBay
stitching groover
stitching wheel
belt sander
contact cement glue pot
nail set
ball-peen hammer
diagonal wire cutters
bone folder
Excellent video! Thank you! I’ve got some old Docs that indeed need some TLC and a new sole too. Whatcha got invested in the materials cost per pair? Thanks again and good job!
It can't be more than about $30 in materials for the pair. It helps that I already had the leather lying around as scraps from other projects.
@@DrPronghorn Is there a specific brand of glue that all of the cobblers use? Obviously for leather to rubber soles. I called here in Los Angeles today and per pair the local guys want $180-$250 per pair... So, yes, I'm going to start with my worst pair and see how it goes. I have 4 pairs that need some TLC. Thanks again!
Most folks use Barge cement. That's what I use now, but I started with Weldwood. If you're going to do hand stitching, you should get the Al Stohlman book on it. There are also several good YT channels for handstitching leather. Check out Leodis Leather: he has some great tutorials.
@@DrPronghorn Thank you for making the time to reply. Much appreciated! Happy New Year!
i like your work here can you let me know where you found the welt and do you think of leavein the welt on and cut and sand the wirwalk sole off ? and glue the new sole on ?
I got the welt from Oregon Leather Co. There should be a link in the description.
The original DM welt is plastic, so I don't think it would glue up well to the new sole. The DM folks use plastic welding to put the bouncy sole on. There are some cool videos of the process around if you look for them. I don't have the tools for that process here.
GR8 vídeo clip maestro..
Thanks so much!
You refer to yourself as an amateur, but I’d say you are very skilled as a cobbler. You taught me many things I didn’t know.
I have a pair of Rockrooster work boots I want to put a new sole/heel on. I looked in the Oregon Leather Co. catalog you bought from, but didn’t see any soles. Would you know of a supplier that sells work boot soles?
Thank you for your help.
You should try calling them. They have a lot that's not in the catalog.
I watch all those guys too. You make me wanna get some docs
They're pretty good boots. The ones made in England are pricey, but they're the best ones by all accounts.
That was an awesome video! I appreciate the narration as it's fun to learn as you watch. Thank you sir!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job. You make it look very do-able!
Thanks!
Nice job!
Thanks!
That Vibram sole is vulcanised rubber. Doc Marten boots are pvc plastic
True enough. I think it's an upgrade.
WOW that's amazing. I tip my hat to you. Question, after doing that job yourself, do you think a cobbler asking for $250 for a job like that is a fair price?
I would say so. There's a lot of hand stitching to put on the welts, and that just takes time. Time is money, after all. Once you've had it done, subsequent resoles should be easier, and therefore cheaper.
@@DrPronghorn thanks again!
Those are the first doc Martin's that are worth anything !
Thanks! There are about a half dozen comments from folks who hate that I changed the soles, so it's good to hear from someone who approves of my change!
I was just thinking about the "poor man's boot fallacy" and I realized it wasn't even true anymore because cobblers are rare and expensive now. I'll have to try to learn this too.
Good! The more people we have keeping the skills alive the better!
wow!! what a great video! thanks for sharing it is just what I was looking for, I have a situation, years ago I kept a pair of worn belleville 500 combat boots, the idea is to change the soles, unfortunately in my area there are no shoemakers capable of doing the job, I want to do it personally and I think that following your same work could be a success, my only question is if the construction of the boot would allow me to add the leather trim to convert them into goodyear soles and be able to renew them, thank you very much!!!
I don't know anything about how the soles are made on Belleville 500 boots. A quick Google search suggests they're cemented on. It will be a job to convert them to a Goodyear welt construction. I've seen some Trenton and Heath videos where they've done a similar conversion, so you might look at that channel for some ideas. Good luck!
Great Job! ! I need to repair my DM soles ! Do you have any solution to repair the crushed toecap of the DM boots ?, thanks in advance and keep making this vids 😃👏🏼
I haven't tackled crushed toecaps yet. I imagine you could add some new support to the inside while you have the shoe apart, but I'm not sure what the best material to use would be. Thanks for watching, and let me know how you repair your DMs!
@@DrPronghorn Thanks ! I will let you know the results of the repair. 🙏🏻 Thanks for your reply
@@usted4azul there are solvent activated Toes puffs out there .You could remove the old one and fix it up with superglue .Then shape a new one over the old .
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De nada.
Pretty soon you can set up a booth at your local flea market and offer boot services on the cheap.
Not a bad idea
This was very interesting and must be lot of work and effort. Was great watching tho. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice job, keeps a decent pair of boot in use
Thanks!
Well done Sir......great job .
Thanks!
That short cut would have driven me crazy for the entire life of the new job !
No mistakes... Only Happy Accidents!
@@DrPronghorn Or learning !
Wire wheeling the sold really works for glue!
That seems like a better approach than gunking up my sanding belts
Beautiful job!!
Thank you! 😊
Good job
Thanks!
Inspiring video! BTW, what kind of contact cement did you use? Thanks.
Thank you! I always use Barge contact cement for shoe projects now. I get it through the Oregon Leather Co.
I like your watch. What make/model is it?
It's a Spinnaker Hass. I have an unboxing video for it: th-cam.com/video/DmMUXesmcKE/w-d-xo.html
Good job !
Thanks!
Excellent job my man thumbs way up
Thank you!
Dude for not being a cobbler this is incredible work. I’ve actually seen worse work from a mall cobbler.
Thanks!
Great video, I could not take off my eyes of it.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Good job. Bravo!👍
Thank you very much!
Great job! How long did it take you from start to finish?
I should have kept track. It was about a week of evenings so maybe 10 hours?
Learned lots from this video!
I'm glad. Let me know if you do a project inspired by it!
Great video - I am NOT equipped for this lol
I wasn't either, five years ago... You have to begin at the beginning!
nice job! great custom resole, fantastic tips, i learn more from vids like yours than from the pros for those mistakes every amateur makes...after a few vids i had enough of rose anvil, videos were too short, the guy pushes too many sponsors and products, bedo's nice tough, trenton is allright! consider Revive Shoe Repair or Brian The Boot Maker channels! much better content than a lot of other leather/cobbler tubers...only thing i noticed missing on your resole was a piece of leather in between sole and heel! also, it was too much glue for my taste, specially on that heel! less is better, try thinning it a little bit next time...btw, did you used something to apply pressure to the soles after glueing? i see a lot of cobbler tubers using that neumatic machine on their resoles, just curious on your alternative if there was one!
I've found Brian the Boot Maker and Revive Shoe Repair since I made this video, and I also like them a lot!
I'm putting leather between the heel and the sole on my next pair, which should be done this weekend with a video next week. You can see pictures in my community tab.
I didn't use any machine to apply pressure, just old fashioned hammering, like Steve on Bedo's. If you hammer hard enough, it's as good as the press. I guess if you were doing dozens of shoes a day, the press would make more sense than wearing yourself out with the hammer.
Thanks for your support!
@@DrPronghorn thats great! i found another cobbler channel that may be of interest, Cobblers Plus...unlike Brian and Aaron the guy cant stop talking haha, wich is great! he gives a lot of tips and tricks, very casual...
You hammer like a MAC-10 ! I like that !
Thanks! I have several other videos with the high-speed hammering. Pretty much anything with shoes in it...
Very nice work!!! IS it reliable to glue the soles without a press? Im an iniciated amateur cobller!
I haven't had any issues. The key is to really wail on it with the hammer!
Wow that’s awesome !!! You really nailed it no pun intended
Glad you liked it!! Thanks!