Hand Made Brass Toe Plates on Allen Edmonds Derby

This video highlights my first attempt at creating brass toe plates on a pair Brooks Brothers split toe derbies made by Allen Edmonds. I create the brass toe plates from 1/16" thick brass bar stock and brass flat head screws. I created the toe plates myself rather than buying Lulu or Triumph simply beause most of them are steel or brass plated steel, and the solid brass ones are very expensive, and they didn't seem difficult to make. These shoes were perfect canditates for the job as the soles were severely worn on just the tips of the toes. I replace the rubber portion of the leather rubber combination heel top lifts as well.
According to an Allen Edmonds store manager I know, this shoe is the same as the Allen Edmonds Presidio model, and was made on the 222 last.
0:56 How do I know these are produced by Allen Edmonds?
1:57 The "before" condition of the heel top lifts, soles, and toes
3:57 The brass stock, toe plate, fastener, and countersinking tool details
6:20 Replacing the rubber portion of the Top Lifts
7:40 Creating a new rubber portion from rubber sheet
11:20 Placing the new brass Toe Plates?
12:07 Cutting the soles for the new Top Plates (music by ‪@gobah‬ )
14:59 Sanding the outside of the heels and the Toe Plates
16:24 Filling gaps in the soles and heels
22:32 Dying the edges of the soles and heels
24:01 Filling some low spots with Saphir Renovatrice
24:30 Polishing the edges of the heels and soles
25:22 Conditioning and cleaning the uppers with Pure Polish Products Cleaner Conditioner (available at www.PurePolishProducts.com)
27:07 Polishing the uppers with Pure Polish Products black paste wax
30:41 The final result!
33:16 Outro and before and after shots