Yes, removing the toe box, making them more unstructured and thus leading to toe collapse, which is an attractive look for some folks. Fantastic job as always. Cheers.
I have literally watched hundreds of videos on shoe repair and reconstruction. Yours ranks with the very best. Very very few of the shoe repair places are truly craftsmen like you! Very much enjoyed the piece!
Jesus Christ thise look incredible! Your customer sure knew what the F he was asking for! Was very skeptical at first when describing, but turned it into one hell of a classy boot. Amazing work, well done!
Cobbler Steve from Bedo’s Leatherworks just gave a shoutout to Cobbler Tony and Cobbler Tobias on his TH-cam channel. He needed some oversized Dr. Sole heels and half soles for a project (size 13 EEE) and you both came to the rescue! Cobbler Tony used Dr. Sole heel blocks on my 1000 Mile re-craft a couple of years ago. I wear a size 15 boot, so the Corded heel block was too small. Tony upgraded my boots with a Dr. Sole heel block (at no charge I might add). I love the respect fellow cobblers give each other. Looking forward to your next project!
Moooooove... Master Cobbler Tobias in action! BOOM transformation, and thanks for the outstanding recraft (toe box removal/dogger heel) you did on my Beckmans!
I actually said wow at the final product. That boot looks amazing. Nice work and I have to say your video production team whether it's you or somebody else to a killer job. Great music. Nice warm color. Everything was done super professionally man. Nice work! Can't wait to dig through and watch some of your other videos
Very nice transformation / upgrade of these boots, excellent attention to detail and quality craftsmanship, they look 100% better now. I agree with the owner, dropping the toe bump is a great look and big improvement. It would be very interesting to hear from the boot owner about the fit and comfort difference / improvement after they have had some time to wear them.
Alpine is currently available with black wedge sole. I prefer The wedge sole. I stand and walk a lot and find wedges are much easier on my back. I agree, they do look great and he did a fantastic job.
ive always found the Moc Toes to have an extremely narrow toe box, and the hard plastic toe liner makes it so that the toe box will never stretch out and mold to the foot like the rest of the boot. so actually it makes a lot of sense to take it out and now im considering having it done to mine lol
amazing work!!! the touches of pressing in your cobbler's name on the sole and your company logo on the heel are just beautifully done. the video was very well done too! audio was perfect, all the right angles. y'all are killin it!
That was a LOT of wear on the first insole for a boot that was just a few months old. First owner must have weighed 300 pounds and used them for jogging.
I don't know how much time it actually took to rework those boots but I suspect it was 2+ hours. That time was probably more valuable than the boots. This is the first shoemaking video I've watched, I love watching skilled people work.
Those boots are $500-$600, so the repair is a fraction of the cost (25-30%). Otherwise, buy cheap $100-$200 boots, that aren't repairable, and just throw them away every 6-12 months. If you do the math, better quality leather boots that are made to be repaired, save you lots of money over time, and provide better foot support. Nick's, White's, Frank's, etc, are high-quality built boots that will last your lifetime if cared for and repaired when needed.
I love your content. Could you make a video showing what tools you use so that a beginner knows what they should be looking for or asprire to own? Thanks!
These were the 1st iteration of the Kangatans from the 90’s(?) Japan issues. Irish Setter tags, Red Wing embossing on the shaft. With the OEM soles these would be worth some serious cash for collectors 😳
Boots are like Harleys. Can be pricey to buy then you modify them to make them your own and even cooler than stock Also great examples of the correct tools, material and machines to do the job right
To get to where this boot started to where it ended up, just has me asking why? Wedge sole to a heel. Firm toe box to soft one. Maybe start with some boots like a Grant Stone or similar design. Sure, enough time and money, just about anything can be done. It reminds me of a Franken-truck a friend built. He had a Ford, put a Mopar engine in it. Lots of work and cutting and welding, he made it work. Made little sense to me, but somehow, he was over the moon. As for the craftsmanship of this boot transformation, wonderful work. The customer is always right? Maybe.
Maybe he just liked the uppers a lot. The toe drop actually changed the look quite a bit, resembling an indy boot. If he was going to make these changes anyway, buying a new pair wouldn't have made sense. This probably worked out better for him.
I have to agree with me. This reminded me of old days when someone buys a used CIvic for 10K and proceed to put extra 30K+ to "sup" it up. Not my cup of tea but will respect those that do. I would guess this "total recraft" wasn't very cheap.
You don't mention it when doing it or when summarizing the upgrades, but I also like the fact that you added a shank. Probably necessary since it doesn't have a wedge sole anymore, but definitely makes it more of a true boot for me.
Thanks for the video. I fly fish. To help me walk over algae covered rocks I screw metal cleats in the vibram soles. Unfortunately the cleats have come out and the holes no longer grip new cleats. Is there any glues or rubber filler that can be used to grip a new cleat? Can the soles be replaced?
@@rainy1350 this job was $410. This link is the recraft done on these. The structure toe removal runs $30 additional. wyattanddad.com/products/the-dr-sole?variant=42761917202613
Redwing offers a replacement supersole for $150. That’s the best option for them. There are shops that will resole them also. They convert them to a different type sole. Currently, we no longer offer that service.
Hi there, that was a pretty good recraft, awesome. How much do you ask for that kind of work? I have mine which I’m planning to do a recraft same as you did here but leave the toe box intact. Chris of Queens, NYC
Those with out a doubt look great. But I would be curious to know how much it costs for a complete reconstruction such as this ? Not to mention for a set of "used" boots they were apparently not very used... be curious what they cost to purchase... then combine the two costs and having a good cobbler willing to take on the job... compared to the cost of the same boot brand new ? They definitely look great..but at what price ?
Good point. Who makes the same boot brand new exactly like it is now though? People are now customizing their footwear like people have customized cars for an extremely long time.
So, I have an off the wall question. You and your Dad stand to work, right. What kind of boots do y'all wear? I spend long time on my feet and am looking for a good well made pair of boots to buy for comfort and durability. I am considering a pair of Origin Work boots or a pair of Thorogood Roofer boots 814-4000.
Do you use special contact cement that doesn't need to dry before you join the materials? Edit for context: the lining and toe box were not dry before reassembled. Curious how that works.
We edited the dry time out. In this case the lining was put back in place to brush cement on the gemming but then opened back up to dry in the heatbox before reassembly.
@@jasoncheshire6153 check out our pricing and locations on our website WyattandDad.com The structured toe removal is not listed on the website, but it runs $30 during the recraft. Thanks
Beautiful craftsmanship, but I hope the new owner bought the boots for next to nothing, although I doubt it. All-in, he’s probably far exceeded the cost of a new pair of RW Moc Toes. His money.
I love watching your videos, I real like just coming out and siting live... #SerioiusQuestion I would love to do the same thing, could I buy used boots from you and get a similar something done, my best friend lives in New York City... I love the idea of used boots, because the whole Vibram after market choices make the boots look better and much more functional. I do look forward to hearing back from you positively in the near future. #LoveYourWork Kurt
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Yes, removing the toe box, making them more unstructured and thus leading to toe collapse, which is an attractive look for some folks. Fantastic job as always. Cheers.
Essentially, you've turned a work boot into a dress boot. Excellent job!
I have literally watched hundreds of videos on shoe repair and reconstruction. Yours ranks with the very best. Very very few of the shoe repair places are truly craftsmen like you! Very much enjoyed the piece!
Wow, thank you!
I can attest to their focus on getting every aspect right. I've had multiple pairs done by Wyatt. Their attention to detail is second to none.
Jesus Christ thise look incredible! Your customer sure knew what the F he was asking for! Was very skeptical at first when describing, but turned it into one hell of a classy boot. Amazing work, well done!
Boots that can be revived over and over again with great repair techniques should be passed down to future generations.
Cobbler Steve from Bedo’s Leatherworks just gave a shoutout to Cobbler Tony and Cobbler Tobias on his TH-cam channel. He needed some oversized Dr. Sole heels and half soles for a project (size 13 EEE) and you both came to the rescue! Cobbler Tony used Dr. Sole heel blocks on my 1000 Mile re-craft a couple of years ago. I wear a size 15 boot, so the Corded heel block was too small. Tony upgraded my boots with a Dr. Sole heel block (at no charge I might add). I love the respect fellow cobblers give each other. Looking forward to your next project!
Yet another master class video. My hat off to your videographer as well. Your production quality just gets better with time. Well done!
That looks so nice!
I'm not a boot person, but have always liked the alpine color. Loved the combo of colors, wonderful recrafting and great video 🥰 thankyou so much !!!
Moooooove... Master Cobbler Tobias in action! BOOM transformation, and thanks for the outstanding recraft (toe box removal/dogger heel) you did on my Beckmans!
❤
I love the split sole. Looks fantastic!
I actually said wow at the final product. That boot looks amazing. Nice work and I have to say your video production team whether it's you or somebody else to a killer job. Great music. Nice warm color. Everything was done super professionally man. Nice work! Can't wait to dig through and watch some of your other videos
Those look fantastic! I would love to learn this craft.
Very nice transformation / upgrade of these boots, excellent attention to detail and quality craftsmanship, they look 100% better now. I agree with the owner, dropping the toe bump is a great look and big improvement. It would be very interesting to hear from the boot owner about the fit and comfort difference / improvement after they have had some time to wear them.
Alpine is currently available with black wedge sole. I prefer The wedge sole. I stand and walk a lot and find wedges are much easier on my back. I agree, they do look great and he did a fantastic job.
Great job
Really like how these turned out
Interesting. Great video and beautiful job. Liked the commentary.
Excellent work, what an awesome transformation!! Those colors pair together beautifully!
Beautiful looking boots!!!
Great job, love the style of that moctoe and heel combo
Excellent work
This is cool! They look like felt bottom fly fishing boots!
Very nice job. Those boots look incredible!
Beautiful job, Cobbler Tobias!
Damn these are the perfect mix toe with that sole! Beautiful!
Killer job! Liked the structured toe piece removal!
Excellent work! God bless you and yours! Praying for you!
At first the toe structure i wasn't ok with. After seeing it at the end it's soft and blends so much better now.
That looks amazing. Redwing should offer that as an upgrade.
Tasteful mods, nicely done!
The color of the leather is beautiful
Artwork!
Thanks for sharing, Tobias! Someday I'll get a Rapid E....lol, but for now I'll just live vicariously through yours! 😆
Haha. Thanks!
toe box removal? Awesome!❤
What an art !!!!! I love those videos ! Cheers from Austria !
Thank you! Cheers!
Just began my boot journey and all your videos helped me a lot. Awesome work
ive always found the Moc Toes to have an extremely narrow toe box, and the hard plastic toe liner makes it so that the toe box will never stretch out and mold to the foot like the rest of the boot. so actually it makes a lot of sense to take it out and now im considering having it done to mine lol
5:37 Fascinating. Btw i thought the toe box inner cover made of leather material. Somehow it isn't as said.
Wow. You are an Artist !
amazing work!!! the touches of pressing in your cobbler's name on the sole and your company logo on the heel are just beautifully done. the video was very well done too! audio was perfect, all the right angles. y'all are killin it!
That was a LOT of wear on the first insole for a boot that was just a few months old. First owner must have weighed 300 pounds and used them for jogging.
Not true, Im only 298 lbs... Dont hate the player, hate the game.
That boot is not the new one Red wing just released.
If it was the new release it would’ve had the black vibram wedge sole.
What makes you think the boot is a few months old?? That boot is an old redwing release
Mr know everything
I don't know how much time it actually took to rework those boots but I suspect it was 2+ hours. That time was probably more valuable than the boots. This is the first shoemaking video I've watched, I love watching skilled people work.
Hand stitching those new welts probably took at least two hours alone.
Those boots are $500-$600, so the repair is a fraction of the cost (25-30%). Otherwise, buy cheap $100-$200 boots, that aren't repairable, and just throw them away every 6-12 months. If you do the math, better quality leather boots that are made to be repaired, save you lots of money over time, and provide better foot support. Nick's, White's, Frank's, etc, are high-quality built boots that will last your lifetime if cared for and repaired when needed.
Amazing craftsmanship…..well done
Awesome job!! 🔥🔥🤌
Beautiful work!!! That’s all!!
Those are the old Kangatan!
They look really good!
Those look super sharp
They look great
The removal of the celastic toe looks awesome. Red Wing needs to bring this leather back.
They did…
They look great. Nice job. First time I’ve seen the shank sandwiched between cork layers like that. Good idea.
Nice!!
You deserve much more subs. Awesome content.
I love your content. Could you make a video showing what tools you use so that a beginner knows what they should be looking for or asprire to own? Thanks!
Beautiful work!
These were the 1st iteration of the Kangatans from the 90’s(?) Japan issues. Irish Setter tags, Red Wing embossing on the shaft. With the OEM soles these would be worth some serious cash for collectors 😳
Beautiful!
Muy bacanes. Great boots
Great job, but can't believe you didn't condition and Polish that epic green carcass 💚
I did, actually had to strip and correct a previous polish job too. That part just didn’t make the edit.
@@CobblerTobias ooh, I can sleep now 🤗, I just love that colour 👌.
Thanks for the reply tobas, what was the cost after?
Boots are like Harleys. Can be pricey to buy then you modify them to make them your own and even cooler
than stock
Also great examples of the correct tools, material and machines to do the job right
Southpark had I right when it comes to bikers.
And how much did all that cost the customer?
those are better than the originals. rw should nick this design. i like the drop toe and the 270 welt
Very Nice
Good stuff!
great work , thanks
Love it!
To get to where this boot started to where it ended up, just has me asking why? Wedge sole to a heel. Firm toe box to soft one. Maybe start with some boots like a Grant Stone or similar design. Sure, enough time and money, just about anything can be done. It reminds me of a Franken-truck a friend built. He had a Ford, put a Mopar engine in it. Lots of work and cutting and welding, he made it work. Made little sense to me, but somehow, he was over the moon. As for the craftsmanship of this boot transformation, wonderful work. The customer is always right? Maybe.
Maybe he just liked the uppers a lot. The toe drop actually changed the look quite a bit, resembling an indy boot. If he was going to make these changes anyway, buying a new pair wouldn't have made sense. This probably worked out better for him.
I have to agree with me. This reminded me of old days when someone buys a used CIvic for 10K and proceed to put extra 30K+ to "sup" it up. Not my cup of tea but will respect those that do. I would guess this "total recraft" wasn't very cheap.
@@ryanpiyo98Indy boot?? No resemblance whatsoever
when are we getting a tour of the new cabin?
Superbe ! 👍
Removing the toe box was a good call. You did a great job!
You don't mention it when doing it or when summarizing the upgrades, but I also like the fact that you added a shank. Probably necessary since it doesn't have a wedge sole anymore, but definitely makes it more of a true boot for me.
Good catch!
Thanks for the video.
I fly fish. To help me walk over algae covered rocks I screw metal cleats in the vibram soles. Unfortunately the cleats have come out and the holes no longer grip new cleats.
Is there any glues or rubber filler that can be used to grip a new cleat? Can the soles be replaced?
Yeah, liking that a lot! Do all Redwing Moc Toes have that fibre/plastic toe former in them?
I’m not sure I could say all do, but I can’t think of any that don’t, off the top of my head
Nice
What an awesome boot! I was skeptical about removing the front toe structure but I like the end result
How could we find out what this cost?
@@rainy1350 this job was $410. This link is the recraft done on these. The structure toe removal runs $30 additional.
wyattanddad.com/products/the-dr-sole?variant=42761917202613
Been watching your videos. Curious, what would this repair cost? Thx
I’d like to get a pair of Red Wing Supersole 953. Are those able to be resoled?
Redwing offers a replacement supersole for $150. That’s the best option for them. There are shops that will resole them also. They convert them to a different type sole. Currently, we no longer offer that service.
Hi there, that was a pretty good recraft, awesome. How much do you ask for that kind of work? I have mine which I’m planning to do a recraft same as you did here but leave the toe box intact.
Chris of Queens, NYC
Thanks! Here is the link to that job on our website, with prices
wyattanddad.com/products/the-dr-sole?variant=42582001647797
Those with out a doubt look great. But I would be curious to know how much it costs for a complete reconstruction such as this ? Not to mention for a set of "used" boots they were apparently not very used... be curious what they cost to purchase... then combine the two costs and having a good cobbler willing to take on the job... compared to the cost of the same boot brand new ? They definitely look great..but at what price ?
Good point. Who makes the same boot brand new exactly like it is now though? People are now customizing their footwear like people have customized cars for an extremely long time.
I have a pair of hawthorn explorers that need to be resoled. I was wondering if you would film the resole? If so how much would it cost me?
Email us for this discussion.
Wyattndad@gmail.com
Thanks
So, I have an off the wall question. You and your Dad stand to work, right. What kind of boots do y'all wear? I spend long time on my feet and am looking for a good well made pair of boots to buy for comfort and durability. I am considering a pair of Origin Work boots or a pair of Thorogood Roofer boots 814-4000.
We wear different types of boots that we have customized for support, comfort and durability. We typically wear a different brand and model every day.
So by the time your finished the only thing left from the original boot is the upper.
I’d love for you guys to this treatment to my blacksmiths
We can do it for you. Check out our website and ship them in. WyattandDad.com
And screw the limit
Do you use special contact cement that doesn't need to dry before you join the materials? Edit for context: the lining and toe box were not dry before reassembled. Curious how that works.
We edited the dry time out. In this case the lining was put back in place to brush cement on the gemming but then opened back up to dry in the heatbox before reassembly.
Would it still be a fail point if they stitched the gemming to the insole? Rather than gluing it
Not as bad of one. Stitched gimming needs to be covered with a liner to protect the foot from wearing out the stitches on the inner sole side.
How much does a rebuild like this cost?
I have the 1907. Can you make it look a little more sleek, too?
@@jasoncheshire6153 should be able to. It’s basically the same boot in a different color
@@WyattDadCobblerCompany where are you located and what would you charge?
@@jasoncheshire6153 check out our pricing and locations on our website
WyattandDad.com
The structured toe removal is not listed on the website, but it runs $30 during the recraft.
Thanks
Beautiful craftsmanship, but I hope the new owner bought the boots for next to nothing, although I doubt it. All-in, he’s probably far exceeded the cost of a new pair of RW Moc Toes. His money.
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This seems like it would cost as much as buying a new pair.
Probably, but you can’t get this boot anymore and certainly not with these upgrades.
Sometimes I watch this video just for entertainment.
where to buy those Dr Sole outsoles?
sorrellnotionsandfindings.com
that color
What does something like this cost?
Check out our website for prices
Thanks
WyattandDad.com
I love watching your videos, I real like just coming out and siting live... #SerioiusQuestion I would love to do the same thing, could I buy used boots from you and get a similar something done, my best friend lives in New York City...
I love the idea of used boots, because the whole Vibram after market choices make the boots look better and much more functional.
I do look forward to hearing back from you positively in the near future.
#LoveYourWork
Kurt
Hi Kurt
Yes, we offer mail in services. Check out our website for different packages available
WyattandDad.com
Thanks
Where do you find these used boots?
The customers buy them and send them to us
I'll pay for that$$$
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Those look awesome.
I wonder what the total cost to the customer was between the used boots and the repair.