JR Rendenbach Factory Tour - How Leather Soles Are Made With Hanns Rendenbach | Kirby Allison
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- Kirby Allison is guided on a tour of the Joh. Rendenbach Tannery by Hanns Redenbach. This amazing factory has been creating traditional, oak bark tanned, leather for over a century. The traditional method of oak-bark tanning has prevailed through four generations of leathermaking at Rendenbach. Hanns Rendenbach and his family were kind enough to open the doors of their historic facility and show us the process that leather goes through to be considered a JR Leather Outsole.
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Our program uses only the finest materials and craftsmanship, with every pair being thoroughly inspected when it is received. Every pair of shoes is resoled using JR Rendenbach Oak Bark Tanned full leather outsoles and combination heels imported from Germany. This 150-year-old family-owned tannery makes what are widely considered the best leather outsoles in the world. Known for their incredible durability and water resistance, they are simply the best.
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Wonderful to see that companies like JR Rendenbach are still around and doing great work.
I watch this video at least once a month. Classic.
Mario Mateo Yeah! It’s one of my faves. Definitely deserves more than 7,500 views!
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Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I marvel that companies like Rendenbach continue to survive making traditional products. Most people would have no clue what an "Oak Bark" tanned outsole is, or why it performs better than other tanning methods. Most people don't care either, and are happy wearing thermoplastic soled shoes. My hope is that the efforts you expend making videos like this will educate more people, and keep the market for fine leather shoes alive and growing into the future.
I would also like to thank Kirby, deeply and sincerely. I am not an English speaking person, but It does not stops me to knowlegde him for the passion he puts into his commited work. Thank you for inspiring us.
Wenlost a lot tradition
Why am I only seeing this video now?!?! Phenomenal tour. Makes me want to resole all my shoes with JR Rendenbach going forward.
A fantastic look at this amazing company and their dedication to craftsmanship and quality. Thanks Kirby and Hanns.
Thank you very much Hanns for taking the time to explain the process for us. Appreciate it so much. And thank you Kirby for facilitating us getting this very interesting insight, grateful for your work sharing this to us.
I LOVE factory tours! It's always nice to know where your products come from, how it's made and who's making it. Would love to see a tour of the Oak Tannery in England.
A hands-on CEO totally passionate about his business!
Wonderful interview and tour. Thanks to all involved. Much respect.
Fascinating! I had no idea how outsoles were manufactured. Thanks for the tour and for your usual high production values.
Greatest german accent ! :D
Daniel H Jawohl!
Great knowledge! Hanns Rendenbach is a very righteous person. Thank you for the work!
Very informative video and great production quality! Thank you so much for bringing us the story, and I now have a much greater appreciation of the JR leather outsole!
Wonderful educational video! I worked in a tannery for 12 years doing mostly every job they need to do. I eventually ended up in the maintenance department with duties as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, welding, carpentry, painting, general repair, and running the stock room for goods for processing leather. The managers ordered the leather I ordered everything else! Fun stuff...
Fascinating and very well done! Thank you Kirby.
Absolutely amazing. Thank you Kirby for this great educational trip.
Kirby, thanks for sharing. And since first time I've seen you not seated behind your desk, I must comment that you wear a suit well.
Amazing.... Good stuff Kirby...
I asked two different cobblers in my area in southern Illinois who said that they have been in the biz for years. Each one said they have never heard of JR soles ... The way I looked at it , is that if they haven't heard of JR soles there not good enough to work on my shoes...
Thanks Kirby. I have got here via Blackwood Boot & Shoe Repairs of Adelaide South Australia by the recommendation of Jon Head of that artisan's business who uses this leather. Personally I am no leather worker but I instead wear a lot of it out. Cheers from Australia.
Very interesting documentary, Kirby. I love learning the tricks of the trade from all these specialists in their perspective fields. Well done on another great video. Thank you!!!
As always, I very good instructional video. Keep up the great work!
Kirby have you made a video on the ‘closure’ of JR? If not, would you be able to please?
Great video. Terrific to see traditional high quality manufacturing techniques in action. Long may it continue.
Unfortunately they are closing
As a german I find it amusing how incredibly german his accent is. Very much invokes memories.
Er macht aber auch einen unfassbar angenehm stabilen Eindruck!
Fantastic German quality
Amazing!
very kind kirby I am not just your admirer but I am a careful observer and I must say that your style your great attention to the smallest details the quality of the products you present is absolutely not good but superlative goes beyond exclusivity the high price but goes in search of the roots of the elegance of wearability and of the excellent good taste of the materials and of the true search for elegance and you allow me in a confidential way I have not seen for years how you do a real man as he should be and being a man and sorry for the flattery you are the personification of true elegance unfortunately I don't think I will ever have the money to match your wardrobe but maybe at least you made me dream I wish you all the best of the world and prosperity for your business and please never leave the channel YOU ARE THE ONLY TRUE GENTLEMAN thank you very much
Thanks for a lovely tour
I would've been interested in the various smells that were in the tannery in the various work stages.
pretty sure it's unbearable for people like us not used to it, and it sticks to your clothes for days
I have never seen anything made in Germany that is not of extreme quality.
Great video! I’m from Luxembourg and I had no idea that such a jewel was next door!
Kirby you'e doing an amazing job. keep it up!
Kirby, Thanks for your video!
How would you compare the JR sole with Baker sole? I believe both of them produce high-quality oak bark tanned leather. Cheers!
Great video! Love the ending music.
Shame JR went out of business in 2021.
Reasons given were the constantly dropping quality of available raw materials observed over the last 10 to 15 years and the continuous shift towards comfort over style of the general population concerning footwear.
However the JR brand / JR certificate of quality is supposed to survive.
seems like every step is "very very important..."
It’s terrible that they had to shut down.
Super stuff.
Great education! So lovely. Hope you live and last generations to come. This is great. I was wondering what a pair of oak bark leather out soles costs.....? Anyone have an idea?
I cannot believe they are closing
Soo true if you are the best you controll that the stuff is correct even tough it allmost allways is. 😃
Rip JR soles
😞
Great video and info shared! Really appreciate the tour and have enjoyed it! Side observation - would u be able to share some details of your tie? I love long and thick ties it looks 7 folds to me?
This is true that Germans teaches the world.
I´m so sad that this part of history is over :(
"Kirby, it's so great to see you in my tannery!" Flula Borg, is that you?!!
Hi Kirby! I would like to know if Bespoke Shoemakers like Cleverley or Gaziano & Girling outsource their leather outsoles to Joh. Redenbach or do they make their outsoles in-house. If they do make their outsoles in-house are they superior to Joh. Redenbach's outsoles?
Cleverly hammers their soles to compress the fibers, for the same purpose that JR uses the roller press. That would suggest different sources for their soles.
The *only* other company that I know of that makes traditional oak-tanned leather for soles is Tannerie Bastin in France, which is owned by JM Weston. They use Bavarian and Austrian hides as well. I don't even know if they sell to other companies at all. So JR should be the only large provider on the market. I know some small tanneries in France that make oak-tanned leather, but it's thinner stuff for saddle making.
Annnnnnd they’re out of business!
Trier is a city of more than a hundred thousand souls -- NOT a "small German town"!
Craft.
i was like what sickness, whenever he was saying thickness
Fast forward to 2021, JR are closing their business from the beginning of 2022. Sad, very sad to see such a great business goes to an end.
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions about the Joh. Rendenbach Tannery or about our new Kirby Allison Certified Shoe Restoration Program (where we exclusively use JR Leather Outsoles) let me know here in the comment section.
I watched the first video and don't want to rewatch it again. Can you give me a rundown on the corrections?
Cory Yalowicki We gad to correct an embarrassing spelling mistake. These videos live a long time. Hated to republish.
Any chance Kirby you could re-upload the G & G shoe fitting video (the one with Daniel) minus the terribly distracting Tijuana music that so many of your subscribers complained of?
Maybee you can coment on how it smelled.
i vant bellies as big as that
wait i thought Germany can make any machine.. when he said the tannery industry is over is was surprised
Thanks, Merkel.
How come you degraded this city down to a town?
This must be the most disgusting factory I ever saw.
Really great. Thanks!
And then they were no more……very sad.
Fascinating. Vass Shoes is one of the finest brands that uses soles from this source and they are famous for their durability.
It is sad to find out that JR is out of business... :(
Shame JR went out of business in 2021.
Reasons given were the constantly dropping quality of available raw materials observed over the last 10 to 15 years and the continuous shift towards comfort over style of the general population concerning shoe wear.
However the JR brand / JR certificate of quality is supposed to survive.
How would I be able to get a tour?
keenanboy3000 If you’re ever in Trier, I’m sure they’d be more than happy to accommodate you.