Georgio's Bottega is bringing you the details on the best shoe and leather care products as well as shoe re-crafting and shoe making videos. Our story began in 1937 when my father first set foot onto an Argentine shoe factory when he was 8 years old.
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Those are factory seconds. Rejected by quality control. That is why Burlington Coat Factory has the shoe for $75. The spot of glue on the upper was probably why the shoe was rejected. As for lesser quality components like the heel block and heel rand....... Georgio is absolutely correct. When footwear is sold at a premium, the customer should get better quality. Unfortunately, many higher priced shoes are using lower quality components. Why? Profit. The cheap soles, heels, heel rand, thread, etc...... it will all work, and last for years. There is no way that a customer will come back, and file a warranty claim against the shoe. Why? Because the company will reject the claim. What is the reasonable expectation? Do you think that your shoes should last 30 days, 90 days, 6 months, 1 year? How fast can you wear out a pair of cheap shoes, then expect to return it for a refund?
The best shoe repair place, with quality and professional work. Awesome workman's, I have a pair of birkenstocks that have repaired for the last 20 years and each time they are better than new pair.
Submission, registration shooting class!) really liked it!! I myself am a shoemaker with more than 20 years of experience in this field, I emigrated to live in Canada from Ukraine, now I work at the west boots factory. I wish you creative success in your business :)
so if wolverine has chosen to replace craftsmanship with profit and thereby cheapen the product by keeping the look and the price where would you acquire good casual everyday boots that are made in the usa?
Sorry for your loss bro, I had no clue that Your father was taken that way,. Last we talked you mentioned a stroke but not his passing. Damn bro. Rest assured you are making him proud 💯🔥
You pulled the old threads out. Bravo. You get a "like", and you get a new subscriber. (I had a cobbler not pull the old threads out of my Allen Edmonds black cap toe Park Avenue's, and the stitching on the welt...was all jumbled up. I was mad. So any cobbler who pulls the old threads out...is my kind of cobbler).
My father used a cotton ball to shine after water spritz on his 1957 combat boots, I now have those boots and still use a cotton ball on them. Great video!
in the army in the UK, after week after week of polishingyour boots, we didn't bull our boot, spit and polish. we water billed them under the tap with cotton wool. you get the deepest mirror shine there is!
Great video and boots,I love O.G. Brouge long wingtips,I would have put on an all leather sole,heel,Goodyear welt and white stitching ,you did a wonderful job 😊
In your opinion, which is better for Horween Cavalier chromexcel? Venetian shoe cream or the greasy leather Saphir. The black boots I have I want to let age without polish and apparently you're not supposed to use wax products on this leather? VSC has waxes that may not be great for Cavalier leather. Is that true?
I know you didn't ask the opinion of some random commenter, but to me, Venetian Shoe Cream is a very light conditioner and won't hurt anything, and is similar to Saphir Universal Conditioner. They're mostly to moisturize and don't have heavy waxes. I think they can look great on Chromexcel, I think because of the somewhat texture on top compared to e.g. double shot. Saphir Oiled Leather Cream is my go-to for any oiled leather, including Chromexcel. When I got my first boots, I couldn't understand why they wouldn't take regular shoe cream and wax like my dress shoes. Like this guy showed, oiled leather can absorb A LOT of wax before you can build it up to a shine.
I got some 1k sneakers for $50 and they've got horween leather, bought 5 pairs. I've been wearing the same pair for the past 8mo and I love them. Do you know how difficult it will be to get them resoled? I believe it's a Vibrum cup sole with sidewall stitching
Thank you for a really good video. I think I missed my calling in life. I love shoes and boots and would love to learn this craft. This just popped up on my feed and had to subscribe. I'm 63 and retired now. I told my wife that I had missed my calling. She said it's never too late to start a new career. That's why I married a winner, always supportive. Thank you again for sharing your craft and I will continue to watch and learn. Peace and Love my friend.
Thank you my friend. Your wife is 100% correct. Follow your dreams! Find a shop near you even if it’s not a great shop. Learn everything you can. Improve daily and always try new techniques. Don’t get stuck doing things the same way. I’m always trying to improve. Lots of times you will go back to the original way but sometimes you find a gem