I’m amazed to see that so much of the process is just a guy and a hand tool. I had assumed that a lot of the work was done with the aid of machines to promote uniformity, but I guess that just shows how skilled you guys really are.
And that craftsman makes it look so easy and casual to pull the leather over those lasts. If you or I tried it, it would probably feel like it was spring steel, not leather.
Just received my Moc toes a couple weeks ago. The leather, materials and craftsmanship is world class. Combine that with a master builder and you are looking at one of the finest boots available today anywhere.
These are true professionals at their job , one slip up and they have cost everyone else that did the work before them to have to REDO all of the work. Amazing Talent , I hope they get treated and compensated well..
Those are a phenomenal pair of boots. Not only is the boot built as well as it could be, but I'd imagine it to be quite easy to resole the boot when the need arises. I'd get a pair, but the import taxes would kill me. Maybe someday later.
OK, it's not like I don't know that they're just doing their job, making boots and so on but it still amazes what the end result is. Like I can see the process in the video but HOW?!! Damn they're good at it.
Finest craftsmanship, nicks be proud. I wish there were Aussie boot makers that can make the same quality and strength. All we have is throw away work boots that last 9months at best
Damn the construction looks like its a pain in the ass to make but i bet the boots r so worth it in the end glad i got my order in for them cuz they look amazing
Some day I’ll make the investment for a pair of your boots. Maybe I’ll get more than a year out of a pair of boots finally and they’ll actually fit! Definitely worth the money, the time and effort put in to these boots is amazing.
Depends on what field of work your in. I’m a tile guy and from my experience no shoe regardless of the cost will last me more than a year the front of the toe area is always the first to go since it’s constantly rubbing on concrete and rough surfaces. If your standing walking and not doing really rough work they should last more than a year.
@@elitetilesetting1909 On two pairs of my Nick's, I put the Red Wing Tuff toe on them. By the time it blows out on the toe, the rest peels off with little effort.
Now I understand why a pair of handmade boots cost as much as they do. It takes a lot of work by skilled craftsmen (and women) to produce a pair of quality boots that last as long as they do. You get what you pay for, and this video shows where every penny goes.
I like the black leather piece. I've always had wolverine durashocks, the ones that are made in the Dominican republic and finished here, not china made ones. There is quite a difference in fit and feel.They are just damn comfortable. But I'm also a sneaker head. I like the contrast.
I think they would be the toughest boots if they added a toe cap.think about extra leather in the heel and lineman patch and no toe cover. A toe cap would make it the toughest boot nick would have. Man the plenty of ideas like solid colors or sm/ro I'm sure people would pay extra. The reason I did get this boot don't care for the off set black lineman patch . Maybe a solid color or rough out I would have jump on it.
The nails are of some soft metal. Then flatten out when they lit the iron lat on which the shoe is placed. To add there will be thick leather insole glued onto the inside to make sure the ends of the nails are not felt
@@mmancino1982 *To be more specific, at **5:20** The boot leather sits on a last. The leather is pulled over, and nailed into place. The nail is hammered through the leather footbed, and strikes the metal plate on the last below the leather material. At **5:05** you can catch a glimpse of this "metal plate" on the last, where the nail strikes against it. When the nail hits that metal plate on the last, the end of the nail curls backward into itself, into the leather footbed. Think of these hammered nails as small letter "J's" when they hit that metal plate. Then they'll have a curled nub tip, instead of a sharp tip. These nails are called clinch nails, since they grab onto the leather when hammered in. There's also a leather sock liner glued with contact cement inside, to cover the area. So you'll never feel the nails poking your feet.*
My steel toe builder pros, which should be here Monday, carry astm2413-11 certification. You can find them under made to order. Edit: I suppose the astm cert is no longer an option. I just checked and it doesn't show anymore. Apologies.
I’m confused a bit. Why don’t your work boots have a metal or composite safety toe and shank? I don’t know any manual job that would allow boots without these safety features here in North America.
I love these boots! I'm going to get a pair soon. Maybe it's a dumb question but I have watched a lot of your videos and rose anvil videos and always been curious how you can nail the soles on without the nails eventually poking into the wearers feet and how do you take out the last after it looks like it was nailed in?
The last is only attached with three nails that get removed during lasting. The nails won't poke you because they're clenching nails. The tip is cut so that it goe all the way through, hits the metal lasting board and turns 180 creating a rivet like hook.
You guys at Nicks just rock, all of you. I am just curious: as is the case with pretty much any corporation, the skilled craftsmen/-women that actually produce/make these AWESOME boots are not the faces that we see in front of the camera... What is your/their opinion on the marketing, hyping and fast-moving internet superficiality that appears to be Nicks direction of late? In other words: do you think that Grant is nothing but hot air, or is there substance to the man? :D Just curious & just fooling around; I love what Nicks stands for. Thank you.
