Beautiful! It's too soon to resole my IRs but I would prefer a softer outsole. Whittier is close enough to make the drive, you might just get a visit from this gringo in the 805.
Thats a nice looking combo, I love my IRs but they are definitely not the most comfortable, a full leather midsole and that vibram outsole is exactly what I plan on having done when my boots are in need of a rebuild.
Fine job, as always. My experience with the 1757 Middlebury/Gumlite soles wasn't very good, but mainly because of the work I was doing at the time. The Gumlite is very comfortable and the grip was remarkable, even on a 10/12 pitch roof. But those benefits come at a tradeoff with longevity. They may be suitable for a shop environment where one is on a concrete all day, but walking through rough terrain and asphalt quickly wore them down, so I went back to the 132 unit soles.
Excelente trabajo amigo muchas felicidades te sigo por que soy un amante a la zapatería pero de buena construcción y tus reparaciones son de excelente calidad . Salidos desde Morelia Michoacán Mexico.
I wish I could send you some of my boots to repair but the shipping alone would be almost the same cost as repair. I also prefer the older model of Iron Rangers with the flat bottoms.
Why a heel rand instead of a 360˚ welt? Lots of shoe makers convert other brands of shoes, (like Alden Indy) from 270˚ to 360˚, but I've never seen a 360˚ conversion on an Iron Ranger. Why?
@@AaronG2480 I think we have misunderstanding here and I apologize for the confusion. Of course shoe makes don't do it for free and I would never expect it to be free! My question is why have I never seen an Iron Ranger converted from a 270˚ welt to a 360˚ welt? I've done a lot of searching, but have never found such a conversion. Kind Regards
@EdAb 😅it’s all good I was just kidding. I’m pretty sure Wyatt and Dad have at least one video of that conversion , have you checked? I have converted a pair of blacksmith, I didn’t make a video but here’s the instagram link of that. instagram.com/p/C3EOuuzvC6r/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Cheers!
@@AaronG2480 Thanks for the Wyatt and Dad tip. I had searched "Iron Ranger 360" before, but nothing came up. After your suggestion I skimmed through a couple of videos and found one with a 360˚ welt conversion, but they didn't really show what the welt looked like. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JCdPFqqnpMw.html I guess I'll have to keep skimming for more. Your Blacksmith boot conversion looks amazing, thanks for sharing!
