Transforming these Red Wing Heritage 10875 Moc Toes into absolute TANKS. Thank you for watching! ==================== Follow us on Instagram: / dimarshoerepair Visit our website: www.dimarshoerepair.com/
Another great video and excellent job on the resole! The added feature of showing the boots you are wearing was very enjoyable. Love the way u added the speed hooks too.
Great video, Pablo! Nice close-ups and detailed footage! I never would have thought about keeping the factory eyelet; I'll keep that in mind on my next rebuild. I was anticipating watching you secure the heel base, but it was omitted. Bummer! The boots look great, and after removing that Christy wedge sole, they're actually ready for work. This would be a great link for SRI! Be well!
Nice job, but I would always take 3 (6) speed hooks and another thing is that the soles become much stiffer with a leather midsole and Vibram 100 lug. It changes the way these boots behave on your feet.
Just picked up a pair of 875's myself. The top side arch of my of my foot is higher than a average. Out of all my boots, these are a bit of a pain to get my foot in. My first few times putting these boots on my thoughts were the tongue needs to be lower by one lace eye, and why the heck didn't RW put speed hooks at the top. Nice to know I'm not the only one that thinks so. Nice work Pablo!
That's some really great work! That looks incredible! I commented the other day on the 875 video where you put a tan-ish sole on. Can you do what you did to this boot but instead of black, use a tan sole? I love everything you did to these boots, would love to have a tan sole though. Let me know if that's possible? Thank you in advance.
Out of curiosity, when you hammer the cork beds into place, aren’t you artificially compressing the cork? Specifically, doesn’t that take away some of the “give” from the cork and pre compress it, such that it won’t mold (as much) as it normally would as the customer wears the boot? Why not just press it into place? I apologize if this a novice question.
It's a short screw that just clinches and leather midsole. Obviously we'll check the footbed to make sure nothing sneaked through but they're just long enough to go through that much meat. Customer has worn the boots many times now and loves them
Is it possible to put a new outsole on the old rubber midsole of Red Wings? I understand the new leather midsole will be more durable but wondering if it's possible if for some reason a customer wanted to spend less money on a resole? Or would you not recommend it because the leather midsole is so much better for minimal additional cost?
May I ask your professional opinion I'm giving your years of experience on sizing Thorogood Moc toe boots compared to Iron Rangers? My 9D Iron Rangers fit well. I'm looking at Thorogood 8.5 EE.
I've never worn Thorogood before but the rule of thumb is that if you want a more bespoke fit you can size down a half size and a width or two. So in theory yes the 9.5EE would fit
