Jim Greens are really starting to catch on. Their custom boots if you get them with the leather footbed and midsole are actually damn good and for the price nearly unbeatable. It's not a thin midsole either, you really get your money's worth.
the regular ARs are very hard underfoot and i could feel the ridges on the soles, and that's with a gel insole. after 100 miles i had them resoled with tan colored vibram 2060 soles which made the boots lighter and more comfortable and also more expensive. i like them now but i paid more than they are worth
I mean, the 2060 is a softer sole, yes, but that doesn't make the OR sole bad or not worth the money. It's meant to be harder and more abrasion resistant, and has those ridges for grip. They're literally designed for use in the bush, by African Rangers. It's in the name. I think they're fine for use in town but I'm used to wearing hiking boots for general use. You wouldn't buy an alpine boot and expect it to be comfortable on concrete, but it doesn't mean it's not worth the price. Just not geared to what you want. And even with the cost of a resole (which is one of the selling points of stitchdown footwear), I'll bet it would be hard to find another boot made in the same fashion at that price point.@@edrader
Having a local tannery and lower labour costs (things are cheaper there, so it's not that they treat their workers badly) really helps. I don't believe there are many places in the world that can beat them cost to quality.
Este vídeo prueba que gran trabajo haces, por lo bien que resistió el uso, el paso del tiempo y lo difícil que fue deshacerlo. Sois un gran artista. 💯💣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🐐🧙♂️🍾🫡
Well…..obviously as hard as that sole was to remove proves your work is top notch…. If I might ask…..Where did you learn how to do this? I feel like this is almost becoming a lost art. Not many people doing this these days.
I have some IR's that i like everything about, except the mini lug sole and cork. Would you be able to replace the cork with leather, then leather midsole, then beefer vibram. Think i have only seen one video somewhere of them using leather in place of cork on a pair of IR's.
Gran trabajo Aaron, ¿Hay alguna razon por la que no cambiaste el Welt? ¿Como hiciste para utilizar los mismos orificios al cocer el Welt con la entresuela? Me imagino que es un poco dificil ya que lo haces con la maquina. Gracias por todos tus videos
Gracias Edgar, comente en el video que lo cambie la vez pasada cuando le puse las suelas verdes, y yo siempre me aseguro de lijarlos a modo que se puedan reusar si o si. si es difícil pero se puede y todavía se puede volver a reusar la próxima vez. Saludos !!!
@@AaronG2480 ¿Usarlos una tercera vez? ¿Pero utilizas un cuero especial para ese Welt? ¿O la diferencia es que se tienen que lijar antes de volver a cocer? Gracias
@edgarzepeda8932 No me entendiste, Cuando dije lijarlos me refiero a que le doy el terminado adecuado para poder reusarlo cuando lo cambio. Y no como las compañías que lo lijan mal El cuero del welt es el mismo en todo el mundo.
*0:27** He says here that the welts were replaced by him the first time around. So Aaron wanted to keep them. He's implying that the welts are still in good shape. And if the same customer comes back in the future needing a resole on the same boots, Aaron will reassess the welts at that time.* *Also, when you look at the end of the video, the welt is in good shape. It just needed to be cleaned. Every time a resole happens, when the midsole and rubber sole are added, the edges get sanded down to make the layers even all the way around. Plus, this also means the width of the welt is shortened all the way around too. So this means, there's only so much width a stitcher machine can be able to stitch, before that width becomes too small to be able to fit the needle on the leather welt. If the customer comes back in the future, he may or may not need the welt replaced depending on the condition. For now it's fine.* *In general, welts don't always need to be replaced for every pair of boots that come into his shop. It depends on the condition of them. Also, it's an added expense since Aaron stitches them on by hand. It takes time and skill. Cobblers do speak to customers about welts. Because you can choose the style, and if you want them dyed in a different color or not. Hope this helps! Yes this is an older video lol 😅! It got suggested to me.*
Que tranza estopas soy el apache ya eres zapatero? Como da vueltas el destino espero te acuerdes de mi cuando de morros le robabamos los dulces a la tia de la norma que era prima del tequilas pineda alla en barrio quinto aqui te como te contacto? Estoy en el sip cod 90003 los anjeles
