Detailed, useful, entertaining, great video!

You are giving good information that just isn't common knowledge. I am learning how to care for my shoes in ways that my parents didn't know to teach me as I was growing up.

Thank you for expanding on some of the pitfalls. This is much like taking your car in for repair, getting angry with the Cobbler for "Hidden" difficult to see additional work is uncalled for. People immediately thinking they are being scammed is why I quit working as a Service Writer/Service Estimator.

It'd be nice if you gave us a range of what these added costs were for the different repairs

I wore my outsoles down to about 50 percent and THEN topped with rubber sole saver. 6 months later they are still doing their job. Not ideal but it was cheap and effective at a dyi cost of $5.

Excellent information. Never gave any thought to some of those things. Definitely have me looking at my shoes and boots more closely now! Thanks for all that you do!

Costs? This video is 2 years old and costs change every year and you are taking it to a cobbler to repair or rescue the footwear. They charge whatever the materials and labor costs. The video is informative and has given me the insight to make the call about my worn out footwear, repair, new pair or landfill.

I just had two pairs repaired and was hoping there were no further issues. I lucked out because my toes wore awfully close to the welt 😬.

Love the informational aspect of the shoe repair business. Thank you!!

In the past that people must assume you can do anything with nothing. Great information.

Good info. Definitely helps a lot to make that decision on things needed to be looked at before moving forward with the project.

The day that the algorithm starts flagging people for mentioning that word when asking for likes, comments, and subscriptions is not hen it’s game over. At least y’all have awesome content regardless of all that stuff. Thanks

As an automotive mechanic, I feel ya!

Would find more useful with at least some average costs mixed in

Thanks for the advice. Have a good week. Thank you for all your hard work you gentlemen put to make these videos. I really enjoy them.

To me all the videos are wonderful, the daily ones are fun, but you are the one that is doing the videos and that are hard. They are all great.

Attention to detail is amazing. Glad Adam turned me onto yall.

That's a treasure. Thank you for that video, it's really helpful. Gemming failure is probably the most controversial issue but pretty well-known in shoe afficionados community. But the rest, I didin't realize until seeing on your video :) Job well done :) Cheers :)

As much as I love how beautiful leather soles look I think having a vibram sole protector is the best choice to keep them in a good condition for a longer time…

Yes, very helpful for boots maintenence

Great info. I’m new to your channel and have learned more about shoes than I ever knew. Can you or have you done a video on what to look for or ask a cobbler to learn if they are a good cobbler or not. I wear work boots like Red Wings and Thoroughgood. They are expensive to replace. I now know by watching your channel that I could have had some repaired.

Good job getting the word out, thanks for posting !!

Fantastic advice I understand the frustration I myself manage a repair shop this I Fantastic information for a customer to know as alot of the time the shoe has to be repaired so that further repairs can be done time ,materials and skill or not free unfortunately

Hello, and thank you for these useful insights on shoe care. I have a practical question. We generally agree that we should not wear the same pair of shoes twice in a row. Is this only referred to two days in a row? For example, if I have a meeting in the morning, let's say from 8:00 to 12:00, and then I get back home and take the shoes off, should I wear the same pair for an evening meeting the same day, or should I wear another pair? Thank you!

Well done, as are all your videos. That said, I get all this. I'm going to continue wearing my shoes until they're worn out, then I'll decide if they're worth resoling, whatever the ultimate price. In the mean time, I have plenty of shoes to rotate them, and stresch out their useful life.

Good info! I had no idea that those videos could be so interesting and entertaining at the same time. Keep up!

What would have really been helpful is to have you give the dollar amount we're taking about. I understand your prices may be different than others, but other than the mention of the $30 sole protectors, I have really no idea how much the baseline is, and then how much these problems add to the cost. It would save both customer and cobbler money, especially if the cost is worth more than the shoes. Yes, yes, I understand sentimental value and all, but I haven't heard once on this channel that they wouldn't recommend resoleing a particular pair of shoes/boots.

Always love your videos, thanks.

Thank you Trenton!

I would like to have a couple of shoes repaired.... but, Trenton and Heath are too backlogged... I hope they can work through the piles of shoes soon and being taking orders again!

Definitely a make sense of what a need to be done...thank you for letting us know much appreciated 🙏 so far I haven't got to this point yet....great content as always 👍👍....

Thank you for sharing the hidden cost factors. I have a few ready for resole and it was informative. Can you present, publish a listing for cost per item needed just as you shared? A rudimentary breakdown per say. Thamks again.

I would probably give a leg to apprentice for these gentlemen. This craft is truly an art!

Thank you guys for the advice, knowledge is power my friends.

Very informative as always. Thanks Sir

Once I wore a pair of cowboy boots till the heel block got damaged too. Took it to a "cobbler" and he filled the gap in the heel block with rubber. I was very upset but I did not complain to him because I did not want him to have t fixed it again. I just took it to a real cobbler and never went to the first one again. The funny thing in it is that before this incident he did better job on my other pair of work boots (by stitching on an originally glue-on sole) than all the other cobblers in town. It is very sad that by the increasing number of low quality shoes on the market the number of real cobblers is dramatically decreasing and gets replaced by services like Mister Minit.

Thank you so much for your great clips. For may new shoes I want to add tip pads but I feel uncomfortable that the nails or screws could damage the stitching

In case of welts cut very closely around the waist. Wy dont you leave yourself sufficient amount of thread, run most of the stitching with the machine, and finish up around the waist with handstitching? I would assume stitching whole welt around would be equally or more time consuming, and by having that much more of it around the waist you significantly change overall look of the shoes. Just trying to think outside of the box:)

Always love your content. Good work gentlemen.

Love you all and your explaining about these hidden costs. You all do such great work in this process wish you would make these dress shoes as that would be perfect! Thank you all again Sir! Stephen R. In Haslet, Texas.

The only thing I dislike about you guys is that you're to far away from me to be super convenient haha, love the channel, never thought I would be so interested in learning about being a cobbler and proper shoe maintenance but I'm sure glad you showed me, keep it up the content is great.

Thanks for the informative videos. Question, Can you re-tread re-groove the worn out portion on rubber soles? Thanks in advance

Words of wisdom

Good to know. Thanks!

I know the range is broad, but what would be an expected resole, welt, foot bed replacement be? So what would be considered over priced and what would be considered under priced, and again I know it's going to vary from cobbler to cobbler and location to location.

Excellent topic to cover

Extremely informative video Thanks 🙏

Good advice and things to look at early on. Thanks.

Could you do a video on the equipment you use in your videos? What they're called and how to use them. This is for someone who is interested in cobbler work and doesn't know where to start.

You have done such a good job

Really helpful! Thank you!!

excellent info. Very good to know. Thanks

Great tips and info. Very thankful for the time you take to share this with us.

Second comment, glad I got a notification this early!! Was JUST wishing you guys would drop a new video not five minutes ago when the notification popped up. Thank you very much guys!! God bless 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Hi I’m looking to appear taller without changing the angle of my foot downwards. I can wear an insole, but do you sometimes put thicker outsoles on to give the boost? Essentially making it into a platform shoe but without being crazy huge and obvious platform?

We can understand added expenses but I was expecting you to tell us actual prices. Atleast based on certain models of shoes. Like how much do you charge for a re-sole and a re-welt?.

Great info right there. Many thanks.

I did not mind it needing new gimming or new heal blocks and the extra cost for good quality repair. If my tops are split I am going to assume they cannot be repaired. A&E sold the MacNeil shoes for $499.00 retail and usually about $399.00 on sale back in 2000. I finally threw out my pairs from 1976 through about 2004 or gave them to Goodwill with new soles and heals. The black pair of Cordovan leather ones I kept. I wore them once since you recrafted. I will send them back and want you to look at them again after you installed new deming, welts, sub-soles, too soles, new heal blocks, and new heals, and brass toe taps. When looking from the back they got messed up and off centered somehow. I want to donate them but, I can’t the way they are. Just one of them got messed up as the other one is perfect.

I respect an honest tradesman.

I originally thought toe taps were decorative but now it seems they are not. Is it indicative of a gait problem if toes are wearing out sooner than heels? Perhaps I need a chiropractor and a cobbler. 🤔

Where do you get gemming? I can't find it online. Thanks for the videos, they're giving me the confidence to try this for myself!

Good Information... Thanks for Sharing

This is so cool, I couldn't wrap my mind around the gemming, I was sure it was cotton or canvas but not a clue as to what its purpose was until now. B.T.W. Google doesn't know either, it panics and shuts down when you try to search for "gemming," after it cleans its self off, it grins foolishly and asks, "did you mean gymming"? Anyways, you guys are awesome and brighten my day, thank you.

Really great information thank you

Very informative thank you , i have some thinkin to do before bringing my doc martens pull up work boots in

I only ever bought one pair of shoes (Stuart McGuire) that I considered worth repairing. When I took them in to be resoled, the cost was more than the price of the shoes when new. That was the last pair of shoes I ever had repaired. I don't believe there are any local cobblers left.

Thank you!!!

Comment for the algorithm. Great video. Thanks

1. Awesome advice Heath, some of these are just common sense, although common sense is not so common these days. 2. I say as soon as you purchase your shoes put the sole protector for your leather investment with the Triumph Toe Plates or get a nice Dainite Sole and put a Triumph on top and truly protect the invest that assists you to be able to move around🕺🏻 -Thanks Again Heath- Zohair Merchant

I have a pair of shoes where the rubber bottom has come loose and the nails are showing. Do you know if there is an easy-ish way to fix that or would that end up being an expensive rebuild at a cobbler? (They are a pretty nice pair of leather/suede shoes, if that makes a difference.)

When do you need to address stitches on the bottom of the outsole that are wearing through or worn through?

The used sneakers that I donate to a sneaker refurbishment center, cost less than $10 to restore. It's interesting that when shoe repair is done on an industrial scale, that the cost is "much lower" than it is when you take shoes to a shoe repair service.

A few questions about preventative maintenance that you didn't cover here but probably covered in one or more of your other fine videos: 1. How often should shoes be cleaned with saddle soap and conditioned? It's pretty obvious when the shoes are worn alot but what about shoes with little use? I assume 2-4 times per year is probably good. 2. What should be done for scuffed leather soles? It's too late for sole protectors but should the bottoms be conditioned and what product should be used? I've used mink oil which seems better than the conditioners used on uppers. Thanks in advance. P.S. Just checked all my heel blocks and there good. Whew!

Dumb question and I think I know the answer, but I will ask anyway. I have a pair of Alden shoes, I purchased, my foot has grown since I purchased the pair. Is there some way to make them a 1/2 - 1 size larger?

Finally, a cost breakdown.

(Dude it doesn't work like that) love it.

A 2 yr old pr of Thursdays, resole was 160.00 and a new pr cost 200.00. I don't see the value of keeping old shoes with new ones costing less !

Not gonna lie tho, a good pair of shoes that fit just right are worth almost any cost to repair and upkeep as they can last you literally years compared to cheap throwaway shoes.

Not sure why I'm so addicted to your repair videos. I've always wondered about nails in shoes. All I can think of is my feet being impaled by tiny death sentences.

If i use shoe polish on my work boots they last about 5-7 years, last time when they broke i used duct tape and extended the wear another year.

How long is the lead time for resoles. I am planning to be in Nashville May 2022 and would like to time my shoes so I can pick them up when I am in Nashville. Thank you for all your videos as they are very informative.

great info.detailed...

What I’ve always wondered is how much does it cost to fix separated seams and can tears in leather be repaired?

Do you guys hit these shoes with some kind of disinfectant or spray (like they use at a bowling alley) before working on them or do you just go in there raw?

I could be totally wrong, but isn't saying, "shoe cobbler" redundant? I thought that a cobbler was, by definition, someone who repairs shoes. I've always just said, "cobbler." It feels kind of like saying, "space astronaut." 😅

You guys should do some Jordans would do great view wise and would be interesting

Great video!

My boots are cemented and now the sole has started to come apart, can I restitch the sole to the upper or I can only reglue it, the sole is leather btw

Perfect video. I'll definitely share.

Great tips.

Hello Trenton and Heath, from France... Very good advices, as usual ! Have a good. day. J.

I've screwed up a lot of heel blocks. Looks like the shoe I wear on my right foot for driving. Maybe you guys can come up with a way to protect the heel for people who wear dress shoes while driving. Great video, Thanks!

I stopped wearing naked leather soled shoes. When that rubber gets thin or heels get too work, off they go. Also, at some point, they may fully be done, worn out. Sad, but it will eventually happen. My Thorogood moc toe boots usually last for 3 or 4 resoles. Still, cheaper than buying new ones regularly.

Great info

Question can you attach a weld on a blake stitch shoes?

Love your videos. Quick question. Why don’t cobblers steam out the creases in the shoes when refurbishing shoes to make them look newer than leaving the creases?

Can you not contact customer when you find other things that need approval for repair / replace?

Another great video

Ok, so how much does it cost to do these things? Like a resole?

Mid Week Video Great