Good idea! 👍

Some like Pirarucu or whatever, the fish scale boots as well, since I heard it’s not good to get them wet and they are finicky.

Proper fitting boots are the most comfortable footwear there is.

Thank you!

I own a pair of elephant hide myself, they are hard to come by.

I wonder how many elephants it took to make those boots.

@@ChefDuane more like how many boot uppers could be made from one elephant. I was told by a salesman at western store about 15 years ago that the boot companies can only get an elephant hide if it’s died in captivity. So there haven’t been many elephant boots available for sale that I could ever find during that time. I had to get a slightly worn pair of Cowtown elephant hide boots off of eBay a year or so ago, just to even get a pair. Of course I couldn’t usually afford them for the longest time when they were available.

@@bluegrassman3040 LOL!! I was kinda' being facetious with that question. 😄

I wear mine mostly for “dress shoes” anymore. I did wear a pair of Tony Lamas when I rode horses.

What would be the footwear of choice for said men when they were indeed walking around doing their general farm work?

@@prodiptoroychowdhury2313 A farmer's boot had a much heavier sole and not as pronounced of a heel. The heavy sole was for support for walking and long 'tread life'. Unlike the traditional roping cowboy boot that needed a very pronounced heel to hook the stirrups to give him more control in the saddle.

@@prodiptoroychowdhury2313 Get some rubber soled cowboy boots, ranch style boots, roper style boots... etc.

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@@TrentonHeath ps ... I sent you an email yesterday, regarding a Japanese bootmaker. I hope you get to see it. DN

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@@TrentonHeathYou’re welcome! I love to see how you guys restore shoes and boots. 👍🏼

I feel somewhat betrayed by the lack of cork, to be honest… 😊

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*They'd have to ask the owner first 😅 Not all the shoes they work on will fit them. I think the reason they don't do it, is so they can keep them fresh for the customer. Especially for any shoes they do clean (Yes they do clean shoes sometimes, they have videos of it. They have said in a video that they prefer customers to clean their shoes, before mailing them in as a courtesy.). Maybe some customers would be ok with them wearing their shoes after asking. But also there will be people who won't be ok with that. A better option would be if they can have a local customer stop by and try their own shoes on. Mail ins would be difficult. At least they do the before and after at the end of those spinning discs though 😊!*

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Thanks for watching! They’re great dogs.

Thanks so much! We appreciate you watching. Yes, it’s a tough, grainy texture hide.

Thanks for watching! Yes, it’s definitely a lot more tedious resoling cowboy boots (that are pegged in the waist)!

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Thanks! She’s a good girl. :) The most tedious part of doing a full resole on cowboy boots is the waist area with all of the pegs. Yes, elephant hide is very durable. 👍 We appreciate you watching!

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Thanks so much! We appreciate you watching. A gentleman in India has been the editor of ours videos for years.

To be honest, we usually work on separate pairs, or one of us will start on a pair and the other will finish up. We try to both work on them together for the videos.

100% 😁

Quite a few. I think one of our earliest videos was on a pair of TBNY shoes.

She’s a sweet dog.

I believe we’ve done a couple of videos on the RW Pecos. Are you referring to the ones with a step up heel?

@TrentonHeath RIO FLEX MEN'S 11-INCH WATERPROOF, SAFETY TOE PULL-ON BOOT These are the ones that I was mentioning but I haven't found similar ones in your vids!

You’re very kind! You’re welcome any time.

Yep

On cowboy boots the rand serves as a spur lip. It also gives shoes a clean edge around the back. Some bespoke shoes will skip the rand and just curl the sole up around the upper in the back, but even then, they take a knife and cut the lip off.

@@TrentonHeath thank you. Yeah, I understand 270° welts offer a sleeker cleaner look at the back and that some have a lip at the back while others don't I never considered whether that was intentional or not. But looking at a handful of my boots and sgows now I guess there's no standard ;)

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*I've seen US cobblers use sole protectors, so it's not like they don't at all don't worry. In fact, when you search "Trenton and Heath sole protectors" you will see they've done videos on sole protectors for various shoes/boots 😊! They aren't the only ones who have used sole protectors though. Also, these boots in the video were deeply worn, and you see how worn in the sole is with the holes in the layers. So I can see why they repaired the way they did, since the soles needed this kind of repair badly (it would explain the pricetag for the repair, however much that was, but yea expensive!). I'm thinking sole protectors weren't going to be enough to save them at that time. But yes as you said, they are very nice to have, and prevent slipping!* *However, since we do see how well repaired the boots are, the customer should take your advice and add sole protectors to prevent any future damage! And it would make it cheaper for replacing as you said 😊! So hopefully a future repair visit won't be as expensive as this one!*

@okieJams Oh, I didn’t mean in this case as they were! These boots were in desperate need of what Trenton and Heath did! I meant afterwards and only if the customer checks often when they are gone to change them. I think I’ve seen almost, if not all, their videos 3,4 times at least😂, but I don’t remember seeing them, or any other cobbler I watch, use them just glued on. (I found them! In the shoe care tutorials! I keep watching the repairs!😂) Do cobblers in general, in the US just glue the sole protectors plus maybe a few tacks, or stitch them? Because all I’ve seen is stitched. That in itself is doing the exact opposite of their goal! They are supposed to protect the stitches underneath! It is interesting to see the differences between the European way of shoemaking and repairing and the American! Like two different cultures! Both when done correctly beautiful!

​@@nikoschariso2512 *Yes Trenton and Heath have done sole protector videos, they were really cool to see! I was surprised how well they blended the red with the heels! They've done sole protectors for men's shoes too! Just not the red ones you know lol 😆😆! Yea other US cobbler do sole protectors for sure! Wyatt & Dad Cobbler Company, Manny The Bootmaker, tayshoerepair, Robert Powers, bedo's leatherworks, etc. This is what I got after searching for "sole protectors". I made sure each of them is from the US and there's more! And I've seen all of the ones I listed 🙂 They do glue them on too. I know I've seen a video by Bedo's Leatherworks titled "Ladies sole guards **#132**" where he has a handful of heels he glued the sole protectors on. Then one of them, he glues a sole protector on, and then stitches it too. So cobblers in the US do gluing and stitching. But I've seen mostly gluing so far. Wyatt & Dad Cobbler Company (video example title "Sole Protectors | What are they and when should they be used?") have all different kinds of tread types for soles. They use a lot of Vibram brands. And some of them have a matching heel to go with the sole. They do a lot of men's shoes. I saw the dad in the video glue them on as well with no stitching.* *I think the reason you saw some of the sole protectors stitched, is because with cobblers, they do what the customer wants with their shoes. So therefore, they probably got the stitches because they maybe wanted the extra protection to make sure the glue doesn't wear off from the sole protectors 😅 Yea I can see how it makes sense to protect the stitches for sure and that's really great! I want to let you know that after I've seen all kinds of cobbler videos, I've learned that the heat from the pavement can actually cause the glue to melt from under the rubber! I didn't know that, but it does make a lot of sense! So I can see why a sole protector may wear off over time and start to peel. And then now I see why a customer may want to add stitches to their sole protector, to prevent that peeling off of the sole protector. Then again, that customer could have gotten a good glue and glue that peeling corner themselves, to save them a trip to the cobbler you know lol 😆 (and save money perhaps)? I absolutely agree that it's interesting and cool to see both the European/American way of cobbling!* *Omg sorry for the length 😅😆 lol! I'm just fascinated by how different countries have all kinds of processes! Thanks for sharing your European experience side of cobblers! Very cool!*

Thank you! Her name is Annie, and we’re fairly certain she’ll be in many more videos. :)

@@TrentonHeathYeah, I'm a sucker for gun dogs, generally; don't have much use for "yap dogs" . 😄👍

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