We made Thorogoods into HEAVY DUTY $600 Work Boots.

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Yes we know technically Thorogoods are already work boots, but now they're Nicks Work Boots! This rebuild strayed even further than most of ours do from the original, we wanted this one to be drastic, from celastic toe wedge sole to a moc-toe lug sole! And it looks great.
While most boots are meant to be thrown away after a few months, Nicks are built to last. When your boots start to need some servicing, you can send them in to have them resoled or completely rebuilt! Nicks Handmade Boots are serviceable and last years longer than a mass-produced boot. Since 1964, Nicks has been making the highest quality boots on the market, right here in Spokane Washington. If you're tired of your old work boots wearing out, upgrade to Nicks and enjoy the most comfortable boots on the market.
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00:00 Cleaning
03:44 Wear Details
04:25 Tear Down
09:11 Conditioning
10:11 Eyelets
11:11 Cutting
12:14 Logo Burning
12:22 Skiving
12:39 Sewing
16:07 Wet Lasting
16:33 Lasting
19:51 Shanking
20:40 Bottoming
22:50 Sole Stitching
23:11 Heel Stack
23:39 Sanding
24:17 Finishing
24:52 Final Result

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@fraa888grindr6 Жыл бұрын

Thorogoods become Thorogreats!

@beaurodriguez5640 Жыл бұрын

Haha

@nicksboots Жыл бұрын

You win 😂

@fabianoribeiro8271 Жыл бұрын

@@nicksboots or Thorojustamazing!!

@The40Glock1 25 күн бұрын

@@fabianoribeiro8271😒

@teddyspaw 7 ай бұрын

It is so encouraging to see young people devoting themselves to making an excellent handmade product! It gives me hope for our future!

@jimbasler303 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! I began wearing boots in the 7th grade and I've worn them daily for almost 50 years. There's nothing like a great pair of leather boots.

@archy350 Жыл бұрын

this video is awesome. i love the full deconstruction and rebuild, showing every step

@donald1379 Жыл бұрын

binge watching these videos...very relaxing...great work...thanks guys

@RatdogDRB Жыл бұрын

Compliments on the change of music at the end. I have a pair of Thorogoods, and despise the fabric inside the toe, the plastic welt too. Really like the transformation on those.

@nicksboots Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@rockon21ful Жыл бұрын

Just amazing to see all that "Made in the USA" going on in that building!👋😎🔥🔥🔥Those have to be the proudest Thorogood boots of all time!

@cjb8659 Жыл бұрын

Got a pair of 7 year old redwing loggers you could do a video on! Almost completely thrashed from doing tree work, Im actually impressed they are still some what holding together! 😂

@antoniovazquez1766 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work beautiful result

@jeffe.9904 Жыл бұрын

Amazing Video, Awesome Job!

@michealphillips4742 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful work!

@t.m2933 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Those boots look awesome.

@quickfoxxes Жыл бұрын

This video is an excellent means of explaining the cost of boot rebuilds, given the skills of various craftsmen. It is also an example of turning a sow's ear into an "almost" silk purse. This hybrid has a different character and I wonder at the longevity of the wear in the long run, and at the weakness of the comfortably worn upper and the sturdy, new eyelets. I have a strong dislike of the flanged inner eyelets on the inside of the upper because they shred laces. The solid ring version avoids this form of wear. Thank you, and congratulations for sharing this remarkable project. Your title has drawn curiosity and lingering to watch the project. Viewers' earlier comments have clearly shown interest in this rebuild. Bravo to those craftsmen.

@GlennTillema Жыл бұрын

I agree with what you wrote, but the threads over the treads bothered me in addition to what you said. Won't those wear out quickly?

@delta-9969 7 ай бұрын

Kinda seems like the differing pliability between the old (possibly lower quality) leather upper and the new parts would create weird differential stress points and shearing effects due to the leather not flexing as a unit. Just pulling that out of my ass but who knows. I do know it does not make sense to spend $600 resoling a $250 pair of boots lol

@gillian32 7 ай бұрын

If you add speed hooks to the top row, the boots will be perfect.

@Frankiemaldonado114 2 ай бұрын

This is beautiful work all hands down.

@march2526 Жыл бұрын

Words can not even explain my thought on the whole process I mean I’m just at a complete lost for words AMAZING BRO FREAKING AMAZING CRAFTSMANSHIP 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@darthj3d 15 күн бұрын

Nice! Now I can do the next ones myself!

@TheDagraner4576 Жыл бұрын

This comment section is full of a lot of folks who don't understand that most businesses have multiple departments for things like advertising and public relations (this is that kind of video) and standard factory operations. If you think this video production is getting in the way of someone else making your boots, you're most likely mistaken.

@chancemosley9811 Жыл бұрын

These are so beautiful they make me wanna cry

@user-kz5di9nu8g 3 ай бұрын

That was a good restoration.

@GiediPrime100 4 ай бұрын

The work performed on the worn pair of t-goods was amazing! The process was eye opening. The final product was great. 👍🏼👍🏼

@nicksboots 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lethbridge79 Ай бұрын

Very impressive! Those boots have more nails and screws than my house. Beautiful work guys

@user-cf3ii1sc4p Жыл бұрын

Great Artist! From Bulgaria RESPECT, Brother!

@billystpaul8907 Жыл бұрын

One of the best videos yet...! I am guessing they are the most heavy duty boots ever to wear a Thorogood nmae. If Nicks want to use my 3 year old Danner Bull Runs for a future video, let me know and I will send them your way. The finished product looks amazing.

@maddoxdavidson1403 Жыл бұрын

I got the same boots those would be sick

@PDYALL Жыл бұрын

Dang I want to send my old pair of thorough good mock toe work boots into you guys now

@bobbyfrancis7474 2 ай бұрын

Love the way the old worn compliments the new

@buckyflex1 Жыл бұрын

Looks like Thorogoods are built pretty dang "good" in the 1st place.

@ThorogoodUSA Жыл бұрын

We think so. 🤜💥🤛

@Totemparadox Жыл бұрын

@@ThorogoodUSA Many think so. I think so even if I don't own them.

@Daddyace1313 Жыл бұрын

Love my Thorogoods but need new soles now my job wears them down within 8 months to a year

@buckyflex1 Жыл бұрын

@@Daddyace1313 are you on concrete like in a warehouse or blacktop or the ground like outside? I've worked all 3 environments and I've found that for me nothing wore out my boots like working as a selector in a warehouse which is weird cuz its concrete slab smooth as can be but we'd walk the equivalent of 8+mi in a shift on average so blowing through footwear was just part of the job.

@Daddyace1313 Жыл бұрын

@@buckyflex1 Diamond plate concrete gravel grass dirt ice mud you name it between 15 and 20 miles of walking every day

@markmilan01 Жыл бұрын

Great job!!!!

@BravoBull1 Жыл бұрын

This finished pair of boots reminds me of the old Herman Survivors that were popular in the 70's.

@paullavergne2477 4 ай бұрын

Love. Nicks. Moctoes. And several. Others

@CurtCorwin Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@eleven.eastgate.twelve967 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic... would be some great content to review ALL Competitor Rebuilds and give a brief History... This kinda reminds me of how Hip Hop Producers will sample a song, then flip and make it entirely their own... so in essence Nicks Boots IS Hip Hop!

@jgsmith1624 Жыл бұрын

Ever had another company redo Nicks boots?

@Condor1970 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I'd just go buy a new whole pair at that point. It only take a good week to break in the new leather.

@getin3949 Жыл бұрын

I have a pair of Thorogood Wellington Motorcycle boots and have never been able to break them in. They're made well but I guess I waited too long to get them and now I'm too tired to deal with them. They still look like new, black, size 10

@delaarenapresacanario9526 Жыл бұрын

UK 10? Can you ship to India?

@TraceyAllen Жыл бұрын

I need this done to my Thorogoods.

@alexhamon9261 Жыл бұрын

Thorogood will replace outsole, midsole, any stitching needed, insoles, laces, clean and recondition their boots for $125.

@JTD19881369 Жыл бұрын

One thing I don't like about thorogood is the plastic welt and lots of synthetic stuff in the whole lower by large, but I do respect them for being an American made, union made, mass produced product.

@TUCKANDROLLE Жыл бұрын

True art

@Amtrak___ 5 ай бұрын

What do you guys use for footbeds?

@jeffreylopez4969 Жыл бұрын

How could I get you guys to do this to a nearly new pair of thorogood boots. I really just need the sole from the wedge to the sole shown In This video.

@ApexAlphaFoxtrot 8 ай бұрын

That's humble 😊

@jorgechaveznava2147 Жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo, felicitaciones

@topherh5093 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any soles with heavier lugs? i have an old pair of Wolverine loggers with much heavier vibram lug soles. Would love to order a pair of yours with soles like theirs.

@EdoBeats Жыл бұрын

Wow amazing

@daveg4963 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to know what parts are imported on Thorogood boots. "Assembled in USA" can be a bit misleading.

@paullavergne2477 4 ай бұрын

Amazing

@matthewanglin1 Жыл бұрын

I'd pay to have my favorite pair of Thorogoods rebuilt by Nick's.

@fraa888grindr6 Жыл бұрын

That's good, 'cause I doubt they'd do it for free. But hey, send 'em your boots and see.

@MarkCCandelaCPA 8 ай бұрын

Nice work Guys. I have a question...with this type of stitch-down method without a welt, the insole never gets stitched to the uppers. It is just glued to uppers and sole?? Just curious as to whether I am seeing it correctly. Thanks and again great craftsmanship.

@a.l.newsome7395 Жыл бұрын

Great work and after better then before 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💯💯💯

@doubleoughtkennels626 Жыл бұрын

Love them

@mathpipe.666 5 ай бұрын

Just curious what original color way that was? Tobacco or Crazy horse

@gryfon10 Жыл бұрын

I wish I had sent my Thoroughgoods to you guys. Had mine rebuilt last year and the guy made a real mess of it.

@mundane4082 Жыл бұрын

Potter and Sons man. Best in the country. Depending on the boot and the last time they recrafted that model, sometimes they’ll make an episode of what you send in.

@enriqueavila2258 4 ай бұрын

Que excelente trabajo profesional👏👏👏

@raymondmonchi6369 12 күн бұрын

wow, just freakin, OUTSTANDING! you making me want to send all my different brand boots to you guys, so y'all can make it last longer having it looking more sexy too! hands down 10 out of 10. best transformation boot video I've seen all year tbh. Fantastic Job NICKS !

@miken2686 7 ай бұрын

Incredible work, but I’m not sure what the point was in keeping the uppers?

@rocketracoon6694 Ай бұрын

Have you ever heard of the Ship of Theseus?

@thevikingwanderer2675 Ай бұрын

I have a pair of boots so worn down I need new soles, I'm gonna travel at some point so I'll need them redone, I'll prolly head yalls way

@j.b.1854 Жыл бұрын

Is this a one off for a video? Or is this a service you offer for all boots?? Wouldn’t mind rebuilding mine into thorogreats in the future 🤔

@alexduke5402 Жыл бұрын

No i looked it up they are so busy they are only rebuilding their boots. I don't see Business slowing down either they are a big investment but they are really comfortable boots. Thorogood has more of a squishy comfort and Nick's is a more solid glove like comfortable.

@77Matt Жыл бұрын

FrankenGoods® or ThoroNicks®

@lobobumstead Жыл бұрын

What are the screws for

@beznerindustries3057 Жыл бұрын

What do yall charge do do something like this?

@goreone313 Жыл бұрын

I have a pair of thorogoods I accidentally took an axe to them and wondered if it was possible to see them restore like this. Only one has a slice right on top of the toe box

@jamesnope8666 Жыл бұрын

Excuse my ignorance but how is the wooden last removed if the shoe is nailed to it?

@Legend-ip9sw Жыл бұрын

How much would it cost to do that to an old pair of thoroyoods?

@weekendhomeprojects Жыл бұрын

UFC should have a Thorogood division. Everyone gets to wear steel moc toe boots in the octagon.

@ericharris7786 Жыл бұрын

Is this a service offered by nicks boots?

@jeffersonstateofmind4057 Жыл бұрын

Love nicks own 2 pairs and will never wear another boot. But…. Thorogood a max wear wedge sole puts the vibram Christy to shame, in my experience.

@matthewgreen4564 Жыл бұрын

Personally I find wedges wear out to fast in general . Especially on asphalt

@user-xb7qk3nx2j Жыл бұрын

Still better than any rubber sole. PU soles last longer and has a bit harder properties.

@Djlocust10 Жыл бұрын

Mine are next.

@TM_Stone Жыл бұрын

I would imagine the guys that build these boots have handshakes that are able to crush bone.

@alimardonmamarafiqov Жыл бұрын

Salom Men Oʻzbegistondan Osiyo Ishingiz yoqti zoʻr.

@mikesimpson5363 Жыл бұрын

Yall see how fast his hand moved when he was cleaning those things he hit high gear

@TylerSnyder305 Жыл бұрын

I'm watching this with a pair of these 4364's on my feet. I love the upgraded quality you gave them, but it's a shame you turned these excellent plain toes into a moc toe. you turned them into a great moc toe, but the 4364 is something a bit unique. None of the other more affordable mass produced boot companies make an 8" lace up plain toe wedge sole boot here in the US. I certainly understand the faults with them, but they are a good value and do a lot of things right for a boot of this price range. They have their priorities straight, decent longevity and comfort out of the box when it comes to their tobacco brown leather. I haven't had quite the same experience with my 6" moc toes, but I don't know it the difference comes from the toe the 6" height or the different black leather.

@billfarmer7984 Жыл бұрын

Georgia does.

@TylerSnyder305 Жыл бұрын

@@billfarmer7984 but they don't make one here in the US.

@mikeholubek4419 Жыл бұрын

Thorogood made in America. Some Carolina's are also made in America. Eg: 309. Best soft toe 6" I've had. Thorogood was a very close 2nd. Both broke in right out of box to 1st week of wearing. For me that is. Kicked the crap outta 'em and all I needed every other year was 2 be resoled.

@TylerSnyder305 Жыл бұрын

@@mikeholubek4419 but as far as I know the Thorogood 814-4364 is the only affordable American made traditional 8" lace up plain toe wedge sole boot.

@lupecalderon1956 Жыл бұрын

Your video's never disappoint! I have been wanting a pair of Nicks but i cant decide what to order. I am a saw filer so i am on my feet for 10-12 hours on concrete floor then i the end of my day i do a saw change where my feet get soaked in oil and water mixture. All the brands of boots i have tried the leather gets soggy and stretched out after a few weeks. Maybe you can point me in the right direction?

@samuelhan1893 Жыл бұрын

Maybe you thought of this, but why not have two boots? One that's a nonslip rubber boot and one regular work boots

@ThorogoodUSA Жыл бұрын

At least get the updated logo for your thumbnail. 😂 feel free to provide a link.

@nicksboots Жыл бұрын

Google Images did you dirty 😂

@pennsylvaniaboy87 Жыл бұрын

Just out of curiousity....I know Places liek Blade HQ with to pocket checks. Would Nicks ever do like a foot check of employees? Like how many Nick's employess wear their boots and what style?

@nicksboots Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@ivancastillo934 26 күн бұрын

Can you actually get this done?? And how much would ot be??

@jeremiahburd6132 Жыл бұрын

Just personal preference, but I'm not a fan of the mock toe on this boot. I think the original style was more pleasing to the eye.

@renevalenti Жыл бұрын

Soory the old one for my was better the have Kork on the Foot Beat end was stitch all around …. A good work 🎉

@sdcostumeguy2435 Жыл бұрын

Love watching shoes/boots being repairs. But something about the all black background that makes it tough for me to watch.

@zachdeitrick4866 Жыл бұрын

What color of leather is this?

@silver7660 Жыл бұрын

How much does something like this cost?

@raouldontneedthem3416 Жыл бұрын

Great job!!! But, from the old pair, it only remained the first minutes of the video.

@Neru-6 Жыл бұрын

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a Rose Anvil video lol

@wellwater8927 8 ай бұрын

I would bet Thorogood won't ever make a $600 Nicks boot into a $250 boot ! If so I'd love to see the video ..

@lyodbraun Жыл бұрын

What type or brand of glue is used ? That’s some strong stuff

@markuslane667 Жыл бұрын

There's two types, yellow concrete adhesive, and a heat activated white glue. Not certain what companies make them but there very strong

@lyodbraun Жыл бұрын

@@markuslane667 yes indeed extremely strong I’ll do some looking around for some

@averyj.steele1074 Жыл бұрын

horse

@echohead2000 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Old world meets new world with precision quality 👌 Perfect way to preserve the past in these

@Gorlami90 Жыл бұрын

The past? Mine look like that after 2 years

@EvilSSP Жыл бұрын

Any idea how much wear (years) these boots saw before this?

@user-xb7qk3nx2j Жыл бұрын

It's either one year all the time at construction or few years of being handyman. Hard to tell, really depends on where you wear them, do you use only one pair or more, do you take care of them, do you clean it regularly, do you apply conditioners or mink oil twice a year, do you store it at dry place with no UV going in, etc. In my experience, I had some heritage handmade full grain leather shoes with plain toe maid in Czech Republic (custom made) for pretty cheap price of like 150 euros, 7 years and still going well, just have to resole them but I don't trust anyone in the area to give it to them. But also, I have some Ariat's that I was wearing at work for one year and had to threw them away because restoring them would be like full price of buying a new one for the same price. But I wore them all day any day.

@vladspb_ Жыл бұрын

Great job! I just don't know if it's cheaper to buy a new pair or pay for such repair.

@delta-9969 7 ай бұрын

I don't see how this kind of extreme recrafting could ever be worth it except as a youtube stunt. I mean the only thing left of the original boots is a few leather pieces from the uppers -- and it would be far less time consuming to just cut those pieces new rather than deconstruct an entire boot for them. You could probably buy two or three new pairs of Thorogoods for what this cost.

@circlebforge6060 Жыл бұрын

Just got my smooth chocolate builder pros in, they're already more comfortable than my crepe sole red wings

@mS-ll4ue Ай бұрын

Is it same quality of leather?

@rayfriedman6107 3 ай бұрын

Two questions: Why and how much?

@miguelsoveranes5935 Жыл бұрын

Thoronicks 👍👍

@adamcook5433 Жыл бұрын

So I can send my thorogoods in for a rebuild?

@lanedexter6303 Жыл бұрын

This opens my eyes about “rebuilds.” Except for the upper, it’s a new boot. So why not just buy new?

@Pshen2p Жыл бұрын

This is great work, and I know it was mostly done to showcase the skill, but...honestly what was the point? Its a mostly new, completely different, and admittedly vasted upgraded product that only retains a portion of the original worn and tattered uppers. Could have just put the effort into creating a brand new product...

@slowstang88 Жыл бұрын

Those look like my Thorogoods

@harrybyrne950 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful job. I’m surprised the workers wear rings on their fingers, operating equipment like that I wouldn’t.

@Vangent87 Жыл бұрын

I’m very picky about boots and my biggest issue is that there aren’t many quality work boots that are light, majority are heavy and many unnecessarily heavy. I feel I’m at a point in my life where I don’t want to have 5lbs of leather swinging off each foot with every step I take, I’m tired when I leave work and the very last thing I want to do is have on heavy boots. Why in the world do these boots need the soles glued, stitched, nailed and screwed?? It’s unnecessary weight! I bet these boots have killer longevity and are of a high quality but I bet they’re so incredibly heavy and hard to break in that I would just never wear them and they’re not even a steel toe.

@andrewc9790 Жыл бұрын

Does this mean you're rebuilding brands other than your own? Last I checked, the website said only Nick's boots.

@Totemparadox Жыл бұрын

Only Nicks.

@andrewc9790 Жыл бұрын

@@Totemparadox 😒

@boomstickpd79 Жыл бұрын

I hold love to send my Thorogoods in for the Nicks upgrade! Grant, just name your price

@dilloncox1238 Жыл бұрын

Same!! Only I’d ask for the wedge sole bc they are better for my feet. Otherwise I think this was a major upgrade. I’d be proud to own them and wear em every day

@boomstickpd79 Жыл бұрын

@@dilloncox1238 My pair I bought 2 years ago cost $250. They are now over $300. I would pay nicks $300 to have mine rebuilt