FYI, that stitch on the welt isn’t a faux stitch, that’s the inseam stitch that attaches the ribbing on the insole to the welt. I’ve been making these boots for two years now. Love seeing a pair of good used boots that we’ve made getting a facelift. Proud of what I’m helping produce.

Red Wing sells a lot of boots no longer usa made. Picked up my first pair of Thorogoods this year, thinking I wont go back to Red Wing. I believe in supporting US Labor and Unions.

Thorogoods are the best work boots I've ever worn. I've worn every style and brand over my 15yrs as a railcar welder and repairman. Never found a pair of boots that would last more than 3 months before i burnt out the stitching, soles fall off, toes wore through or became too uncomfortable to wear. My thorogoods lasted me 1 1/2 years!!! I recently became a subscriber and enjoy each and every video y'all post. Thanks and keep up the great work guys!

Man, this is such a lost art / profession in this “throwaway” society. You do beautiful work!

I really like that there isn’t music playing throughout the video, it makes it more satisfying to hear the process.

Love watching the cork getting put in, so satisfying.

Seeing something get used as it was meant to be used, and then seeing it loved so much by its owner that they want it restored to the best condition it can be in, is really beautiful.

Binge watched most of vids in this channel after KZfaq somehow showed it in my recommendations. These vids remind me when I was still a kid, there used to be a cobbler doing business by the entrance of my community, I used to love watching him doing his crafts, sometimes would actually bring old shoes for him to fix. Thanks for remind me our the good old times :)

When I was a kid my dad and grandfather had various shoe care tools. And Dad was a journeyman blacksmith before they emigrated to the States. He was more focused on farrier work, but he could build a boot because, well, you know how those guys are. Like anything if you enjoy what you do you build a vast knowledge base. So I learned a little about building footwear. These videos bring me back to my youth. Therapeutic. A little like watching those channels where the guys on industrial mowers help care for the elderly who no longer can do their yards themselves. I guess what I'm saying is thank you.

Love your ethos of not just restoring something but leaving it better than before 😊

As usual, a great resoling job, and on a very worthy boot I might add. I proudly sell these made in the U.S.A. Thorogood boots in my store. My father was selling Thorogood boots before I was born in 1959 so I am thrilled to see so many people discovering this storied brand. You have a press with dies that allow you to cut leather components so I can see why you are proud of the addition of a leather mid-sole. As you stated the standard rubber cement, like Barge or Masters, likes the porosity of leather making a solid adhesive grip. We use standard rubber white mid-soles in our shop and it works well as long as we use the newer Barge Infinity cement. Infinity reacts with the synthetic welt which Thorogood uses. We have to let it melt or fuse into the synthetic welt and firm back up as it cures. Careful heat application reactivates the glue's stickiness while not overly softening the grip or welt. We then apply the mid-soles by pressing on the body and edges, then we sew them with the curved needle stitcher. At this point I like letting them sit for a couple of hours. Then it's time to apply either the Vibram Cristy or the Goodyear Tampa sole to the previously glued mid-soles by hand hammering, machine pressing, then edge pressing on the 5-in-1 as seen on your video. I checked into buying pre-cut leather mid-soles from our supplier Southern Leather and they do not carry them. I wouldn't mind offering it, but have found our method of glueing and sewing the white rubber mid-soles works great. Shoe making and repairing is an art in my book. I've spent a lifetime learning and still consider it an on-going process. Seeing your craftsmanship has added to my knowledge so keep up the great work and videos. You guys are artisans of re-crafting footwear at a high level indeed. I truly enjoy the videos.

Some absolute treasure, watching these videos !! Hey sit and watch my grandfather on Saturdays making boots and fixing shoes.

Another awesome video guys! And my favorite boots, I work in them every single day! Switched from redwings about 6 years ago, and i love them. I liked how you renewed the cork and added a leather slipsole most guys just reuse the rubber.

I was a bootmaker for Weinbrenner from '76-'96 in Merrill, WI. It's not as easy as this man makes it look and I'm amazed they are still made in the USA as lack of appreciation for American craftsmanship all but killed the industry during my lifetime. Nothing felt better than being surrounded by the smell of real leather while looking over the rack of boots you made during a shift.

I'm pretty sure I've watched this like 5 times but it never gets old

I really enjoy watching craftsmen work. Thanks for posting.

I’m a big fan of the thorogood 8” moc toe. I’ve got almost 3 1/2 years in the oilfield in the pair I have now and their still going strong. I will need a resole very soon though😏 I’ve worn almost all the big work boot makers redwing, Justin, Ariat, twistedX etc and the thorogoods are comfortable straight out of the box with almost no break in period (1-12 hour shift) and last for a good while. I got 4 years out of my last pair, before someone took them out of my truck. The only time I don’t wear them to work is if it’s raining or is muddy out, Their not water proof. Plus they can easily be found for way less than $200. The pair I have now I bought on sale for $129.99 from an online motorcycle shop from Brooklyn NY🤘🏽😎🤘🏽

Miracles of the modern world... I finally learned how to PROPERLY take care of my shoes. I'm a horsewoman so my footwear has to deal with long days outdoors in every weather and terrain. Suffice to say my shoes are looking a lot happier now!

Oh nice! A RA collab sounds great! I cry whenever he cuts open a pair of $500+ boots though! 😂😂😂

I've had my Thorogoods for about 7 years, still a great purchase!

I bought a pair and hands down my favorite boot yet.

Just bought a pair of these a couple months ago once I finally got them broke in they've been some of my most comfortable work boots to date

New subscriber. Loving the channel. I’m super interested in all the machinery in your shop. I’d love to see a video about all the machines and tools in your shop with the history, function, etc. Must be a lot of stories there. Thanks for the great videos.

Your two channels have been paramount in expanding my knowledge of boot/shoe construction, as well as what makes for a quality piece of footwear. Seeing the deconstruction and rebuilding on your channel and the cut in half profiles of boots/shoes on Rose Anvil have really helped put the picture of what's going on inside boots/shoes together for me. Thanks for all you do/share and the quality work done here on your channel is always impressive to me. Stay safe and be well.

the first pair of thorogood moc toes i've seen restored, and i have looked

Good to see y'all back with another video

Love watching your videos while I drink my coffee! Can't wait for the collaboration video tomorrow! I bought a pair of Nicks boots after watching Weston cut them in half and now I struggle to pay for any other boot with lower quality. Thank you for educating us and showing what most of us don't get to see when it comes to footwear!

Fascinating video! Incredible as to how many steps required to restore! You guys are true artisans! 👍

Great video! Can't get tired to see moc toes getting fixed up!!

You guys are good at your craft. I've been watching a couple of videos now of the thorogood restoration process, and wow, those boots come out looking better than when they are new. 👏🏽 I'm gonna restore mine when needed for sure. Awesome

This guy is straight up. I like how he lets you know about what is mediocre quality boot components and what is better and lasts longer.(leather) even though you are buying quality boots, they may not be of the highest quality.

Good work! It's good to know the materials used in each of your restorations, thanks for sharing.

Honestly, just doing that midsole corking must be so satisfying. Kinda like spreading crunchy peanut butter on toast and def triggers my ASMR!

Very impressive resto. Those boots came out great.

Love your neighbor as yourself...yes sir! thank you for the reminder. I love Weston, I have been watching his channel for a while now. I look forward to tomorrow's video. Today's video was shorter than usual, but as always, great to see the transformation on any of the shoes you do. Keep the videos' coming! Thanks!

I love watching you guys resole shoes and boots. It is very soothing.

Got my first pair for Christmas... I know where I’ll be sending mine when the time comes!

Old clean lether with new soles looks awesome!

I've been watching you guys because of Rose anvil. Thanks for doing the collaboration!

G’day guys good to see you again. What an amazing restoration.

Glad to hear of the collaboration with Rose Anvil. You guys and he are my favorites. There are a ton of people “reviewing” boots on KZfaq. But nobody is as hardcore and in depth as Rose Anvil, literally dissecting every pair in great detail. His boot reviews are unequaled.

Me: Watches one video about a boot repair KZfaq Recommendations: “BOI YOU LIKE BOOTS??! LET’S GO!!!!”

I'm liking the close ups!! Thank you!

I have Never Seen one of your videos that I didn’t like! Thank you, keep up the good work.

Love love love the cork ironing. my favorite part of each video!

Both of your channels helped me immensely to choose my new boots. I thought I wanted the Thorogood boots until I saw how they were constructed. I bought my first pair of Redwings on Friday. A pair of 1907s. When the time comes. I fully intend on sending them to you. Being a craftsman myself. It's nice to be able to see your attention to detail, quality, and pride of workmanship. I know if I took my boots to a random shoe repair shop in town. I'd be questioning their work every day.

Great job on the Thorogood repairs! You guys really know your craft. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks, Trent! I had to think of some boots I took to Philmont Scout Ranch in 1975...that were "branded" with the Philmont brand. Alas! I wish I had known and kept them!

The sounds are so relaxing

This is an art form. Nice work.

Great to see you and Rose Anvil together! 🤩

This was so satisfying to watch. You did a great job on this! 😍

Amazing work ! And the Quality workmanship.. is seen in every step.

Just found your channel. This is totally ASMR!! Love it!

I appreciate the step by step process you guys do. I also enjoy seeing the upgrades where you guys see fit to do so. But I find that the final product isn’t shown enough. You guys do great work. Why not show it off a little more than you do. I find that I have to pause the vid so I can appreciate the beauty of your work.

Awesome video, the skill in your job is very awesome to see

Your channel is such an inspiration!

Just bought a pair of these today. Awesome video

Can’t wait for the vid tomorrow. Love both of y’all’s channels!!

Hope every shoe repairs are like yours

need to make an asmr version of some of your videos could listen to you clean and repair all day so satisfying

Absolutely loved watching this! Thank you

Great job. It amazing how just a little conditioning on the boots you can see a difference. Happy Halloween. Be safe.

You guys never cease to amazed me with the work that you do. Rise and Anvil is another great channel about footwear. It was just a matter of time when you guys got together

Awesome video and workmanship. Loved it 😀 ❤

You do some amazing work. There needs to be more cobblers that take the time like you guys do...I have multiple pairs of 877s I would like repaired!

Beautiful Work once again, keep up the Great Videos.

Ya love Rose Anvil and T&H channels... awesome

Great to see another video. As usual, wonderful content guys!

That's a good looking pair of boots. That man has fathered thousands. No Doubt.

I’m definitely gona take my Thorogoods to get resole. Love these videos, so satisfying haha…

Awesome job!

Love you guys and you have a fan for life!!

Always funny to me when you say "very dirty" you would die if you saw my boots. These look about like new boots look for me by first break lol. Love the videos btw, great work

Just watched your crossover with Rose Anvil. It was great collaboration and hope to see more in the future.

Nice job you guys do beautiful work.

Love ❤️ watching you guys, you’re amazing.

These channels are giving trades new life

Good to have you back, it’s been a while..

lovely restoration on love boots!

I find these video's to be so relaxing! I am showing my age of 52 years I guess. I just ordered a pair of Thorogood boots last week.

If you’re going to buy thorogoods, make sure you get the union made version of whatever style you want. Definitely noticeable craftsmanship.

I have the same pair. I need to clean mine up. These ones look good.

Nice and professional job.

Nice I am really happy to have found your channel. There isn’t too many channels anymore with really good leather restoration.

Nice work guys. And I’ve watched Rose Anvil before too so looking forward to the collab.

Thanks for showing how to clean and take care of leather boots. I am retired and hunt but do not walk nearly as much as I used to.

I will only buy Thorogood boots. Nice to see they can be resoled.

I've purchased 2 pairs of Thursday boots because of Rose Anvil and Trenton & Heath. I'm sure I'll be shipping them to Potter and Sons when they need new soles. The videos are fantastic and I love the quality they pour into their work.

Great work 👏👏👏

I enjoy both your videos!!

Wat y’all do is so cool

Some well lived boot right there!

Nice Work..!! They LooknLike an Extra Pair for the Weekend...

I love Thorogoods. They last forever and are worth re-soling. You fellers do a great job too. Go Vols.

Awesome work

I wore Thorogoods at work for many years (uniform chukas then later boots) and I've always preferred either the Red Wings or Wolverine work boots to them. But with the redo here they should do the owner quite well.

Nice work guy's keep up the good work

Great Job!!! Already following Rose and Anvil! Can't wait for the video tomorrow!!!

Boots Really turned out Great. Yes, Rose Anvil is kinda hard to watch. LoL. He actually takes and cuts the boot apart and compares to other boots of the similar type. Really, It is a very good and informative channel to watch. I'm subscribed to him as well.