Red Wing Moc Toe Recraft

The customer was unhappy with the function of the traction tread soles in winter, and wanted a different sole. But one with a little deeper tread than the 430 mini lug sole that Red Wing often uses. He also didn't want the Vibram Roccia cleated soles because the of the profile it creates. We decided on the Victory Soles, that Loake uses on many of their boots. It's a great sole, with good traction and pattern for snow, but without the extreme profile the Roccia gives. I also added leather midsoles, for a sturdier feeling. Under the old soles I replaced the cork, repaired the gemming, reinforced the gemming and added shanks.

[@joserosano955]

Impresionante. Gracias por mostrarnos tus trabajos

[@sonofrancobollo]

Excellent Job....... as always!

[@danjoe22]

nice upgrade. I like it when anything is repaired and made better than it was.

[@scottdavenport1833]

Very nice. I love the 1907s.

[@Pauljones-cd6dk]

PERFECTION!

[@ferd.6779]

Very good repair, they look very sturdy now! Nice video too.

[@DwightJurling]

nice project!

[@saucyg6371]

Damn these came out nice!

[@larsvegas838]

How come the gemming is very seldomly stitched to the insole? Of course, I can imagine that it would be annoying standing on stitches, still it feels like poor gemming performance is a big weakness that many shoe brands struggles with? Thank you once again for excellent videos!

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

You have to cut the production costs somewhere. If they did the shoes exactly like I want them done, the price would multiply many times. Every little step counts. 99% of customers wants cheap shoes, even welted. If the customer won't pay, the producers won't do it. But some factories does the gemming better than others. I've never had any issues with Crockett & Jones and the more expensive english brands.

[@TheRefinedGentleman]

It's my understanding that the majority of shoes being produced these days with the gemming sewn to the insoles are mostly bespoke and a select number of super high-end RTW brands making their shoes to a bespoke standard. A cobbler friend says that not sewing the gemming to the insoles has been the norm for a while, even for some of the more expensive brands, but yes, I'm inclined to agree the nicer English shoes do a good job with this.