Posts by david3558

Trying out GlenKaren's Burgundy Shoe Polish and High Polish products. The high polish is awesome, seriously. I'm a total noob at calfskin care and I was able to get a pretty great shine first try However, do have some questions about...

Holy moly, that is a nice boot.

Why don't you throw a picture up here - I don't know what H404's are. Assuming you're not talking about the Kudu Indy's are you? B. Nelson can do rubber (by Vibram) soles on goodyear welted shoes for $60 + s/h. (I'm gonna assume that...

Quote:Originally Posted by tmw looks good. definitely improved by the edge trim. Thank you and everyone else for the kind comments. I had originally wanted to try this myself but... the cobbler offered to do it for free, so why not?

Quote:Originally Posted by mediahound they sure did. i have a pending order in for them from a few weeks ago at the old price. hopefully they honor that.  They certainly will - I've dealt with that issue before. I currently have an...

BlackLapel is awful, I'd avoid them at any cost - speaking from experience and friends who've used their service, I can't believe we even wasted our time and money on this garbage (sorry if I'm being too harsh). Seriously, it was not...

Quote:Originally Posted by mediahound I like what you did with them. Not sure about the laces, but that's just me, I'm a traditionalist. Haha figured people would say that - yeah I took them off because they were really floppy,...

Someone requested a better photo, here's my crappy attempt with a cell phone. J&M purple laces on Alden 975 (Color 8 LWB), edgetrim converted to antique-look.

Just got my shoes back from the cobbler - bought these guys from our beloved YouTube-using mediahound. I had a thin topy put on and had the edgetrim changed to match my Marlows