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nephew,
looking good in your lhs

nephew,
enjoy wearing your chukkas and forget about the water welts

amazing shine Uncle Mac

wow. these are def on my wish list.

i put some montana pitch blend on mine after seeking advice on the forum. Gave the boots a nice boost in color and apparently it provides great protection from the elements. So far, so good.

i like your brown suede ptb. my experience this suede shoe did not stretch.

Is this the same as the "Mocha Kid Suede" on model 666 (suede tassel)?

good looking nst boot, wear in good health

BNelson Shoes and owner Nick get quite alot of mention on this thread, and it is deserved. I have had some back and forth with him lately inquiring of Dainite and Commando soles.

So ...............

PSA:
For a leather to Dainite sole job, the cost, I am told, is:
"It's $155.00 to convert w/a single sole.
Add $30.00 for a double sole."

For a leather to "commando" sole job, the cost, I am told, is:
"Convert w/a single sole $155.00
With a mid-sole add $30.00"

And BNelson's commando version is found here:

http://www.keikari.com/blogi/wp-content/kuvat/2009/09/Keng%C3%A4t-Commando-Sole.jpg

Nick did not ask me to do this, but I figure it will save you, and him, some time on the phone/email.

nephew,
i like your tassels, wear in good health

nephew,
thank you

Uncle, Thank you.

 

 

 

Does anyone have experience buying multiple sizes for the same model shoe tree?  (Woodlore, Jos. A, Allen Edmonds, Alden).  I take a medium, but am wondering how much bigger a large is?

 

Is it a big difference? or a small difference?  

 

The Mediums seem like they could stand to be bigger, but not drastically.

 

 

Thanks.

i have smalls and mediums in woodlore epic. a medium is TIGHT. i'm a UK 7. Alden 7.5/Plaza 8. i tend to put the mediums in when the creases get really bad, brush them, and it tends to really let the creases be brushed out when they are stretched in like that. i am not sure if it's good or bad or insignificant. i don't struggle to fit the mediums, but they are definitely tight.

Yes.

Over the years I have had various trees in various sizes:

AE split toe - medium and large
AE full toe/JosABank full toe (same thing) - medium and large
Alden and BB (which are both split-toe and are substantially similar) - medium and large

So now, unless I have lasted shoe trees for some of my English shoes, I use almost exclusively:

AE full toe/JosABank full toe - medium
Alden and BB - large

All of my shoes would fall within the following US sizes: 9, 9.5, or 10.

I am one who generally prefers my trees to fill the entire toe box. Some don't really care about that, which is fine with me.