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Farhad do you feel a noticeable difference between the 64 and 82 lasted Galway's? Anyone planning on treating their zugs or are they good as is?
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Farhad do you feel a noticeable difference between the 64 and 82 lasted Galway's? Anyone planning on treating their zugs or are they good as is?
I have some lp but I wonder if it is even necessary? I really don't want to change the color if I don't have to. I noticed CT treated his but they were much older, we don't have snow or salt to deal with with down here.
I would keep the VSC far away from zuglets. Honestly, the leather should not require any conditioning when new.
thankyou! now I'm getting why all the Zug fever. it looks very interesting, and unique for a high-end boot maker. I gues my searching technique fell short, all I could find was stuff about storing leather in chocolate vats. looking forward to lots of pics of people's new Zug boots. This kind of international interest could be of increasing importance to EG since local market appears deadBasically this is a one off kind of deal. EG used to but does not normally work with Heather Gorse at this point in time. There was a very strong interest by some of the SF members to do something with this leather in a boot and they were able to locate the leather at a tannery and the kind folks at Skoaktiebolaget were able to convince EG to do this one time deal. Hopefully I got the facts correct. I'm certainly not an expert, but the leather is supposedly fairly thick and very water resistant.
The following is one of the various posts that speak to this leather. There are others and if you are interested you could conduct a few searches.
http://www.styleforum.net/t/291745/...s-info-and-where-to-buy/8800_100#post_7161301
That's too bad, almost sounds like Chromexcel. Thanks for sharing. Sure hope they don't become to loose for me.
Need some sizing advice as I'm strongly considering the Westley Richards Rosewood Galway. If I'm a brannock 11D US, would I go for a 10 or 10.5 UK in the F64 last? At that price, it's very tempting.
http://usastore.westleyrichards.com/edward-green-galway-rosewood-country-boot
Very nice... I'm liking the Dundee in rosewood.... has anyone here purchased from Westley Richards?
Congrats!
The only advice I have read so far in regards to treating Zug boots is a thread @CTBrummie posted a bit ago on this same thread were a shoemaker recommended that dubbin should not be used.
http://www.styleforum.net/t/291745/...s-info-and-where-to-buy/8800_100#post_7161301
Farhad do you feel a noticeable difference between the 64 and 82 lasted Galway's? Anyone planning on treating their zugs or are they good as is?
Farhad do you feel a noticeable difference between the 64 and 82 lasted Galway's? Anyone planning on treating their zugs or are they good as is?
Yes a lot of difference in the feel and the look of the boot, I can wear the 64 last Galways for 15 hours standing and walking all day and my feet are still fine, the ones on the 82 last when I remove them after 8 hours I feel a relief and my small toes are very sore!
This may not be the case with everyone and maybe because my feet are broader in front the 82 last in not best suited for me.
CTBrummie, thank you for the analogy.