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    **The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**

    Here's two of my recent shines on a black Edward Green and museum calf John Lobb.
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    Official Umbrella aficionados thread

    Oh hey, that's me in the video. The oak umbrella feels really good to use - it's light enough not to be bicep muscle builder but also sturdy and bulky enough to feel like it's got substance. It's not flimsy in other words. I love it. The smaller telescopic one is my travel / quick get up and go...
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    Australian Members - Part II - if you read the first post, you'll get what this is all about.

    For drinking I usually go through the Barber Shop through 89 York Street, have a drink, then head out the back door and in the opposite corner of the back alleyway courtyard is The Baxter Inn - go there for whiskeys. There's a lot of bars along Clarence Street actually. For eating, try out...
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    Mirror Shine Science

    I've been thinking about how a mirror shine works in terms of science and wrote something over here: Mirror Shine Guide Notably, the visual difference between unshined and mirror shined leather under the microscope provides context to how much you need to fill the pores before starting the...
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    Shoeshine problem: Area on toe cap not taking polish

    I think you’ve been polishing the shoe with a wet patch there. Water underneath the layers of polish is causing the blow out you see here, and it doesn’t even have to be a lot of water for this to happen. Anachronist is giving very good advice of doing a slow shine on this one.

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