Oshare
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Been away for a few weeks, traveling for a family reunion in Texas. Of course I hit the thrift shops looking for shoes, but came up empty handed.
Back home I finally got around to repairing my Cheaney Veldtschoen rainy day shoes. The heel on the right shoe fell clean off last September while I was walking home one day.
Previously I took the shoes to my usual cobbler. They said the rubber was so old and stiff that it would come off again, and they wouldn't just glue it back on for me. So I took the shoes back and finally got around to gluing the heel back myself. I put in a bunch of stainless steel nails to help hold it in place, and nailed the other heel for good measure.
My cobbler is probably right that the heel may just come off again later, but I only wear these shoes a few times per year. If the glue and nails give me a bunch more wears then that should be good for another few years.
Back home I finally got around to repairing my Cheaney Veldtschoen rainy day shoes. The heel on the right shoe fell clean off last September while I was walking home one day.
Previously I took the shoes to my usual cobbler. They said the rubber was so old and stiff that it would come off again, and they wouldn't just glue it back on for me. So I took the shoes back and finally got around to gluing the heel back myself. I put in a bunch of stainless steel nails to help hold it in place, and nailed the other heel for good measure.
My cobbler is probably right that the heel may just come off again later, but I only wear these shoes a few times per year. If the glue and nails give me a bunch more wears then that should be good for another few years.