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the first picture in the thread is self explanatory.
Where does one find Real Life friends who appreciate the finer nuances of shoe polishing?
what happened to the leather?
the wrinkling reminds me of thin vitello
that is a nice restoration job on the shoe, and polish on the toe is striking.
Very nice, Sterling.
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if the shoes were made of a similar grade leather as the thin vitellos i do not doubt that the shoe will be soft, although i personally would not have chosen that leather for this type of shoe due to its thiness and propensity for creasing. maybe for a moccassin.
i do not understand what you mean by only using the best part of a hide or using the whole hide. are you implying the maker had no choice but to use the entire skin?
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a lot suppositions there fritz;
a hide is divided in at least into four parts, given from the anatomy of a calf/kalbine(older than one year) and a cow.
I don't want to enter the discussion whether that problems with excessive creasing (which all shoes of Mr Kiss seem to have) is due to poor leather quality, sloppy lasting (not pulled tightly enough) or inadequate storage of the shoes over all those years (too damp, too dry, too hot, whatever). I haven't seen or handled the shoes, so I have no firm opinion one way or the other.