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Looking for good cobbler in Northern Cal.

Yaz

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I have some dress shoes and boots I'd like to have re-soled. As I'm relatively new to the area, I was hoping someone could recommend a good quality cobbler/shoemaker in the Northern California area. Can be anywhere between San Francisco and San Jose, as I live pretty much right in between.

Thanks for any suggestions.
 

Coho

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I go to a shop called "Village Cobbler" on University Avenue in Palo Alto. The shop is run by two Al Salvadorean brothers. They do a good job on most of my dress boots at decent rates: $45-60 to get heel and front sole completely redo.

Originally Posted by Yaz
I have some dress shoes and boots I'd like to have re-soled. As I'm relatively new to the area, I was hoping someone could recommend a good quality cobbler/shoemaker in the Northern California area. Can be anywhere between San Francisco and San Jose, as I live pretty much right in between.

Thanks for any suggestions.
 

fracmeister

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Try Lark Creek in in the City. Fantastic cobbler but the flavor depends on what fruit is in season. Yummmm
 

sonlegoman

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What is resoling like? Do they take apart the layers and put new layers or will I be able to keep the original bottom layer?

EDIT: I'm new to this level of shoe care. Sorry if my lexicon isn't well developed.
 

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