Red Wing Shoes
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Quite like the collab pair but holding out for a brown waxed pair as I like how it 'breaks through' blacked wax.
I had a pair of IR 8111s for a while and sold them as I had bought too large a pair.
I now have a pair of the 8105 Oxford Mocs (roughout oxford = yum) and these 2974s:
Which are an unusual leather I can't seem to recall, and as discontinued boots there's little info on em. They have a faint nap to them but they're for all intents a smooth leather.. described on Rakuten as 'black nubuck' but that doesn't quite cut it.. Really strange, but I got 'em for a steal! Still to work out exactly how to care for them.
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8111's new vs ~1.5 years. 2 saddlesoap washes and Obenaufs applications.
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Mike Evo Mike!
Snagged these Blacksmith's at my local RW shop. Needed a sleek black boot and was happy when I put these on.
Red Wing Blacksmith
Black Spitfire Leather
(Feels like some sort of heavily waxed or "singed" rough out material)
And the view from the top:
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very NICE!
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Folderol stuff … RW's (like other brands) are 'Work Boots' and no exhibits for a showcase
A brush and an old rag is enough
Amen!
IG - @leatherdenimboots
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Figured I would post up some porn for you guys and gals. I have been rocking these pretty hard the last year. I have only used Bick 4 sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly….just whenever I had time and I thought they were a little dry. I do plan on cleaning them with Bick 1...but oh well...ha.
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got my self some 8111's some months ago but just can't make them work… tried to break them in and walked 1,5 days in them. since then, my heel hurts unnormal and i cant walk in them for more than 5 minutes. tried several times to pause a few days or a week before the next wear without luck. my left foot won't accept them. it's not a tiny uncomfortable pain it feels like a fractional heel on one point.
i have a pair of cheap ass dickies moctoes in which have no problems to walk in the whole day. really comfy.so i think i have to part with the 8111's
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^ That's unpleasant … I own 3 pairs of Iron Rangers (8112, 8113, 8114) + 1 pair GT's .. never had any problems. Not as comfortable like my Wesco's, but cushy enough.
yup. especially that i still got the bad feeling in the heel since like 3 months… a shame, cause i really love the look of the boots and the size is on point. my right foot has no problems at all.
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got my self some 8111's some months ago but just can't make them work… tried to break them in and walked 1,5 days in them. since then, my heel hurts unnormal and i cant walk in them for more than 5 minutes. tried several times to pause a few days or a week before the next wear without luck. my left foot won't accept them. it's not a tiny uncomfortable pain it feels like a fractional heel on one point.
i have a pair of cheap ass dickies moctoes in which have no problems to walk in the whole day. really comfy.so i think i have to part with the 8111's
When I got my Iron Rangers I had my heels rubbing and irritating them badly and my heel itself hurt a little. I got myself high quality socks(SmartWool) and some cheap Dr Scholls(which I have been rocking a year) and never had a problem since, plus way more comfy!
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I have two pairs of GT's which never gave me a problem, and I ordered a pair of Beckmann Chukkas and I had to bring one of my pairs of GT's to work with me for 3 months so I had something to change into halfway through the day because my left pinky toe was getting ravaged. I didn't think the Chukkas were ever going to break in, but they finally did.
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Figured it was time to give my burgundy IRs some love:
Right shoe is before cleaning, left shoe is after some saddlesoap and mink oil:
After some soap, oil and a brush, they cleaned up nicely!
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