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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

Role Club By Brian the Bootmaker

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    tvenuto
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 15 Sept 2016

    @gaseousclay:

    But yes, we have become an automated, throw away society which is depressing.

    It is depressing that most people don't appreciate the difference between what you can buy at walmart and something that's handmade, I will say that.

    HOWEVER, I also have to say that probably the only reason most of us can afford many of the artisan-made products we do is because we're buying cheap when it's something we don't care about. Something to think about.

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      mclaincausey
      見習いボス
      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

      In love with these RC Oxfords in roughout with a geriatric orthopaedic sole (good for my aged back). I love the tanklike construction and comfort out of the box.

      It appears that Brian chamfered the edge of the flat welt. And check out the impeccable stitching of the hand welt.

      Think it, be it.

      last edited by 9 Aug 2018, 23:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        RoxRocks86
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 2 Mar 2018

        ^^^ really like the roughout on those! They remind me of teddy bear material 🐻😅

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          mclaincausey
          見習いボス
          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

          @RoxRocks86:

          ^^^ really like the roughout on those! They remind me of teddy bear material [emoji199][emoji28]

          Thanks! wakka wakka wakka!

          Think it, be it.

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            theorocks
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 8 Apr 2013

            @mclaincausey:

            @RoxRocks86:

            ^^^ really like the roughout on those! They remind me of teddy bear material [emoji199][emoji28]

            Thanks! wakka wakka wakka!

            Great shoes …Im so jonzing for a pair of his engineers

            last edited by 10 Aug 2018, 15:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              Boyo
              The Unwoven
              Joined: 18 Oct 2017

              After seeing an IG post of a pair of Alden Indy's Brian has re-soled recently I just sent off my pair to him for a re-sole
              IG post:

              Im looking for the same result…quoted time is 4-5 weeks ( less than I expected) and the cost is only $40 more than what Alden would charge for their in house re-sole.

              Lively Up Yourself

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                mclaincausey
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                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                @theorocks:

                @mclaincausey:

                @RoxRocks86:

                ^^^ really like the roughout on those! They remind me of teddy bear material [emoji199][emoji28]

                Thanks! wakka wakka wakka!

                Great shoes …Im so jonzing for a pair of his engineers

                Thanks! I would be too but I have brown Road Champs with a Takeshi triple leather sole and black Lofgrens so I can't justify it. If he had been around earlier I would have em… Also love his Underdogs.

                Think it, be it.

                last edited by 10 Aug 2018, 16:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Boyo
                  The Unwoven
                  Joined: 18 Oct 2017

                  I got my Alden Indy’s back from Brian yesterday..25 days from door to door. I’m really happy with the results as well.

                  Lively Up Yourself

                  last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 16:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Matty123
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                    Wow, those look amazing. Great work

                    Maybe so. Maybe not

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                      UnTucked
                      Joined: 16 Nov 2014

                      Comedian Bill Burr and his wife sporting their Role Club boots (From Brian's FB/IG)

                      In search of:
                      IHV-04, med.
                      IHSH-185, large
                      IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

                      last edited by 8 Mar 2019, 09:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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                        Jett129
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                        Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                        Great picture and one of my favorite comedians.

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                          UnTucked
                          Joined: 16 Nov 2014

                          (Pic from Brian's FB page)

                          Sexy, sexy chukkas!!!

                          In search of:
                          IHV-04, med.
                          IHSH-185, large
                          IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

                          last edited by 22 Mar 2019, 09:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • GilesG
                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            Yep, those are sexy AF

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                            last edited by 22 Mar 2019, 10:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              AlanJ
                              Joined: 4 Feb 2014

                              Just a heads up, Brian has started posting vids again every Sunday.

                              https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPjoWhob1Mhi0MtOHCzMKZA/videos

                              last edited by 18 Aug 2019, 15:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Matty123
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                                @Boyo do you know if your resole is slip resistant? Need my indys resoled and the neocork is terrible and slippery.

                                Maybe so. Maybe not

                                last edited by 3 Nov 2019, 15:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Boyo
                                  The Unwoven
                                  Joined: 18 Oct 2017

                                  Hey @Matty123, yes I would consider the Role Club half sole to be pretty slip resistant, at least for “normal” use. It’s a hard rubber but after a few wears they scuff up and footing seems pretty secure.

                                  This is how they look today, with a pretty solid amount of wear..

                                  Lively Up Yourself

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                                    Matty123
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                                    Thanks Billy!

                                    Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                    • gaseousclayG
                                      gaseousclay
                                      Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                                      @Matty123:

                                      @Boyo do you know if your resole is slip resistant? Need my indys resoled and the neocork is terrible and slippery.

                                      Yep. One of the reasons I hardly wear my indys…they’re like skis. Is Brian the Bootmaker the only person out there that can do a resole?

                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                      WTB:
                                      IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                      IHSH-19

                                      last edited by 3 Nov 2019, 20:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • neph93N
                                        neph93
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                                        Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                        @gaseousclay:

                                        @Matty123:

                                        @Boyo do you know if your resole is slip resistant? Need my indys resoled and the neocork is terrible and slippery.

                                        Is Brian the Bootmaker the only person out there that can do a resole?

                                        I don’t think resoling stitch down boots is a standard skill for cobblers or shoe makers anymore, but there are still many specialists who can do it.

                                        “Some of those that work forces
                                        Are the same that burn crosses”

                                        • Virginia Woolf
                                        last edited by 3 Nov 2019, 21:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • ChrisC
                                          Chris
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                          Yeah, it's not something that some dude at the mall will do, but there are lots of decent repair shops that will be able to do a reasonable quality resole.  Call around and ask and you should be able to find a local shop.

                                          last edited by 4 Nov 2019, 02:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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