White's Boots
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Beautiful G, SD's are by far my favourite boot.
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Mega, were yours bought new? if so where did you pick 'em up from?
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They look lovely G…..wish there was somewhere in the UK where one could try on a pair of White's
In a couple of months there will be, Gosport….But you'll need to be around a UK 9.5 or Japanese 27.
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damn my large feet (UK 10 and wiiiide)
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MOD, same as me. If you can get to Nottinghamshire you're welcome to try my SD's.
On a side note, I was just talking to a local cobbler and moaning about having to put my Whites away for the winter, due to their single leather sole. His solution was that if I take them to him, he will bond a Vibram Commando front sole to them, which I can use through the winter, and then he will remove it for me in the spring, for the bargain price of £30 !!
Is this a good idea?
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G & Mega - cheers guys.
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Shouldn't be a problem; the glue won't really do any damage to the leather sole if he's careful about removing the commando half sole. Sounds like a pretty good solution to me, as long as you trust your cobbler. A semi-competent hack could screw it up, but a good one should be fine.
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I feel a White's Sale surge around the world…
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Thanks Chris, I bought my SD's second hand for a really good price, and I was going to resole them at some point next year anyway. I think I'll give it a shot, will post pics when it's done.
Edit: Apologies MOD, I missed your earlier post about where I bought my SD's from…hopefully this has just answered it, ha ha.
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On a side note, I was just talking to a local cobbler and moaning about having to put my Whites away for the winter, due to their single leather sole. His solution was that if I take them to him, he will bond a Vibram Commando front sole to them, which I can use through the winter, and then he will remove it for me in the spring, for the bargain price of £30 !!
Is this a good idea?
Holy cow: just today I asked my local cobbler whether she had a solution for my Grensons to have more grip on wet and snowy surfaces and she recommended the Vibram Commando sole… I'll ask her whether she's able to make it a temp feat as well, then I'll most DEF do it!..
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How will the cobbler attach the Commando sole? Glue on or sew again?
I'm asking because I had recently been with my 1000 Miles to a cobbler for a similar treatment and he said it would be best to sew them on. I'm not sure that is necessary.
Is the commando sole covering the whole width of the sole or just the middle part of it? -
The sole will be attached with glue, and will cover the front portion of the boot, full width.
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Edit: Apologies MOD, I missed your earlier post about where I bought my SD's from…hopefully this has just answered it, ha ha.
haha, yep, gotcha , cheers Mega.
related: my William Lennons that I sold here could 've done with a commando - was a little cold under foot.
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Got my SD's back from the local cobbler today, the job isn't top grade, but it cost me £20 and will get me through the winter before sending them back to Spokane for a proper refurb.
Apologies for shitty iphone with flash pics…but it is dark here.
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damn my large feet (UK 10 and wiiiide)
Talking to Whites about copping 20 pair of these…...
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Greatest boots ever made (in my opinion).
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^great news!
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Mega what size are you in these and in something like DMs sir?
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A) The vibram sole is slightly narrower than the old sole, what your seeing is the gap :-\
I totally agree, didn't ask for it but it's there now so…...The soles make my SD's wearable through winter, and the job isn't top notch, but it will be fine until I can get them done properly in the new year.
