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  1. Fifty150

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    I am an easy mark. Carnival barkers love me. I couldn't decide on plain toe or cap toe. I bought both.
  2. Fifty150

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    The Florsheim Foundry. Made with Horween Chromexcel and a Goodyear welt. Yes, companies like Florsheim and Johnston & Murphy still make welted shoes. Not all of their shoes are glued together. And you can find them for under $199. The website says that these are 1/2 size large. On my...
  3. Fifty150

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Nothing close to a heritage boot. Not everyone has a heritage boot budget. Made with low quality leather that might be good for a cheap wallet. The welt looks fake. ExtraLight soft rubber soles like the ones now found on Allen Edmonds. This is the kind of shoe that would allow you to be on...
  4. Fifty150

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    We all have different feet. Different shoes will fit different. You hear about going down a half size from Brannock for boots, shoes that are not sneakers, and with certain brands and their lasts. My Brannock measurement is a 10 D. A few times, I tried a 9 1/2 D. I don't have an "apples...
  5. Fifty150

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Faux Moc Toe look. An interesting leather. The leather is soft. Not a work boot. Supple. Light weight. Very comfortable. I can't appreciate it. I don't see a good reason to buy another shoe in Lux leather. The old Chromexcel is fine by me.
  7. Fifty150

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Based on the pricing, I don't think that this is a legitimate website. Nonetheless, I do have a pair of these which I bought from Wolverine.com in The USA.
  8. Fifty150

    Jim Green

    I finally took a look at the boot. The part which rubbed into my ankle and caused the abrasion. It's right where the tongue is folded, and parts of the lacing system, collar, and uppers come together. Layers and layers of thick leather and a metal speed hook, pulled in and tied tight with...
  9. Fifty150

    Jim Green

    The right foot. Inside ankle bone. That's where the shoe digs into my ankle bone. I now have an abrasion. The padded collar has stiff, hard leather, which is not so comfortable. Maybe it's my feet. Maybe it's one bad shoe. Maybe they will soften after break in. For now. It's not so good
  10. Fifty150

    Jim Green

    The Numzaan introduced veg tanned leather to the Jim Green product line. They call it Veg ReTan. I have the walnut and the natural. I think that I like the natural. Just a personal opinion.
  11. Fifty150

    Resole Shoes

    I get it. I see what they do, how they do it, weigh in the cost of supplies and hours of labor.I get that in some cases, you are getting a shoe rebuilt better than the way it left the factory. I'm just not so sure that I would pay for that. Especially when I can very good shoes for less than...
  13. Fifty150

    Resole Shoes

    The work far exceeds the retail cost of the footwear. Can this work be done for less? How much would you pay? How much would you charge if you did the job? How much would you put into the tip jar?
  14. Fifty150

    Jim Green

    It took me awhile to try African Ranger boots. It actually took a sale price. It doesn't have the single piece vamp that I like. It's not lined. The uppers are sewn to a poly woven lasting board which serves as an insole and a midsole. Now that I have tried it; the stiff leather of the...
  15. Fifty150

    Jim Green

    Jim Green has an interesting 8" option. I may buy if there's a sale in my size. I have considered a custom order for an 8" boot. When you add an extra $100 to a boot, then add another $60 for shipping......... that prices the boot into another price range. I will daydream and admire from...
  16. Fifty150

    Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot review

    Has anyone actually seen a 1000 Mile Shoe? I would buy if they released another wingtip.
  17. Fifty150

    Resole Shoes

    This video is an interesting watch.
  19. Fifty150

    Just another Alden Indy Boot 403 Chromexcel Review

    Original soles and heels. These shoes have had the luxury of doing nothing. Most of the time, I'm sitting. On a bar stool. In a pew. In a car. On a bus. On a train. In a plane. At a dinner table. In a theater. These shoes have done nothing challenging. These shoes are not worn daily...
  20. Fifty150

    Lunch, Anybody?

    Doesn't everybody cut their fruit?
  21. Fifty150

    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    I'm not working in an Iron mine in the 1930's. Nor am I chasing poachers through the African Bush. For me, these boots will go to The Bar. Where I might get a little action. As long as it's dark enough that nobody will look down and notice the bulbous capped toes of my clown shoes. $150...
  22. Fifty150

    The Alden 405 Indy Boot is not a workboot.

    The Alden Indy Boot does use a real leather insole. That is what they last the shoe onto, and what you're standing on. Your feet will break in to the insole, and it will have an impression of your foot. The controversy is the use of recycled leather in the heel counter, heel rand, midsole...
  23. Fifty150

    Experimenting on foods.

    Saint Patrick's Day Corned Beef & Cabbage Taco

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