World's Toughest Work Boots Restored - Nicks BuilderPro Rebuild

World's Toughest Work Boots Restored - Nicks BuilderPro Rebuild

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Tearing off the Heel Stack with the Cap and the Vibram Rubber Lug Sole

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Tearing off the Heel Stack with the Cap and the Vibram Rubber Lug Sole

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World's Toughest Work Boots Restored - Nicks BuilderPro Rebuild

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  1. 1 Tearing off the Heel Stack with the Cap and the Vibram Rubber Lug Sole
  2. 2 Cutting off the Vamp and the Heel Leather away from the upper
  3. 3 Clicking new leather pieces to replace the old ones
  4. 4 Skiving the newly cut leather to help the sewers put the pieces together
  5. 5 Sewing the Vamp and the Heel onto the old upper of the BuilderPro
  6. 6 Attaching new insole to the last of the boot
  7. 7 Inserting Old shaped heel counter in between the old upper and new heel-piece
  8. 8 Lasting the boot onto the last with an insole
  9. 9 Securing the heel counter and back part of the boot onto the new insole
  10. 10 Glueing and tacking the new Toe-liner and Vamp onto the insole
  11. 11 Flaring the vamp to prepare for stitching and nailing a new leather shank in
  12. 12 Glueing and nailing new midsole onto the boot
  13. 13 McKay Stitch attaching the midsole to the insole at the toe area of the boot
  14. 14 Glueing the Slip-Sole and the new Vibram Lug Sole onto the base of the boot
  15. 15 Stitching the boot going through the Sole, Midsole, Insole, and the previously Flared Vamp
  16. 16 Nailing on the new Leather heel stack
  17. 17 Nailing on the new Vibram Heel cap onto the leather stack
  18. 18 Sanding down the edges of the boot into shape and shaping the heel box
  19. 19 Screwing the Vibram Lug sole for added security on the job
  20. 20 Flattening any non-clinched nails and covering them all with a sock-liner
  21. 21 Finishing the sole edge with some walnut stain and wax
  22. 22 Final reveal of the completed boot rebuild

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