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Gieves & Hawkes Shoe Repair - Rare Buckshot Chelsea Boots

Tring Shoe Repairs via YouTube

Overview

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Watch a detailed video tutorial on the restoration process of rare Gieves & Hawkes "Buckshot" Chelsea boots. Learn about the full restoration, including new leather soles, brass toe plates, and an artisan sole design. Discover the history of Gieves & Hawkes and gain insights into the Goodyear welt construction. Follow along as the cobbler deconstructs the boots, installs new soles, fits brass toe plates, stitches the sole, and finishes with conditioning and polishing. Observe the transformation of these expensive boots and understand the craftsmanship involved in high-end shoe repair.

Syllabus

About the boots!
Deconstruction
What is a goodyear welt?!
Mystery shoes!
Let's get sticky!
Installing the new sole
Fitting brass toe plates
Stitiching the sole on
Conditioning & Polishing
The finished result!

Taught by

Tring Shoe Repairs

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  • Oluwadunsin Adu
    It was a great lecture, I have been able to attained the experiences I needed in making and repairing shoes and slippers. He’s a great teacher he explained thoroughly and I decoded the explanations and I’ll put them into practice I really appreciate his teaching.

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