Alden Indy boot, transforming 270 deg welt to 360 deg split welt.

[@timothymauser6345]

REACTION AND RESPONSE I am the owner of these boots. I have to say that I am extremely impressed and more than satisfied with Steve’s work on my boots. I spent $683 for these boots with shoe trees and shipping. On top of that I spent roughly $600 for Steve to do an upgrade. So as of now, I’m into these boots for $1283. Some of you are asking, “Why would a person spend $600 to rework brand new boots?” “Why didn’t I just buy this boot or that boot?” and “Why the change from a 270° to a 360° welt?” So here is MY thought process. These boots are an investment. ANYONE who has been watching Steve’s videos is aware of the products (fiberboard heel blocks, heel rands, and midsoles) Alden uses in the manufacture of their Indy boots. Honestly, I would have and I’m sure other would be more than happy to pay extra for the the boots if Alden produced them with the higher quality materials. Alas, that was not an option. I am 6’5” 295lbs with wide feet and a high arch. I am a full time woodworker and part time school bus driver. I am on my feet all day except when I am driving. I wanted the wider heel base that the 360° welt provided for the additional stability. I wanted the higher quality products. The stacked leather heels and the leather midsole. All of Alden’s boots are made with the fiberboard so there is NO stock replacement for what Steve did. I figured these better products would last longer and make future resole jobs smoother and less expensive in the long run. Even though there is a rumor that Steve might be more expensive than other cobblers, he more that makes up for that in the quality of his work (see Botched Carmina Job). You get what you pay for and I got the boot I want. Also, after watching the video of Steve working on my boots and taking the stability, quality, and comfort out of the equation, my boots just look bad ass!

[@diegocadavid1477]

At first I though it was some sort of whimsical thing to do, but the 360 welt really makes a lot of sense both structurally and aesthetically. It is such a different boot all around just having that "tuning", really looks as the boot Alden themselves should have manufactured. Congrats and enjoy your boots!

[@wizaxed]

Tim - Your boots are BADASS for sure. And, to have them featured on a video of pretty cool. Good for you...as a shoe enthusiast, I can totally see spending the coin that you spent for the reasons you did. My wife - not so much! lol. Enjoy!

[@timothymauser6345]

Luckily I’m single so I don’t have that problem 😀

[@davestevens4193]

I'm your size. Good footwear makes a big difference in how you feel after a long day!

[@jeffreygoss8109]

Your feet and your money. If they are comfortable and last years its money well spent. Aldens are comfortable but I would try parkhurst with the special arch support. Much cheaper and more leather.

[@Caozman2k]

surprised to see this has only 31k views. It a very detailed showing on the great work you do.

[@willernst8376]

The video quality is getting better and better. Camera, editing, everything. Keep up the good work!

[@James-3000]

For real, the lighting, focus everything is great. Sweet close-ups, too, just watch the two-angle edit around 7:50...that's solid camera work. It's like I'm taking an accredited online boot repair course.

[@hansb57]

What I love is how you are able to stich so close to the edge. Craftmanship is what I like about your videos

[@jbr2]

Steve, all I can say is, “Wow!” At first I was skeptical you were messing with a brand new, Alden classic. However, by the end of the video it was clear you not only improved this boot functionally but also aesthetically. They look awesome now and use high-quality materials that, quite frankly, should have been there originally for the price Alden charges. Your craftsmanship is outstanding! Always great to see these videos!

[@moreumbrellasplease]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1358">22:38</a> - when the rubber toe piece lined up perfectly where you scored the leather sole. Man, that was satisfying.

[@kennethmcelrath3468]

I love hearing that squeaky "ALRIGHT LET'S CONTINUE" Just as much as I love watching the craftsmanship!😂

[@twiki1559]

Why am I watching a cobbler repairing shoes when I have only one single pair of leather shoes (for weddings and funerals)? Simple - I don't have to learn to play the violin to enjoy listening to a violin virtuoso perform. I'm a big fan of superior craftsmanship. Keep up the good work my man. Thanks.

[@steveherring8494]

Very nice as usual. Can’t get enough of indy boot testo s. Thanks for sharing.

[@moonstarer55]

Like before, the customer gets what the customer wants. We who are watching the videos don’t pay to see the work. We get to see a skilled man doing what customer asked him to do. Great video Steve, keep them coming. Shine on

[@DoroHiro]

“Put the canvas on for structure support.... not For look! But You Sir, put that canvas on like an artist, puttin the lines on like the PRO you are!!!! OoooohhhhhEmGeeeeeeee! Your work is on point!

[@BedosLeatherworksLLC]

👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@siem8160]

These shoes goes from nice to wonderful. The transformation is impressive. This is a real upgrade.

[@76irodriguez]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="214">3:34</a> I could've sworn those nails fell on my keyboard when you dropped them. :D I honestly looked down when the first nail dropped.

[@rockon21ful]

Another stunning job, the owner will be thrilled & now the boots will last for years with minor sole changes when needed. Well worth the cost during the lifespan of the boot‼️😎👍🥾⚒

[@foreveryoursbk01]

Hey man!¡! You voided my warranty. That splits my welt. That Fibers my board!! I laughed three times you are a amazing person thank you for the videos

[@timchamberlain6094]

Good work Steve. Those people that dislike must lead miserable lives. Do they watch the whole video and then decide, or what?

[@timothymauser6345]

I have a feeling they heard “brand new boots” and “$600” and lost it in their pants.

[@jason11286]

Steve turning this boot into what it SHOULD have been from the factory, for the price they charge, in my opinion (as far as all that fiberboard crap is concerned).

[@mkivy]

Don’t know how I missed this. I’m sorry Steve....this is a cool 😎 video.I love these boots too. I wear my sons army boots he wore in Iraq 🇮🇶 and 2 times in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 ...I need them cleaned and new soled.

[@hadyrome5574]

“Like the shoe’s farting”. Love it when childish humor bubbles up in grownups.

[@scottlalonde2878]

Interesting video start to finish, thank you 👍. The boots came out gorgeous.

[@rayclark44]

Brilliant skillful work Steve. Another very happy customer. Take care & stay safe.

[@williamarrowsmiith8380]

😲 Old school and timeless skill of the cobbler on wonderful display!!! Entertaining delivery as well. Absolute pleasure to watch. ✨

[@SirLoxley7]

they look amazing, much better than Aldens, great work!!

[@kowaltoboggan]

Loved the coffee interlude, Steve. Those sure are some beautiful boots that you made much better. Bravo to you!

[@dianeluke1746]

These are gorgeous! It makes me want a pair and I don’t even wear boots!

[@davemcgahhey]

Thank you for showing and explaining the different welts

[@tammieg8228]

🤣😂 Love the human factor you bring to your videos. Keep'n it real Steve. Awesome job!

[@patrickmiao1698]

I enjoy watching your videos, learned alot about shoes and their construction, plus your personality makes your video fun. Great work!

[@caroleroseburgh1344]

Hello Steve 🙋🏾. I hope that you are having a good day 😀. The boots are beautiful as usual. They look better now than they did before. Excellent job 👌👍.

[@onemanswrld]

Interesting watching you deconstruct brand new boots. Really turned out nice...better than new.

[@colinsmith6116]

Well Steve, even watching you make your coffee looks good.

[@joshuasteele4498]

You exhibit joy in what you do, and that’s always fun to observe!

[@pwman]

Steve doing another amazing piece of work, taking good items and making them amazing. I am so amazed at the lackluster quality of “name brand” products that are of such high prices (like those Ferragamo’s he showed). Quality is not free and Steve’s quality is worth every freakin’ penny! I am just waiting for my shoes and boots to wear out so I can give them the Stevie Lovin’ Treatment. (Stevie just flows better than Steve, hope you don’t mind Steve. 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️😂😂).

[@markmilan01]

Another one!! I love how you find something from a manufacturer that you like when you are Re-crafting the shoes/boots, so you incorporate that awesomeness into your craft. Always making the shoes/boots better, higher quality!

[@jeb-zf4un]

Possibly the best yet. Very very special job. Thanks

[@novembermiss]

Even your videos featuring brand new shoes or boots are interesting to watch, because you still work your magic and make them better than the manufacturer did. Nice job on these boots that will last the owner for years, longer than I believe they would have lasted with just the original manufacturer construction. Like the old time curly-cue mustache too--I see you're having fun with that!

[@henrywest7217]

Beautiful boots. The owner'll wear them with pride.

[@marytaylor1187]

Darn...didn’t get to see all the alligator shoe repair! Happy you provided a replacement video.

[@Mikishots]

I watch a few shoemaking/shoe repair channels, but I've realized that yours are the only ones I look forward to. Great content, great results! You make the complex look so simple. Actually caught myself saying "Hammer Time! " out loud during a recent vid 😂, I gotta get out more!

[@СлаваЦГ]

That's very cool! These boots got much better and, I'm sure, more durable.

[@porkorosso7885]

I’m wearing my Indie boots today! Lol. When the sole is die for replacement I’ll get you to do the same.

[@BedosLeatherworksLLC]

Anytime you’re ready

[@Paul_Lane]

Nice look to the boot once you did your magic.

[@Crackers2549]

Only Steveroo could take a brand new Alden and make it way better...!!! Love it..! GG... P.S. Who could possibly thumb this down...?

[@tave9011]

You earned every penny and they got their money’s worth 🙌🏽 I’m here for the coffee tutorials and stay for artistry

[@mohnabil0]

You are wonderful and very excellent ,,, I am a fan of your professionalism ,,, Greetings to you from Egypt 🇪🇬✌👌

[@craft-o-matic2377]

They look fantastic Steve! Lisa

[@mr.doinstuff8466]

Once again...THE MASTER AT WORK!!!

[@twinslotaddicts]

Once again you’ve made a brand new pair of awesome boots even better !!!!

[@lindacsmith13]

promise you'll never change.

[@ralphups7782]

I just saw similar boots done ,on .tring boots and key shop on the UK youtube channel.

[@adeadcrab]

good job steve.

[@tejolisboa]

Great work. You have improved a lot the materials on the boot. Mass production is not friends with good materials.

[@ibdad2]

Love the coffee time i need that set up

[@jonathanrobinson9208]

BEAUTIFUL WORK STEVE 👌👍❤

[@rebellious_greaser5737]

I swear man if I had the money I'd send my boots to you. But I've wanted a pair of red wing iron rangers since I was 10. I'm 16 and finally was able to fit into a pair but didn't realize the price of them. So I bought a big think of leather and used videos like your to see how a boot was constructed to make my own. But with that being said they dont look the exact same lol. Great work cat!

[@eliadesperezmedina993]

Felicidades...!!! Tus trabajos tienen una calidad superior, tus videos son de gran utilidad, aunque yo sólo soy un humilde admirador. Gracias.

[@AngelRomero-se1vv]

Hi Steve another job well done and you keep amazing me with your SKILLS,Blessings.

[@jules01760]

Great job, the boots look fantastic. I hope you and your family had a great vacation :)

[@Xaluber]

I just picked up a pair of 4011HC Indy’s which came with a 360 welt and commando sole. Guess Alden picked up on what people want and started making them that way.

[@robertalavoie7217]

Phew, I was getting worried about you, but as usual you never disappoint. Love ya.

[@georgekelly9797]

Love the blue stitching, it finishes off all the hard work that went into recrafting the boot. Would you take $900 for them, the customer would never miss them. The cup of home brew was a nice touch, you got me hooked on it and it taste better in my hammer time mug. Be well, be safe, peace.

[@BedosLeatherworksLLC]

🤣🤣🤣

[@f308gtb1977]

Superb job, Steve. I’ll be seriously considering a 360 from you when it comes time to resole my 405’s.

[@cathybenson5119]

My tshirt arrives this week. Lol. I like to support a lot of the channels I subscribe to. 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘

[@BedosLeatherworksLLC]

Thank you

[@preiter20]

Beautiful work Steve!

[@marwanal-mukhtar2708]

Great work Steve!!!!!!

[@jayesshbhanushali]

I was also drinking the najar coffee when I saw u preparing it. By the time I finished writing my comment realized I forgot to mention it. U should get a coffee maker it will make life much better.

[@BedosLeatherworksLLC]

Come on no way!!!! This is what and how I like to do it. It’s not just about drinking it, it’s the process that fun also

[@RatdogDRB]

Yup, 150 lbs. people just don't get it. But, have them piggy-back their twin around all day long, and they'll begin to understand the benefit of a GOOD shoe that FITS well. And, when you wear a 15D, finding quality shoes which are affordable is a real challenge. For me, that's meant Allen Edmonds. I've been fortunate enough to find some good sales, so I have half a dozen pairs of their shoes and a pair of their boots. It's nice to be able to rotate them, and shoe trees in all of them when not worn. That Baker Leather looks like it could give JR a run for its money. That's some good lookin' stuff right there. Fine upgrades to a fine set of hoof-covers. I like Alden's approach to that heel shape.

[@krisjonesuk]

I don’t mind 270 degree welts on a fine pair of dress shoes, but aesthetically I always think 360 degree welts look much better, especially on work boots. To my eye these boots look much better. Incidentally, my viewing was interrupted by a news flash. What was I doing when I heard Prince Philip died? - watching Steve brew his coffee!

[@13634landing]

Great video! I finally picked up my first pair of Alden 405’s. Interesting what you said about the fiber material rather than leather. I would have thought Alden used leather throughout the boot. Your end product looks amazing! I love the 360 welt over the 270. Your work is always top notch. Cheers, remain calm and hammer on!!!

[@paulkane4791]

Love the half soles

[@suejenkins1421]

Hi Steve awesome job as always the time and patience you put into your remakes / repairs is absolutely amazing, so keep them coming they keep me sane in lockdown 😂 but not for much longer god bless stay safe love from Lockdown Reading England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 xx❤️❤️

[@ingridarnot3162]

cool looking boots nice job :)

[@kenkobylka8172]

Great job Steve! New boots better than new. I'm sure they'll last many more steps with the improvement, and they sure as h**l look better too. Had to chuckle about the fart comment when tearing out the welt. Depending on our last meal, we all do it. And as I get older, it seems that I have the odd brain fart too. Lol

[@a.l.newsome7395]

Great job awesomely done 👍🏾 They truly solid pair of boots 🥾 now and a worthy investment 🏆

[@denis9450]

Great job Steve I put the same amount of coffee in my drink but my mug is twice the size stay safe all the best over there

[@zefdin101]

Great job Steven! As soon as I saw how thick that sole was with both double leather and rubber I was wondering to myself if you were going to go to the beast... ie; the Rapid E! She pounded out those stitches for you like a champ too. If I had to do that by hand in my basement , it’d taken me 12 days and about 8 broken awl blades.. lol! The right tool for the job I guess... Loved it!! 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@lisaferrara8120]

An awesome transformation!!

[@strannostrannovasrr]

Good to see you're wearing your Rolex again. Btw good job.

[@rachidramy502]

great job Steve.beautiful boots . just a technical advise :) you should add the ground coffee on Cold water and let it heat together.it will infuse better and you'll get stronger coffee. Sahteyn :))

[@BedosLeatherworksLLC]

Ok I’ll do that next time

[@marcelomontoya5044]

La mejor parte después de la renovación de las botas fue él café 😋 Saludos desde México Excelente trabajo y video

[@vaughnwesterby5162]

Beautiful Joe 👍🏻

[@jayesshbhanushali]

Nice job as always. If I was in the customers place would have ordered custom shoes which would have been better than branded being rebuilt

[@Telluridepilot]

Steve have you ever have chivits coffee ?? I guess when the the monkey toots coffee beans come out. Lol. Some people will try anything. Great channel. Thanks for the great content.

[@bencaswell8045]

I have he same boot and I have a pair of Alden Tankers in cordovan with the commando soles. He Indys in my opinion are much more comfortable with the cork sole. Don’t like how fast the heels wear on them but love he feel of those over the commandos on my Tankers. I can see how doing the 360 welt is an upgrade but the cork is so much more comfortable and wears just as good if not better than the commandos

[@snag1956]

Another great project!

[@sharonh988]

Thanks Steve.

[@80Ragincajun]

Those are great, and I want to get a apair. But you can't, unless I send them to a artist craftsman like yourself. Man I need a pair of these boots. you should remake and sell them steve.

[@lotsabirds]

Great Work! Great Boots! Really Scary Coffee!!!

[@s4awd2]

Nice!. My biggest gripe with these boots are the 270 (Why Alden?? it's 2022!!!), along with the enormous heel. (I'm not that short) You addressed both. Perfect.

[@alvinprettyman1802]

thanks for posting you make it look like fun

[@EDHBlvd]

I’m digging the longer beard Steve! 👍

[@richardhalley6895]

Very nice job.

[@mattWallJsy]

Awesome work as always 👏 👍🏼.

[@butziporsche8646]

Fricken Awesome!

[@minnesota-hk1vp]

Beautiful work!!

[@Krwekrw]

What an lovelly boots! Shame youre so far away behind the water... i would love to get my boots remade but too far and to pricy for me...

[@QuickQuips]

Dang. Guess I'll change to a 360 for my steel toe work Keens.

[@she1440]

Hi Steve, those boots looked good before you started work on them but by the time you finished they looked great! Much love and respect from the UK 😀👍

[@aserta]

Whoa, that's an improvement. Usually, those boots command a popping welt, so i was a wee bit skeptic, but then you showed yours, and bam, mind changed. I think it actually looks better.

[@donaldroberts6452]

I'm not a kid anymore and still laugh sometimes when I toot. Lol