ONE MAJOR FLAW WITH REDWING | IRON RANGER RECRAFT

Welcome to "One Major Flaw with Redwing" where we unravel the intricacies of Redwing Boot repairs! Join us on a journey through the meticulous world of shoe restoration as we address a prevalent issue discovered in 9 out of 10 Redwing Boots undergoing repair.
In this engaging video, our expert guide navigates the art of shoe repair, meticulously showcasing the process of restoring Redwing Boots to their former glory. A spotlight is cast on a recurring fault identified within the Redwing brand, offering valuable insights into the nuances of footwear craftsmanship and the challenges of leather repair.
Redwing Boots, shoe repair, boot maintenance, footwear flaws, repair techniques, and leather craftsmanship guide our exploration, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. Discover the secrets behind maintaining your favorite footwear and gain insights into the craftsmanship that goes into every repair.
Enhance your knowledge and appreciation for quality shoe care with our detailed analysis. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or a newcomer to the world of footwear maintenance, this video promises valuable insights and practical tips.
Join us in exploring the world of Redwing Boots and discover the satisfaction of mastering the art of shoe repair. Hit play and embark on a journey to elevate your footwear care game!

[@konradkopecny5056]

The guy's an artist. Not just what he does with old shoes, but how he does it, how he films, the condition of his instruments. It's just all great.

[@CobblerG]

Ah thanks for the comment! Appreciate you dropping by and enjoying the content! Respect to you my friend

[@orvisboy8188]

What a great refurbishment of the Iron Rangers.The Vibram soles/heels look wonderful,and the internal work on the soles I'm sure will probably keep them going for another decade or more ! It is so good to see an experienced cobbler being able to do all of the work himself,and having all of the equipment to hand.Sadly in my part of the UK (Sussex) many cobblers went out of business during the pandemic and it is difficult to get shoes/boots so professionally fixed.A really interesting video.

[@Macaco_Branco]

The commando sole looks so much better and gives the boots a rugged look! As always great work Cobbler G, I love how the boots look now. 👏😁👍 Maybe it would be interesting for some of your viewers if you could mention how much a job like this would cost. 🙃

[@miko007]

would't have the treads on the sole to be inset for like an inch for it to be a commando sole?

[@waterboxer87]

Another well crafted boot revival, Cobbler G! I appreciate your revealing the flaw in the Red Wing Iron Ranger boots. Hope Red Wing is watching.

[@NuvolariF1]

I love the cinematography of video including the camera angles, sound and editing. Appears to be professionally done, high quality. Btw, great job on the boot repair.

[@CobblerG]

Thankyou I appreciate your comments! All the best G

[@CharlesThompson-ou7wp]

It’s crazy how the old and the new play off of each other and really make those boots pop. Great job!

[@Eeraz]

Love your Vids man , criminally underrated Cinematography skills and tricks. One really feels the love you pour into your Videos.

[@CobblerG]

Thanks so much that means alot! Really appreciate it! G

[@Ahmad-iu8dq]

These came out looking awesome! You're an artist man.

[@haraldusmagnusfidibus6400]

At 7 minute 47 seconds….noticed your nice shining ring!!!! 😄All the best for your wedding…a fact that you mentioned in the last video before you said temporarily good-bye. I hope you had and have a great time together!👍 Very nice to have you back posting, thanks from Germany, I am a big fan !!

[@CobblerG]

Thankyou brother! Really appreciate it! Check the Redwings and Wedding Rings video, you can see some pics of the day! That's cool the videos reached you in Germany! G

[@shmac96]

Master craftsman! Thank I love seeing the ins of a product and seeing what weaknesses it has and why. I wonder if Red Wing has addressed this? Thanks for sharing!

[@BabakPA]

They turned out much better than the original! Thank you for the video Mark.

[@A.v.A.t.A]

Wow… beautiful blue gem on the leather.. and beautiful job…

[@nullfusion]

A joy to watch!!! Great Skills!

[@imm311]

Excellent work and outcome! God bless you and yours! Praying for you

[@jonviol]

Nice work chap - great upload .

[@chandlerburrell3001]

Great job on the boots! I have the same pair and I think that is what I’m wanting to do to them when they get resoled! Great video.

[@LejendaryLoozer]

Your video and audio production is stellar. Thanks from Florida!

[@thommoz0r]

I'm always amazed how the "knife" cuts through those stitches so easily when it doesn't even look sharp, haha. New soles come up brilliant, great job as always mate!

[@gabeferlin1826]

Amazing video of those iron rangers looks so good. Just subscribed!

[@oldbuzzard76]

Damn ! What a skill and craft !!! Never knew .

[@JC-cm9bn]

First time watching your channel. The jazz music playing in the background is a nice touch. Great job on the rebuild, Mate. I am newly subscribed and looking forward to seeing more videos of your work. 😎👍

[@CobblerG]

I appreciate you taking the time to watch! W joy the deep dive into the other videos

[@frankschroth4038]

Beautiful work!! 👍🏻

[@CobblerG]

Thanks mate!

[@EBthere]

Absolutely beautiful work!

[@douglasgaither1346]

Nice chill music. Very pleasant watching experience.

[@CobblerG]

Thankyou I'm glad you enjoyed it! G

[@harvy24]

Que buen trabajo saludos desde Perú 👏👏👏

[@teddybear9029]

Excellent job!

[@NDB469]

Love the iron rangers, they could definitely be improved with leather midsole and heel stacks as shown here but then instead of a $350 boot you’d have a $450 boot. These did turn out great though.!

[@tonygloster3483]

Nice work G that’s a nice looking sole finished up great 👍

[@CobblerG]

Cheers Tony!

[@cjanquart]

I appreciated the fact you cut a channel for the stitching on the midsole. I should get a pair of Iron Rangers for my rotation but if they have this issue it'd be better just to buy something just a bit more expensive since the job is done right the first time.

[@Bassman1999]

Great video, great work. I did expect to see some nails go back in the heel….maybe they did and it wasn’t in the video. 👍

[@pummppkinn]

I really like that you added a midsole. A quality one at that too, I don't recall ever seeing JR leather used for a midsole before! It's always bothered me that Redwing doesn't put a midsole on the Iron Ranger.

[@miko007]

as far as i can tell, this is not a JR sole. also, JR does not exist anymore, we will not see those soles a lot in the future...

[@CobblerG]

Yeah it wasn't a JR sole but it was a German Oak Bark tanned one, JR has been bought over by Kilger Leather, same recipe, same technique, new soles are starting to make their way round the world now, and apparently they are just as good, youl see more of em popping up.

[@gregd8098]

I couldn't agree more. I've always been a Red Wing nitrile cork sole over vibram sole guy...mostly because the vibram sole just felt "too thin"/like something was missing. If Red Wing had gone with the midsole like this...I likely wouldn't hold this opinion. Nice video of your great looking work on these Iron Rangers!

[@NDB469]

@@gregd8098yea I miss the old smooth cork soles. They were outstanding, still got an older pair of 8114’s with the cork sole, love them. The mini lug vibram soles would definitely fair better with a leather midsole

[@exile730]

Great work and great content - the camera work, production and tunes are great! Could you have nailed/screwed the heel? How do you decide to do that or not? The leather midsole looks so much better. Should come from the factory with it on already I reckon.

[@garys7828]

quality craftsmanship

[@f4llendeity940]

These looks great! You have such an underrated channel. Keep up the good work. I enjoy your videos very much!

[@CobblerG]

Thankyou so much!! Glad you enjoy it! Respect and catch ya next week! G

[@a.l.newsome7395]

Again another great job 👏🏾 The new camera 📷 angles of you are really nice 👍🏾 Hoping you and family are doing great 😊 in new home. Keep up the great job.

[@shaunpugh3287]

Fantastic work. Much better than the original sole.

[@hiramesensei3112]

biggest problem with IRs is lack of a leather midsole imo. plus a couple other small things like the canvas toe lining. problem is if they made those upgrades standard it would likely push the boot well over $400, at which price point its competing with some very stiff competition from Truman, Nicks, etc.

[@m.nazrineddie2234]

Love to see man great job..actually can i know what the code of the vibram sole?.i'd like to put this on my boot..thanks man.

[@CobblerG]

Thanks! Vibram 100 soles

[@ronaldbrashears9866]

That’s a beautiful looking boot !!! Great work

[@iainmceachran321]

A cracking pair of boots there bro. A great restoration, shine on bud

[@Hadd13]

Its that thick mid sole that makes it. Awesome improvement

[@NogGonnaMakeIt]

Excellent breakdown of your craftmanship. I noticed you didn't remove all the cork before gluing the gemming back. Is it necessary to remove all the cork and start fresh, or can you leave some left in areas that arent in your way of the glue?

[@edyue1]

Cool hammer technique using the claw to start the nail! I am 60 years old and learned something new today 🤪

[@CobblerG]

Nice! Everydays a school day! Saves the thumb from getting NUMB! G

[@rocketmail125]

Wore a pair of these clay shooting today for 3 hrs. Wish they had a bit more padding.🎉

[@dr650dualsport]

Great work. And Great filming. Love this channel.

[@Dyshof]

Nice video, impressive craft.

[@yahway666]

I'm glad I'm not the only one interested in putting some thicker lug soles on iron rangers. I asked about that in the store once and the salesperson was like "but why though?"

[@TimRobertsen]

Strong craftsmanship! Superchill video!:)

[@matthewmclean-jv4ou]

is it possible to add a composite toe to the iron ranger or black smith

[@Sturnburn772]

nice, do you not nail the heel down?

[@superandz]

Nice work sunshine they look great 👍👍👍

[@scubajim5975]

Great video. What do you use to dye the edges?

[@stefanopallini814]

Fantastico ❤

[@bopiyeff]

Thank you for sharing you knowledge! Nobody explained before why cork should be removed

[@BedosLeatherworksLLC]

Nice Job G

[@CobblerG]

Cheers brother!! G

[@antoniotiberi1569]

Great job only suggestion is please raise your camera up when filming so the viewers can see more of your craftsmanship. Keep up the good work.

[@chinatownboy7482]

I suppose there are improvements that can be made with most shoes. Job well done.

[@j.michaelimpson4157]

Excellent work and kudos on the midsole. I still can’t dig the chonky vibram soles on iron rangers though. Takes away from that original 1930’s look. Keep up the good work, sir!

[@stevekennedy2337]

Great job. What type of sole is that?

[@CobblerG]

Vibram Montagna 👍

[@stevekennedy2337]

Awesome I think I might get some.

[@dufferjuice]

Nice work! They look great!

[@lawrencecabrera5937]

Beautiful work.

[@msw4988]

Excellent 👍🏻

[@generaljerm]

Who else loves watching you remake shoes and also watching rick and morty . !!awesome job bro !

[@michaelshearer3559]

Amazing new look and great new sole.

[@FelliniMotorcycle]

Holy cow, this is cool.

[@rockyrowlands3652]

The skill of the cobbler goes well back to even the Roman days.

[@scottdavenport1833]

They look great, and the comfort is going to go through the roof.

[@CobblerG]

Damn right dude!

[@dapetik]

Do you know if they've fixed this on the newest iron rangers? I just bought a new pair.

[@CobblerG]

Don't think they would have changed anything, but you might be one of the lucky ones it doesn't happen to! G

[@jad21964]

Nice work! Is there any way to stitch down the gemming now? Or would you have to tear down the whole boot to do that? Which the customer may not want to pay for all that.

[@CobblerG]

Yeah it would require a complete stripdown and probably a new footbed entirely! G

[@odiesclips7621]

New subscriber. Beautiful work.

[@CobblerG]

RESPECT DUDE! G

[@pedrocols]

Great job! Those boots will last a lifetime!

[@kaizen5023]

amazing work, the owner is going to be very happy!

[@MrJoshDoty]

Nice looking boots. 👍

[@bernardosellers369]

Looks good.. awesome work

[@holymoly6829]

Great boots 🥾 👍

[@SteveMcMex]

@cobblerG So when the gemming is messed up is that when you can feel the edge of the footbed in your Red Wing boots?

[@CobblerG]

Exactly right mate 👍

[@SteveMcMex]

@@CobblerG You are the man I have 3 pairs of Red Wings like that!!!!!

[@SteveMcMex]

@@CobblerG What do you charge to fix and resole?

[@CobblerG]

Message me at [e-mail] and send some pictures and we can discuss more there dude G

[@MavricWhitley-ge5um]

Sweet

[@lexlavi]

Is this the copper or the amber color?

[@Romulus_xxii]

Ottimo lavoro Maestro! 💯🔥 Bravissimo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👊🏻🍾

[@matthijsjansen5838]

Neat stuff .

[@danjoe22]

Evidently Redwing does not care about the cobblers who recraft their boots or else they would fix the problem of the gemming coming loose from the insole. No matter, you handled it quite easily. See you on the next video.

[@calebosuna4939]

For real, 2 out of my 3 pairs of Red Wings have this problem, the 3rd one is the newest pair so I don’t doubt i’ll get that problem too

[@jeffjohnson2273]

They don't want them repaired or rebuilt. Redwing wants you to buy new boots. Why would they make it easy?

[@Ian-bq7gp]

I love to see a cobbler and shoemaker on top of their craft doing great work like JK boots staff. It's so clear how well made and designed those boots are and when I see how much better made they are and how good the cobblers there do their jobs it seems that they are better value than the redwings and nearly every other boot under £500. They're so strong, and a resole is $200 and they can rebuild totally worn out boots but they do last ages.

[@idrcookiez620]

My only guess would be because they expect us red wing consumers to send it back to redwing to be resoled, and then just resoled without worrying about the giming, because realistically none of us really knew what these boots looked like before cobblers started tearing them apart?

[@justingray3456]

It may be it would cost Redwing another 50 cents to sew on the gemming.

[@joeymac6970]

Are all Timpsons cobblers as capable as you? If I hand mine in to my local would they get the same care and craft?

[@CobblerG]

Not all, I'd ask to see their work first before allowing them to work on anything, I'd do that with any cobbler 👍 I accept mail in orders if you can't find anyone close to you G

[@joeymac6970]

@@CobblerG Thanks for your advice. I’ll remember you accept the mail orders 👍🏼👍🏼

[@joeymac6970]

@@CobblerG Do you have an email I can use to contact you for price listings and process etc ?

[@barneyfyfe8313]

Very nice work!

[@joeimbesi5361]

Why wasn’t the leather spacer in the heel block tapered? Also, how long do the soles stay in the hydraulic press? Thanks, great camera work!

[@rastislavstanik]

it is tapered have a better look

[@JoseAlbertoPreciado-g4m]

Very good job. Brother.

[@JCdecaukuk]

Where r u ?I want thënë same done to mine

[@CobblerG]

Email me at [e-mail] I'm based in Edinburgh, Scotland

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

…magnificent job❗️ you should be massively proud of the craftsmanship and care greatly appreciated and enjoyed tremendously THANKS‼️💫🥂 👊🔥 🪖

[@matthewhorton2835]

I could vibe to this music man, nice choice. Kinda makes me wish i could go to a boot club, get my shoes resoled and have a whiskey and cigarette while i wait, listening to some jazz

[@paulsnell1274]

Can the cobbler use a Blake Stitch to secure the gemming … so as to eliminate the need to completely remove and repair the footbed?

[@andyvitale6071]

Can you customize the bottom of the red wing boots like a flat bottom.? Or small heal?

[@CobblerG]

Yeah, they can be created to however you like!! G

[@Tyradius]

Gemming needs stitched and a midsole, even a thin one, to cover the cork would make red wings great.

[@alanbutler7826]

How much would this resole cost , I would have to ship form Ireland, I’d arrange shipping .

[@CobblerG]

Fire a message over to [e-mail] we can have a chat there fella! G

[@johnrosenthal7270]

They look great really nice job. How much do you charge for that service?

[@markmilan01]

Another one! Great job G!!!

[@RonaldChapman-jg5xu]

Those look cool!! Good job mate!

[@邱晨-g1h]

请问博主，新买的875鞋面被我刷黑了，怎么还原？谢谢！

[@gwizz9175]

Didn't realise Timpsons did this level of work. Always thought they were a stick on sole kind of place.

[@CobblerG]

There are a few good cobblers amongst us mate 👍

[@lotr2903]

What's your store called?

[@tonyfrewin4822]

Another great job 👍

[@danielgriffin9986]

Brilliant as always mate