Restoring R.M.Williams Yard Boots

A massive restoration of the upper leather. New original soles, elastics, tugs and heel socks. Repair cracked heel stiffners, new heel lining, new leather insoles and reconstruct the shoe from nailed sole, to blake stitched.

[@andregreen8040]

That was NOT a boot restoraration. That WAS a boot resurrection !

[@roberttraylor1392]

lol lol

[@wwardak]

ROFL

[@alimuzhussain8394]

I’m going to have to report this guy to the owner of the boot company namely Hugh Jackman for using counterfeit products

[@munirtchaitchian5280]

@@alimuzhussain8394 counterfeit?

[@Myrslokstok]

Probably one of the best shoe restorations on You Tube!

[@justanaussie2822]

I have had both my RMs resolved and restored. Fantastic. New boots for half the price. They actually fit me better. Secondly, watching any tradesman apply their trade is always amazing to watch.

[@migui8850]

Not to take away from the rest of the job, but the work you did on those uppers is incredible. Bravo!

[@jthepickle7]

Shoe repair need not look like a frantic affair. I sit through like videos, enthralled, at natural speed.

[@chrisnelson1712]

Fascinating process and well done. And the price being essentially the same as a new boot doesn’t surprise me at all - we just essentially watched boots remade to perfection so it makes sense that they’d cost about what a new boot would. Bravo!

[@fr0ntend]

what's stopping one from simply buying a new boot in this case

[@Blight-fp3vt]

@@fr0ntend The new boots cost more. RM Williams are not exactly cheap.

[@OrnumCR]

A real artisan at work. A skill I would love to learn. Great work, well done and watching how you did that was fascinating. Greetings from Australia.

[@jaikesalmon4632]

A pleasure to watch. As an RM Williams lover it was great to see these boots brought back to life. Thanks :)

[@tribblebooth1224]

Absolutely brilliant! And now I know how you can repair cracks in leather!

[@karthikv9517]

Unlike other restoration guys, you really did a great job.

[@dominicmcnamara]

That is worth an Order of Australia medal, that's brought an icon back for another 10-15yrs of service. Brilliant.

[@1SUPERNAUT1]

That is some excellent work sir, you just about remade those boots, i especially admire the ingenuity of using the blake stitched midsole as a sort of welt 👍

[@rockon21ful]

Amazing work & so nice to see a cobbler shop that is clean and organized‼️😎👍🥾

[@qwerty17714]

That's a proper boot restoration, not like the other videos where they just paint the creases. Well done!

[@PoliceManuel]

It is wonderful to notice with how much passion and love you do it. Thank you so much

[@stuartsimcox3552]

Great job, but surely cost more than a new pair.?

[@michaelmcilrath9466]

Awesome! I’m sorry I did not see this earlier, but I will now purchase another pair after daily wearing my first pair every day for 12 years. Best boot or shoe I’ve ever had.

[@RDPproject]

You Sir...have done a brilliant job. Im sure Reg M Williams would be proud.

[@dimitrioschatzoudis3641]

I have never ever seen anything like this before!!!! Outstanding!!! Bravo!!!

[@Wasabitheband1]

Wow! Sir, I salute your master craftsmanship.

[@shirleypedersen7406]

Fantastic restoration. Unbelievable! You’re a true craftsman.

[@evinvestfuture7440]

Wow, that is some fine skill right there. Didn't think that outcome was possible.

[@myvideos2715]

Great boot restoration video, great music and background sound.

[@w23342]

Admire your craftsmanship. Well done

[@pkrenand1]

Hi Marcus! Great job! It must have been fun to work with!

[@beaut-ful-d-saster]

Those boots are lucky to have an owner that loves them so much.

[@beverleyellis6358]

Amazing skilled transformation! Fascinating to watch too! Thanks

[@holymoly6829]

Great renovation 👍👍

[@xanthejoiner440]

Awesome work!!!

[@SinjiKazama]

Amazing work!

[@TheNunakun]

I feel fortunate to have seen such a master restoration. I would be 100% confident to bring you my shoes if you were nearby.

[@mirkosmi1800]

this is a great master shoemaker ...make great new shoes from the old destroyed ones!

[@MannyCamRS]

Amazing craftsmanship. Truly legit.

[@harveywhitehead5818]

That’s a bloody good video👍🏻

[@pauloperes2100]

AWSOME job! Really amazing skills and well made footage.

[@jcel4378]

Beautiful restoration work!

[@ShefferJoe]

Great job. Hard to believe this was worth doing!

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

It became a cool video. Totally worth it.

[@treeb3614]

Amazing! What glue was used to fill the cracks?

[@boozedad3773]

I don’t know where you’re located. You are leather angel 🎉. Love from Australia

[@TheScottieMac]

I got excited thinking I could take my RM's there to get repaired as I live in Adelaide where these boots are made but after a quick google search I find out that Davidsons Skomakeri cobblers are in Sweden. RM wants $500 dollery doos to do a restore, I can buy new boots for that price.

[@eldorado111]

Amazing!!! What kind of glue do you use to glue the cracks in the leather? Would it be neoprene? Just an amazing job you did there..

[@terrytolhurst9269]

Sort of like my grandfather's 1887 axe, it's still original, only had the handle replaced 3 times and the head twice.

[@howdidigethere5302]

And he hit you on the head with it also!🤣

[@lillepuck]

Great job!

[@ty-le5lv]

I'm having a hard time understanding why not just make a new pair? It seems he only saved the leather and shank, would it even be worth his time? And what would it cost to do this?

[@johnkinnane547]

G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 you have done a marvellous job of restoring these boots I didn't know you could fill large cracks in the leather and they end up looking brand you. Looking how you got them to how they finished off is remarkable. Anyway I enjoyed watching that kind regards John PS I have subscribed

[@lorddiablo8575]

OMG ! You brought this dead piece of leather BACK TO LIFE ! I have a pair of Stone Haven from Italy boot also with some deep leather cracks but with condition NOT so worse as this pair, how much your charge would be ?? Let me know ... Thanks !

[@lordfrazerirwin990]

I sent my Yard boots back to RM to have comfort soles fitted instead of the nailed. Great boots.

[@timelessgeek]

Grymt bra jobbat! Imponerad, då vet jag vem jag ska till när det är dags att fixa mina 👍🏽

[@gyorgykolozsvari3999]

Beautiful job👍

[@mrellum7475]

Amazing work

[@fazeltaslimi9340]

Excellent Job!

[@funnylearningfacts6079]

Somehow I find watching the entire process very theraputical.

[@Blue1Sapphire]

Would it be cheaper to buy another pair of boots? Top job by the way.

[@Snugglez187]

I love watching this kind of work, but I much prefer hearing the craftsman talk about what he's doing, rather than just having it set to background music.

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

Some people like that. Some like my format. I chose this format for a bunch of reasons. The main one is that I would feel foolish talking in english, just to reach a bigger audience, when my main market is in Sweden. But plenty of american cobblers narrate their videos, dragging them on for up to 30 min. I'm sure you can get your fix there, and as a change you can watch my format if you like.

[@peterhutchinson1896]

@@davidsonsshoerepair mate can I send you a busted arse old pair of RMs to look at. It you can’t fix them bin them. They would make a fantastic video if you could pull it off.

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

@@peterhutchinson1896 Sure. E-mail me on [e-mail] for instructions.

[@mobolajiakinyemi7007]

That is extremely brilliant of you,keep it up.the sky is the limit

[@Rabbitoh72]

Nice restoration mate. I can't help but notice though the back tug is back to front. Lol a minor detail but the RM logo should face out

[@fadigamemalamine9888]

I would like to know where I could find the machines to trace furrow and then sew the sole of the shoes please

[@seankalimi]

im wondering what the cost of a new pair would be to the cost of the restoration. sometimes its just not worth it

[@vanwilder1101]

At which point do you say, just get new shoes

[@karimvilla946]

Good job 👌 my friend ☺️ good luck 👍

[@theduke998]

One word needed ....WOW! You sir have an amazing skill Literally gobsmacked Awesome job 😎👍 (Have liked and subscribed)

[@maximr919]

AWSOME job!

[@SabotPottery]

Love the red-back tat., very South Australian (where these boots were originally made).

[@marcdeverteuil4377]

Great video. I had a pair of similar RMW boots (leather soles) resoled and "restored" by RM Williams in Australia a few years ago. They told me there was nothing that could be done about the leather cracking, but from your video I see that is untrue, they can be fixed. Unfortunately I don't get to Sweden much! I will have to find a cobbler closer to home who can fix!

[@devonwelch8014]

Yes and no. He did do a great job on restoring them, but once the leather is cracked like that they’re is no going back. The glue will fix it for a while, but eventually this cracks will open back up. The only way to prevent that is by taking proper care of your boots, and cleaning and moisturizing them when they become dirty or dried out.

[@japesss]

Amazing work, essentially rebuilding the entire boot. How much would a repair/resole like this cost?

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

About €400-450

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

@donkey ass reviews and do's Pretty much the same price if you buy them here in Sweden. But this customer didn't want to throw them away. Better for the environment to restore than to buy new.

[@petergoodwin420]

@@davidsonsshoerepair and the memories!

[@jackchn23]

Incredible!

[@nagaslrac]

Terrific video. Please, could they have been Goodyear welted? Also, what do you do if footwear smells?

[@4ksandknives]

The only caveat to his is that Blake stitching limits the resoling of the shoe in future. That said, blundstones aren't going to last as long as other Goodyear welts, so it's up to wearers preference

[@momenerhamna5165]

You are artist.

[@cjc6649]

awesome craft

[@elmirotv6683]

great work, i really would like to bring my shoes to you!

[@afifakimih8823]

Its amazing,how You transform the shoe!!

[@anndrei86]

How much will this kind of restoration cost?

[@mortenlindbo6613]

Is it not way more expensive than getting a new pair?

[@MRLAINEZ78]

Amazing restoration

[@dmitrydmitrov2479]

Impsbl. Wow. Very cool

[@howdidigethere5302]

Brilliant work 👌

[@harrygirgin9093]

Just beautiful to watch

[@welshrarebit9238]

How many minutes start to finish ?…..how much $

[@markgeller5900]

HOLY SH*T. AMAZING!!! Best Video of a craftsman I have watched in a long time. Thank you. What is the approximate cost of that restoration?

[@garthdonovan5373]

This is a great trade

[@clives681]

Hi - what sort of glue is used on the cracks?

[@АнгаЗолотухина-ш9ц]

Браво Мастер!

[@justinphillips3]

were these repaired using good year welt construction, or is this another method? also how well is gluing the upper likely to hold up?

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

No. The Yardboot is a special construction with glued and nailed/screwed soles originally. I opted for a similar repair but with stitches instead of nails/screws. I did much more than glue the upper. I glued the largest cracks with a neoprene based leather glue, tapped them and then started a tedious work with filling the rest of the cracks with a combination of products. Many, many applications and sandings. How it will hold up over time is up to the customer. It will require some TLC of the boots, but the repairs tends to last much longer than I had originally thought when I started doing these jobs. Time will tell, but I recently started and it will require many years before I get enough feedback on how it ages.

[@AaronG2480]

You did an awesome job!!

[@vivisatriawibawa6583]

i live in Indonesia, how can i make my boots repaired? any contact that can help me? seems I have the same problems with my boots, leather cracked. looking forward to your reply. thank you.

[@sophiemurray6215]

Such craftsmanship, i just had my elastics replaced and thought that was impressive. Do you take shoes from UK?

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

Not yet, but preparations for international shoe service are being made. I'll make a short video when it's up and running. Subscribe to my channel and you will be informed when it's up.

[@dmonk926]

I just want to replace the gussets on mine, would have thought hand stitching would be better, using the holes already there instead of introducing more holes with a machine stitch and weakening that area?

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

A good cobbler hits the old holes and doesn't perforate the leather more than necessary. I would say it is standard to do that kind of work with a machine.

[@mpireoutdoors5274]

If you wouldn't mind, an advice on a good glue would be helpful. Great video - nice soundtrack too.

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

A glue for what? Different materials require different adhesives. Different parts of the shoe require different functions and flex. Be more specific. What do you need to glue?

[@mpireoutdoors5274]

@@davidsonsshoerepair Nylon to nylon, leather to rubber...

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

@@mpireoutdoors5274 for PVC i use Renia Syntic Total. A heat activated contact adhesive. For leather and rubber Renia Ortec. Also contact.

[@mpireoutdoors5274]

@@davidsonsshoerepair Thanks will check them out. Trying to make strong nylon welds so I'm asking people about the glues they use.

[@desdicado999]

fantastic work love to come and work with you ,always wanted to do this

[@mobolajiakinyemi7007]

How much do you charge to repair the shoe

[@bigwu100]

If a person cant afford to buy new shoes how can they afford to rebuild the old shoes?

[@OK-of3rf]

How much is the fish? How much is the chips? Does the fish have chips? How much is your work? How much is shoe care? Does it make some sence? Can I get new boots?

[@maryblack8706]

Truely amazing how much did it cost?

[@jonwalker2929]

Nice watch. Omega Planet Ocean?

[@694060]

Great video! Which leather glue did you use to fill the cracks and what is the coarseness of the sanding paper?

[@davidsonsshoerepair]

Asked and answered before. Read the comments.

[@jeetumoti6684]

What a great job boss

[@babuzzard6470]

Great work, just had RM redo my elastic and redress the leather on my 24 yo craft men’s,$140 Aus and feel like new only better, had to buy a second pair for work.

[@darrylbaker273]

Awesome job. I may have my business partner bring my cracked leather shoes to you when he comes back home to Sweden. Do you do rubber soul loafer repairs? I'm assuming yes after watching this vid.

[@Torontodude20000]

Trenton and Heath led me here.