I Blacked Out a Pair of Red Wing Iron Rangers! | Total Recraft

In this video, Tony takes a pair of Red Wing Iron Rangers and gives them a total overhaul. Sparing no detail, he blacks out every aspect of these boots to c create something truly special.
For more info on how to get your boots recrafted, visit www.wyattanddad.com
Music: Soundstripe
Cinematography: Nicholas Wyatt
Editor: Nicholas Wyatt

[@mightymikethebear]

Redwing should offer a total blackout boot as an option, maybe they do. The finished product reminded me of Corcoran jump boots.

[@U2Blades]

They did offer the 9218 through Brooks Brother, but it is discontinued. Cheers!

[@mightymikethebear]

@@U2Blades I found a pair of 9218s on Ebay in my size but the auction ended 3 weeks ago.

[@MichaelVinvent]

They offer a blackout option if you mail to them and pay extra

[@oje101]

They look more like Garrison boots. I've never had red wings but do have Garrison.. as much as I love them they're not the most comfortable.. are Redwing comfortable? Please advise as I've never owned a pair. Thx

[@SkylerMills]

How much does it cost to get a black our done of my IR?

[@email16v]

That was cool. For me leaving the brown accent on the midsole right before you stained it black would have been perfect.

[@sisleymichael]

The teaching part is fascinating. As an old guy, I love to know how things are done right, no matter the industry. I wear boots, so YES, I like learning what RIGHT looks like. Your videos have really enlightened me a great deal. Nothing wrong with lifelong learning, even if it is not needed for your particular occupation. Turning work boots into dress boots turned out beautifully.

[@kayleed9932]

Loving the in depth explanation

[@baberoot1998]

While there are a couple of very good cobblers on KZbin...I dare say, of them all...Tony is likely the very best. I love his work. (And...his shop, is by far, the cleanest and tidiest, of all on KZbin. In my opinion, that is a tell-tale sign, of a cobbler who goes the extra mile to do everything the right way).

[@samlind8676]

I think you guys have customized more Iron Rangers than all the cobblers on KZbin. Nicely done

[@jvc3312]

I'm no apprentice cobbler, but I really appreciate learning how things should be done. Thanks.

[@dhrandy]

Very nice! I can tell you they're going to get a lot shinier when that pilot get's a hold of them.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

A good spit shine and those toes will be glass

[@willt.9654]

Those look hard as hell. Excellent work!

[@Banzai431]

Doesn't get more classic than a pair of sleek black boots.

[@DouglasRosser]

Beautiful commentary, beautiful camera work, beautiful craft.

[@CC-hl5zj]

That there is one fine looking pair of boots! Outstanding craftsmanship Mr. Tony!

[@Brajin1]

You guys are the go to place for the iron ranger. Amazing recraft again !

[@harley1969chuco]

Them Kicks are BAD ASSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! only a Dream to have a pair of Iron Blacked OUT Rangers Great Job Thanks for Sharing this Amazing Video ☝👍👍👍

[@CallsignArchangel]

great work! I love when you're just showing us the ropes. I like watching stuff being broken down and rebuilt, especially old stuff that can be brought back to life.

[@GabrielGuzman18]

Hey Wyatt! It was nice meeting you at the stichdown Bootcampt last week! I could not believe it. Thank you for your time and all the advice. I am honored and grateful🤝

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

I enjoyed meeting you too!

[@GabrielGuzman18]

@@WyattDadCobblerCompanythank you!

[@kentuckyjustice1408]

Great looking finished product. Hats off to the craftsman and craftsmanship. Two "thumbs up" from this ole Kentucky boy. 👍

[@RobertCBaldwinJr]

I was literally looking at these boots last night, trying to figure out how I could black them out, so I could wear them at work. I may need to see if these guys can do this again for me.

[@britishdriver6908]

Today I sent the Wyatt & Dad Cobbler Company a pair of shoes to get a custom recraft with these soles. I am excited to see them make my choices and their ideas come to fruition. I am looking forward to speaking with a Cobbler once you receive my shoes. I hope you keep making these videos!

[@seandesmond007]

Great work Tony, these turned out amazing! Really enjoyed the detailed instruction, it’s cool to watch it be remade but to understand why things are done a certain way is even better.

[@oje101]

Nice .. all black they look like Garrison boots. Which is on of my favorite boots.

[@thamigumede664]

Love it enjoyed seeing the video. For sure that pilot guy will or enjoys that all black pilot boot 🙌🏽

[@oneal3224]

"Lead Wing Iron Ranger" would be hilarious, but also the "Airborne Ranger" named for the Army Ranger airborne units. Red Wing likes naming boots after certain towns or trades, so I think Airborne Ranger is a pretty cool name.

[@haraldusmagnusfidibus6400]

A hell of a great job!! Great craftsmanship, and I really like the way you explain your job. Also the little details, how you were trained by your brother long time ago. Now you explain via these videos to some professionals out there, and also entertain to customers like me. Thank you very much from Germany…Harald

[@user-le6qh2lx3w]

Well done and maybe call them the Iron Biker!

[@bradleythomas5445]

Great to see you! Love the transformation. Saw you and Cobbler Tobias on Bedo’s Leatherworks Boot Camp video. My wife and I were watching Steve’s video and I shouted, that’s Tony Wyatt, my cobbler!

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

That’s awesome! Thanks!

[@bradleythomas5445]

@@WyattDadCobblerCompany You’re a celebrity! Can’t say enough about the re-crafts you’ve done for me. Your craftsmanship is amazing.

[@mignav464]

Really fantastic work!

[@orlog3343]

A lot of great info for folks who want to learn about the process here! Thank you

[@VuBui]

You’re such a great teacher! This video was fantastic and the boots came out great!

[@jeffwoodard]

You do great work. Really appreciate you explaining each step and the helpful tips. Something I do not see in most other cobler videos.

[@tony_r_pierce]

What a great teacher. Very enjoyable.

[@jeremycove3815]

Those are amazing! Great work!

[@Farlig69]

Reminds me of my old uk army boots!!

[@wwardak]

Wow, those came out way better than the original ones. Job well done sir!

[@geminialves8746]

They look AMAZING! I would like to see a sneaker turned into a dress shoe or work boot.

[@digovii]

This is incredible. As always, fantastic work!

[@telemarktumalo6978]

Another home run. Gorgeous work and awesome video, Tony and Team!

[@thethubbedone]

I've got a pair of standard black iron rangers, and I was surprised that I didn't like the full blackout treatment as well as the regular ones. I appreciate the content, though. Vrry informative

[@jayl8547]

Classic jump daddy. Well done!!!

[@fostersnc]

Great video!! Maybe call it the Iron Aviator?

[@guri131]

Just love this version of the Iron ranger

[@OliverReilly1]

I actually feel like an apprentice watching this video 😂 awesome work as always ❤

[@planetaboy]

Great recraft! Maybe call it the Iron Winger?

[@DaddyyCrab]

Just found your channel. Loving it. Ty sir and son. 😎

[@GabrielGuzman18]

Excellent job as usual and making it look easy!!

[@jcordero8947]

Outstanding! Great job.

[@evsnova74]

Worth the wait, great lessons too as always. You guys never disappoint.

[@texasbryan]

How about Sky Rangers! Great job Tony.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

I like it!

[@johnversluis3084]

Great Job Tony !! I have a collection that is growing and will let you know if I need some work done

[@keithrezendes6913]

Amazing skills, Santa 🎅 workshop

[@DMD96]

I wish redwing made a boot like this with a couple more inchers over the angle I bet they would feel like top quality military boots

[@ReyExtremeCinema]

Wow they look awesome

[@vantage789]

Oh man these look sick.

[@budvibes3367]

Amazing work

[@SONSONBENSON]

Amazing! Great work!

[@RonAaron33]

Great work.

[@scottdavenport1833]

Beautiful look.

[@msisoservices]

Great job, thanks for share

[@yamahasgmark9530]

Those look sweet!!

[@charlesfurgerson]

Mr. Tony you are definitely a master craftsman. You do some awesome work and the narration Yuki is outstanding. I am a newbie at this, but I love watching shoe repair. I have questions to ask what type of thread do you use to sew the welt on and what type and size of thread do you use to sew the sole on

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

Thanks! We use beeswax coated thread for sewing on the welts, and 1mm braided thread for stitching the soles on. If you are a cobbler and want detailed links on the threads, email me at [e-mail] Tony Wyatt

[@ssvillcYt]

I absolutely love how these turned out. Can you disclose how much it costs to have this treatment done to a new pair of Iron Rangers?

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

The sole package and dye job was $370. If you want to change the eyelets and speed hooks to black, that runs $140 more.

[@BANDERSJR]

Id love this for work. I’d want a black traction tread lite soles, with the heel, like on the work safety toe Mocs they sell. The cap toe looks so dang good but the tread and underfoot would not be real fun in LE.

[@johngrant1337]

boot look great , thanks

[@mikecook4025]

That was a great video, I hope one day I can afford a pair of work boots that are had made and fit better than the off the shelf 100 dollar boots fit, Keep up the great content, its fun to watch.

[@ebrahimavaki4205]

Well done ❤

[@paulorobertopaesdealmeida9964]

Beautiful Work Dad 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🇧🇷😎

[@danielguerrero2426]

So sick

[@ericnessler9586]

The Iron Aviators!

[@rogelioperez-delgado7082]

Great work as always.! Why didn't show us more pictures of those beautiful boots finished? 👍👍👍

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

I was wondering the same thing. I will ask editing what happened

[@user-gk4jd1jv4k]

BLACK OUT!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@prospect_joe9813]

Tony #1

[@gomezjim]

Great video. I'm curious why there still seems to be a substancial void after you glued in the cork. Does the entire cavity not need to be filled?

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

The void only appears to be there. When forcing the sides up during the removal of the original cork, it makes them appear taller. The important part of the void to fill is the height of the sidewall of the gimming. Our cork is exactly that thick. I talked about hammering that over after welting. But it doesn’t completely lay over until the soles are hammered on and the boot flexed during walking. If you put too much cork in the center of the boot, it will feel like a lump is under the ball of the foot and make the metatarsal heads sore.

[@gomezjim]

Thank you for the explanation, it makes a lot of sense.

[@MrStreetninja007]

Great video

[@davidlarue5713]

Beautiful

[@themaddman3]

Love the work as usual, but I would have like to have seen how you blacked out the hardware as well.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

There are black eyelets and speed hooks available to be installed. That is the best way.

[@onixtheone]

What kind of conditioner or cream did you use to Give them that gorgeous sheen??

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

I used Angelus paste polish.

[@onixtheone]

@@WyattDadCobblerCompany thank you!

[@corkyparker7594]

could tell the parts of boot shoe are called I have some experience of shoe repair about 45 years ago I want to go back to it I am 65 now I have retired from my tire is no where to go to school for this trade I like your videos to get kownage about shoe repair thanks for your videos

[@markcesena4670]

Fantastic job,what a great looking boot,wonder what it would look like with a 360 welt.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

We did a 360 welt conversion in another video. Some people like it and others say it’s too much. We think the larger heel rand is a better balanced look for the boot. But, we offer either choice to the customer.

[@fernandodelcastillo1672]

Really beutiful!

[@holsche9329]

Hi, Great video again. One Question: Am i the only one who missed the way the eyelets and speedhooks turned black ??? I suppose they were drilled out and replaced ? greetings from berlin, germany.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

@@holsche9329 you aren’t the only one. I didn’t cover that part in this video. I simply sprayed some black dye on them because the customer didn’t want to replace them with black ones. It won’t last long, but he was ok with that. We do offer a replacement to black for people that want the black to last.

[@planetaboy]

How about a recraft involving the top of the boot, instead of the bottom? Example - a pair of Cocoran Jump Boots. Cut them to 6", roll or stitch the edge, sew a pull loop and create a Munson Ranger lookalike!

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

We may start doing some videos of that type stuff in the future. Our craftsman that does that work is camera shy

[@emraharas]

Bravo!

[@U2Blades]

The boots look great. Did you change out the hardware to black ones or is it TV magic??

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

We can do that, but on this pair, we only sprayed them with black spray dye. It won’t last forever, but that was the customers choice.

[@prawnstar502]

cool they look like military jump boots

[@cjanquart]

Years ago I thought that all blackout stuff was a fad but I like it now. Why Redwing doesn't have this as an option is beyond me. I also appreciate the hand strength needed to pull all that cork and glue out of the boot. "Iron Pilot" isn't bad, but "Iron Eagle" is better because of the great '80s movie and the customer *is* a pilot. Learned that a welt just isn't a piece of leather; it's more sophisticated than I thought when it comes to stitching. Is there a benefit to cork board/sheet vs. the cork filler with the hot iron?

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

They all work the same in a new application. The reason we don’t use hot cork in the repair world is because the footbed has been molded to the foot and sometimes beyond due to excessive abuse. Hot cork just molds around stuff instead of putting it back where it belongs.

[@klausbecker4745]

in my experience a good sheet cork is also way more durable and doesn't crumble and disintegrate quickly like the hot cork often does. also it contains less synthetic bonding material, which i like

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

@@klausbecker4745 agreed

[@yunpengw]

Iron sheriff

[@yunpengw]

Does resole will cause break in like new boot again since corks is replaced new as well?

[@eleven.eastgate.twelve967]

Thanks for the wisdom Tony. Gotta Q, did you stitch the new welt onto the gemming? Blacked out "Pilot Ranger" = NICEness!

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

Thanks. Yes, the gimming is stitched through also

[@christophervillanti1417]

Tony, great look for a boot, I may want to try that. BTW who makes that apron?

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

That apron is from JR leather by Kilger. Jim McFarland can get you one

[@sanok1311]

Great job! But tell me, what did you end up doing with the lace holes and hooks to make them black? Just painted?..

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

We can switch the to baked enamel ones, but in this case, we just sprayed them

[@JohnLawson-jx4wl]

Thank you kind sir… Boycott the Super Bowl!

[@doctrno4872]

Great video! Curious if that Pro Dye does a good job of keeping the eyelets black or would it start to wear off after a bit?

[@robertgil5388]

How did you get the black eyelets and hooks black to stay on metal.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

In the video, I used a spray dye because the customer wasn’t sure if he wanted black or not. It easily cleans off if he didn’t want it. The best thing is to remove them and install black eyelets and speed hooks with a baked on enamel

[@danielguerrero2426]

Iron Ranger Jungle Boot

[@jcmc8235]

Excellent. Would it be OK to follow up maintenance with a leather conditioner like Saphir, then a a coat or two of wax or polish, then spit shine ? In otherwords, I would want to prevent flaking of additional products !

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

Yes, the main place to be careful with a cleaner like Saphir is around the white stitching that was dyed. You could strip some of the color out and make the thread look grey instead of black. Spit shining the toes and heel counters is definitely possible now.

[@dude28405]

For many years, I was forced to wear black shoes and boots. I absolutely despise black shoes so I get brown or another option. but things turned out really well. Just not my style anymore. Lol.

[@Freedom89984]

Nice job, but why not just dye the IR, or maybe polish them with black shoe polish and what’s wrong with the sole? Imho the standard sole is excellent.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

The customer needed the steel shanks removed and fiberglass shanks put in for security purposes. He also goes to a lot of heavy snow areas of the world, and the original soles are not good in snow. We have done just a blackout leaving the original soles on.

[@ike780]

I've alway thought the iron ranger looked like a Corcoran jump boot.

[@Ghost-Trek]

In one of the comments you mentioned that hot cork is terrible for repair work. Can you elaborate on this? Caught my attention as well that you didn’t go back with it, but it sounds like you have your reasons based on experience.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

The explanation probably got edited out due to some problem with the filming. I will try to cover it with illustrations in another video in the future. When a boot is being made, everything is perfectly symmetrical as it should be. Once it has been worn, places have been stretched and shifted. Hot cork flows and allows for the bad places to remain. Sheet cork is an exact thickness made to match the void caused by the gimming. It will push against the misshaped area and cause it to line back up to the proper thickness.

[@larrywinn2941]

Nice

[@saltymakerreed5983]

The blackout is bitchin’ but dang before you dyed the midsole & the heel block.

[@WyattDadCobblerCompany]

Yeah, natural edging on all black is hot

[@matthewgross6958]

I need a pair of these (same career field)!