I had my brand new 1000 Mile boots upgraded and here’s why. The leather uppers were solid. The footbed was not real leather and the outsole was a low-quality rubber. I had new leather footbeds, thick leather midsoles, new split welts, and Dr. Sole outsoles installed. I wear a size 15 boot. There are not many boot makers that carry my size. I have a pair of White’s boots that are amazing, but it took six months for the boots to be made. My 1000 mile boots will outlive me. Yes, I’m an old guy.
Very nice Aaron. Shame about the welt issue on these Kangaroo leather is a lot stronger than cow leather. It doesn't have pores so there is less natural stretch. That's why it's the leather of choice for a lot of industries like whip making and football boots etc(proper football, not American football...!)
don't let where these boots are made fool anyone it's about quality that made in the USA logo doesn't always mean quality these are excellent boots and YOU DID a great job !!
Just like that Quality is found all around the world 🌎 it’s the people and not the place. And yes (GS) is something else when it comes to QC Thanks for watching!
hey pal! great video! I think you did a stellar job on these Ottawa's. I have 5 pairs of GS's. I have 2 pairs of Diesel's and 3 pairs of Ottawa's. I love all of my GS boots. You did a nice job on the resole! It's the first resole I've seen with the Ottawa's and I'm going to reach out to you when I want to get my Ottawa's resoled because I haven't seen anyone else do a resole with the Ottawa's. Also, I don't know if you're aware, but I created a grantstoneboots subreddit and if you would like, you're more than welcome to post your GS resoles there. We are a young subreddit. I started the sub back in feb 2023 and we have almost 1300 active members so videos like this will reach a good amount of people. Please stop by and join if you're not already a member. Thanks.
Behold, I have become Aaron, The Destroyer of Welts. :) Love your vids, man. Effectively showing and explaining what you're doing in a video is a completely different skill set from being a cobbler, and you do a fantastic job at both. Congratulations on your success at both an old world trade and modern skill as well. Renaissance man. For real.
Kangaroo leather are great for football boots, indoors and outdoors although I have no clue why in the USA states like Oregon and now congress have pressured the manufacturers to stop using it. They are passing laws that could mean jail time which makes no sense
Aaron taking us along for another project. Although not my boot style I still think they look fantastic and a much better look for that GS model boot. I'm sitting at my desk drinking coffee and watching you do all the hard work! LMAO!
Thanks for the shoutout, buddy! I lived up between Pomona and Claremont for 5 years. Have great friends in La Habra. If any of them need repairs or just advice on their shoes/boots, I’ll send them to you! Cheers!
Some folks are asking why the customer would resole brand new boots. I completely get it. As someone who owns a pair of Grant Stone Diesel boots with the lug soles, I can tell you that those soles are horrible in the rain and on wet floors. It's like wearing ice skates. I would rather pay the extra money and get them resoled than have a slip and fall that could be more costly in terms of money, time, and health. In fact, my boots are being resoled right now to the Vibram Londra soles, which are supposed to have more grip. I'm also thinking of resoling my Grant Stone Ottawa boots, which have the Dainite-like soles, because they slip in wet conditions and are hard (I sometimes have to stand for long hours at work). I might visit Aaron's shop for that resole since I'm about forty-minutes away and like the look of the Dr. Soles super grip soles. One more thing: the next time I buy boots (which won't be for a long while), I will definitely take the soles into more consideration than how the boots look. Otherwise, I'm always going to be paying extra money for the resole on top of the already expensive boots. Lesson learned.
Those turned out beautiful. I've also heard kangaroo is stronger and can confirm my Grant Stone Jungle Kangaroo diesels uppers are thin compared to my other boots.
While I don't see why people want to change up a boot as soon as they've bought it, it's their money and work for you so I'm not mad at them (although I'd wait until I've worn them and they need replacement). Really digging that contrast between the welt and that sole, looks great!
Great job Aaron, you always do such fantastic work someday when I need a resole, I will be sending you a pair. Love your videos keep up the good work and someone needs to send this video to Grant Stone.
Thanks, As I mentioned this was the first time I saw it, maybe that’s how kangaroo leather boots are made 😅 It was just a little something,not a big deal, I love Grant Stones Not the Ottawa boots though 😅
Maybe these companies should have an option to buy their boots without welts, midsoles, or outer soles and heels! Might make this kind of upgrade a bit easier. What was that blue material you used to replace the cork?
Just saw another cobbler who did a video of a GS diesel boot resole. He showed that the boot has paper/synthetic material between the insole and the cork. Very disappointing. I was under the impression that GS didn’t use synthetic materials in their construction
How do the Dr Sole soles compare (how soft or squishy) to something like the Vibram 100 or the original sole on an Iron Ranger? I had some 1705s put on my Iron Rangers because the original sole and heel are very stiff. Walking a lot in them made my knees ache.
Te quedaron super bien! Tengo las mismas botas y me encantan, la piel de canguro es muy particular. Cómo se sienten las suelas Dr. Sole? Más blandas, mejor agarre, etc. Saludos!
Gran trabajo como siempre Merlín.💯💣👏🏻🧙♂️🐐🍾 Tengo unas preguntas sobre las botas, pues ese color de cuero me gusta mucho y estaba pensando en comprarme unas Grant Stone boots. ¿usáiste cuero en lugar de corcho para la rellenar la parte de abajo de la plantilla, la plantilla de la bota es de cuero o de cartón comprimido y que piensas en general de Grant Stone boots y su calidad?🤔🧐✌🏻
Gracias Mago, Lo eh comentado desde el primer par que compré y lo sigo sosteniendo,una de las marcas que más empeño y cuidado pone en la producción de sus botas (GS) esto que pasó en realidad solo era de unos ajustes quirúrgicos 😮😅 Use cuero (navy) por cierto, al estar tan delgada o casi nada profunda la cavidad puesto que casi traía boronas de corcho, opté por un pedazo de cuero, el footbed es totalmente de cuero en todas sus botas , hasta ahorita son mis favoritas y sino es que las mejores en su construcción y control de calidad Honor a quien honor merece. Saludos mi buen Merlin.🧙♂️
Esa marca de botas me gusta y se ven que son muy buena calidad. Sin embargo para ser una marca hecha en China pienso que el precio podria ser mucho menos y como en el rango de Thursday Boot.
Hijoles, con todo el conocimiento de causa y aunque soy mexicano no hay punto to de comparación en lo absoluto. En efecto son echas en China pero la mayoría de componentes son de Estados Unidos y otros de Italia tales como el cuero. Ojo no estoy diciendo que Thursday no sirven, pero es otra gama/rango diferente a Grant Stone Los iPhones son ensamblados en Asia y no por eso valen baratos Es la calidad la que se vende. Yo si me fuera a China a trabajar no cobraría más barato 😅😅😅 Saludos y gracias por ver el video , lo invito a que adquiera unas Grant stone brass boot y las compare con Thursday, que no sería justo por que le repito son dos gamas/rangos diferentes. Saludos cordiales 🖐🏻
Dele sin miedo a un parecillo de esas y verá 🖐🏻👊 Solo tengo un par de Thursday diplomat y es todo lo que necesito por ahorita, pero las eh trabajado y por eso le comento lo que le comento, y tengo 3 pares de GS y desde la primera ves que las vi dije voy por otras, la firmeza y el agarre que proporciona desde el primer momento que se las pone es una chulada. No crea que me pagan por hacerles propaganda bueno fuera😅😅😅 Saludos y espero nos ponga al día cuando compre unas .
Great choices Aaron. The brown welt color really pops against the tan kangaroo leather. 👍🏼
Resole and rewelt a brnad new pair of shoes. That's like new rims and tires on a brand new car.
I had my brand new 1000 Mile boots upgraded and here’s why. The leather uppers were solid. The footbed was not real leather and the outsole was a low-quality rubber. I had new leather footbeds, thick leather midsoles, new split welts, and Dr. Sole outsoles installed. I wear a size 15 boot. There are not many boot makers that carry my size. I have a pair of White’s boots that are amazing, but it took six months for the boots to be made. My 1000 mile boots will outlive me. Yes, I’m an old guy.
a lot of guy do the roms and tire thing too
excellent 🤩
Very nice Aaron. Shame about the welt issue on these
Kangaroo leather is a lot stronger than cow leather. It doesn't have pores so there is less natural stretch. That's why it's the leather of choice for a lot of industries like whip making and football boots etc(proper football, not American football...!)
you mean soccer. Also, they use shoes(cleats), not boots
It wasn’t a big deal,
(GSs) are my favorite boots
They really are something else when it comes to
Quality Control.
Thanks!
I know this was a challenge Aaron, but the results were worth it. Fantastic job man, boots look great !!
Thanks a ton!
These look even better now! Great choice they remind me of sagara boots
Great job and color combination 👍😉👍
don't let where these boots are made fool anyone it's about quality that made in the USA logo doesn't always mean quality these are excellent boots and YOU DID a great job !!
Just like that
Quality is found all around the world 🌎 it’s the people and not the place.
And yes (GS) is something else when it comes to
QC
Thanks for watching!
@@AaronG2480so Grant Stone has good Q.C.?
hey pal! great video! I think you did a stellar job on these Ottawa's. I have 5 pairs of GS's. I have 2 pairs of Diesel's and 3 pairs of Ottawa's. I love all of my GS boots. You did a nice job on the resole! It's the first resole I've seen with the Ottawa's and I'm going to reach out to you when I want to get my Ottawa's resoled because I haven't seen anyone else do a resole with the Ottawa's.
Also, I don't know if you're aware, but I created a grantstoneboots subreddit and if you would like, you're more than welcome to post your GS resoles there. We are a young subreddit. I started the sub back in feb 2023 and we have almost 1300 active members so videos like this will reach a good amount of people. Please stop by and join if you're not already a member. Thanks.
Behold, I have become Aaron, The Destroyer of Welts. :)
Love your vids, man. Effectively showing and explaining what you're doing in a video is a completely different skill set from being a cobbler, and you do a fantastic job at both. Congratulations on your success at both an old world trade and modern skill as well. Renaissance man. For real.
Great quote 😁
Thank you so much 🙏🙏
And thanks for giving me such a good idea of a possible
slogan/phrase
I loved it
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kangaroo leather are great for football boots, indoors and outdoors although I have no clue why in the USA states like Oregon and now congress have pressured the manufacturers to stop using it. They are passing laws that could mean jail time which makes no sense
Interesting 🤔!
Wow great job again I love getting Idias when my GS need a resole !! Thank you for replacing the welt
Just when I was so ready to keep it 😢😂
Thanks!
Aaron taking us along for another project. Although not my boot style I still think they look fantastic and a much better look for that GS model boot. I'm sitting at my desk drinking coffee and watching you do all the hard work! LMAO!
Thanks a lot for watching the video!🙏
I love Grant Stone
But only the Brass boot
Just my personal taste.
You have Happy coffee ☕️ time
Thanks for the shoutout, buddy! I lived up between Pomona and Claremont for 5 years. Have great friends in La Habra. If any of them need repairs or just advice on their shoes/boots, I’ll send them to you! Cheers!
Some folks are asking why the customer would resole brand new boots. I completely get it. As someone who owns a pair of Grant Stone Diesel boots with the lug soles, I can tell you that those soles are horrible in the rain and on wet floors. It's like wearing ice skates. I would rather pay the extra money and get them resoled than have a slip and fall that could be more costly in terms of money, time, and health. In fact, my boots are being resoled right now to the Vibram Londra soles, which are supposed to have more grip.
I'm also thinking of resoling my Grant Stone Ottawa boots, which have the Dainite-like soles, because they slip in wet conditions and are hard (I sometimes have to stand for long hours at work). I might visit Aaron's shop for that resole since I'm about forty-minutes away and like the look of the Dr. Soles super grip soles.
One more thing: the next time I buy boots (which won't be for a long while), I will definitely take the soles into more consideration than how the boots look. Otherwise, I'm always going to be paying extra money for the resole on top of the already expensive boots. Lesson learned.
Nice
Super chéveres 👍👍👍
Nice how you overcame the welt issue. Patience and skill...great job!
Thanks!
Another great video!!!! I want some of your boots one day! Awesome job!!
Anytime!!!🖐🏻
NICE!
Awesome work , as always!
Beautiful work. The boots look fantastic!
🙏
Nice work!. I have a pair of CXL ottowas and I love them too.
Beautiful choices and Beautiful boots. Great job as well. Peace ✌ and Love ❤
🙏🙏🙏
Those turned out beautiful. I've also heard kangaroo is stronger and can confirm my Grant Stone Jungle Kangaroo diesels uppers are thin compared to my other boots.
I bet they feel like gloves.
Thanks 🙏
Great work! They look better, color combo excellent.
While I don't see why people want to change up a boot as soon as they've bought it, it's their money and work for you so I'm not mad at them (although I'd wait until I've worn them and they need replacement).
Really digging that contrast between the welt and that sole, looks great!
Dude youre super talented
🙏
Great job Aaron, you always do such fantastic work someday when I need a resole, I will be sending you a pair. Love your videos keep up the good work and someone needs to send this video to Grant Stone.
Thanks,
As I mentioned this was the first time I saw it, maybe that’s how kangaroo leather boots are made 😅
It was just a little something,not a big deal, I love Grant Stones
Not the Ottawa boots though 😅
Nice work! I am not that far from you. I'll need to check out your shop!
You’re DA Man! Great job like always!! 💪🔥👏💯
💪🏻💪🏻😅🙏🙏
I’ll be stopping by one of these days to drop off my Danner Bull Run Moc Toes for some work. Saludos Aaron! 👍🏼
Maybe these companies should have an option to buy their boots without welts, midsoles, or outer soles and heels! Might make this kind of upgrade a bit easier. What was that blue material you used to replace the cork?
It was leather
@@AaronG2480 Thank you
Just saw another cobbler who did a video of a GS diesel boot resole. He showed that the boot has paper/synthetic material between the insole and the cork. Very disappointing. I was under the impression that GS didn’t use synthetic materials in their construction
Beautiful job, I am impressed! 😊
🙏🖐🏻
Do they make those dr sole XW soles in the white/off white?
Goodbye welt. Beautiful construction
Can a pair of Ariat Ramblers be resoled with leather soles?
Tengo las mismas botas y son perfectas.
How do the Dr Sole soles compare (how soft or squishy) to something like the Vibram 100 or the original sole on an Iron Ranger? I had some 1705s put on my Iron Rangers because the original sole and heel are very stiff. Walking a lot in them made my knees ache.
They’re the same
(Rubber soles)
That 1705 is a totally different material, and is actually one of the softest and most comfortable Vibram soles!👍
Te quedaron super bien! Tengo las mismas botas y me encantan, la piel de canguro es muy particular. Cómo se sienten las suelas Dr. Sole? Más blandas, mejor agarre, etc. Saludos!
Es depende la suela/estilo
Entre más figura mejor agarre, todo depende de para qué use uno las botas , pero en general son buenas igual que Vibram. 🖐🏻
Now this Grant Stone is 50% made in USA.😂
Gran trabajo como siempre Merlín.💯💣👏🏻🧙♂️🐐🍾
Tengo unas preguntas sobre las botas, pues ese color de cuero me gusta mucho y estaba pensando en comprarme unas Grant Stone boots.
¿usáiste cuero en lugar de corcho para la rellenar la parte de abajo de la plantilla, la plantilla de la bota es de cuero o de cartón comprimido y que piensas en general de Grant Stone boots y su calidad?🤔🧐✌🏻
Gracias Mago,
Lo eh comentado desde el primer par que compré y lo sigo sosteniendo,una de las marcas que más empeño y cuidado pone en la producción de sus botas (GS)
esto que pasó en realidad solo era de unos ajustes quirúrgicos 😮😅
Use cuero (navy) por cierto, al estar tan delgada o casi nada profunda la cavidad puesto que casi traía boronas de corcho, opté por un pedazo de cuero, el footbed es totalmente de cuero en todas sus botas , hasta ahorita son mis favoritas y sino es que las mejores en su construcción y control de calidad
Honor a quien honor merece.
Saludos mi buen Merlin.🧙♂️
@@AaronG2480 Gracias por responder mis preguntas. 🫡🙏🏻
Esa marca de botas me gusta y se ven que son muy buena calidad. Sin embargo para ser una marca hecha en China pienso que el precio podria ser mucho menos y como en el rango de Thursday Boot.
Hijoles, con todo el conocimiento de causa y aunque soy mexicano no hay punto to de comparación en lo absoluto.
En efecto son echas en China pero la mayoría de componentes son de Estados Unidos y otros de Italia tales como el cuero.
Ojo no estoy diciendo que Thursday no sirven, pero es otra gama/rango diferente a Grant Stone
Los iPhones son ensamblados en Asia y no por eso valen baratos
Es la calidad la que se vende.
Yo si me fuera a China a trabajar no cobraría más barato 😅😅😅
Saludos y gracias por ver el video , lo invito a que adquiera unas Grant stone brass boot y las compare con Thursday, que no sería justo por que le repito son dos
gamas/rangos diferentes.
Saludos cordiales 🖐🏻
@@AaronG2480 Tengo diferentes marcas y Grant Stone definitivamente esta en la lista de las cuales algun dia las voy a comprar.
@@AaronG2480 Le estoy echando el ojo a las Forest Kudu y tambien las Brass en Olive. Me gusta el verde.
Dele sin miedo a un parecillo de esas y verá 🖐🏻👊
Solo tengo un par de Thursday diplomat y es todo lo que necesito por ahorita, pero las eh trabajado y por eso le comento lo que le comento, y tengo 3 pares de GS y desde la primera ves que las vi dije voy por otras, la firmeza y el agarre que proporciona desde el primer momento que se las pone es una chulada.
No crea que me pagan por hacerles propaganda bueno fuera😅😅😅
Saludos y espero nos ponga al día cuando compre unas .
How much did you charge to do this?
Poron instead of cork. I like that.
It’s actually leather (navy)
Great job and beautiful boots. Aaron, why the leather filler instead of cork? Did that have something to do with the lack of cavity? Thanks!
@TimothyEnloe
Yes Sir you guessed it right !
Thanks!
Why did you replace the cork with a synthetic material vs replacing it again with cork?
That was leather my friend, you didn’t pay attention.
We use cork 99 % of the time
Some times costumers request (LEATHER)
Some people just have more money than they know what to do with..
Job security I guess. :)
Kangaroo leather is thin.
No cork in this one?
Why did he want to resole a brand new boot? JUST KIDDING 😅
These are my friend’s
And I said the exact same thing 😅 I men I do that to
But Grant stones are really good boots, why???🤣🖐🏻👊🤟🏻
@@AaronG2480😂😂😂
Things you do with endless money.