White's Boots

[Tone]

Finally melted and bit the bullet!

[Ragehaver]

Those are clean!

[4c]

^^ Nice

[Finkster]

Nice boots! -
but the leather soles & the heels are very sensitive and slippery … rather suboptimal for boots.  :-\

[Megatron1505]

MY very first pair of SD's had leather soles and cuban heels and gripped surprisingly well. You'll be fine and the boots look great, congrats.

[Finkster]

I had pure leather soles on my Wolverine 1000 mile Boots - after ca. 3 months, I had enough and visit a cobbler for an 'update'    ….. but whatever - the White's are great! 

[Black Orchid]

I have gone A over T a few times on leather soled shoes. My Dad used to score his with a knife until they were worn in and less slippy. I take mine to the cobblers too @Finkster saves a potentially  bruised bum and if your slip takes place in public a battered ego! [emoji57]

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[Finkster]

[den1mhead]

Having recently acquired the Armageddon boots I have started the process of dying them. The pictures show the boots very early in the dying process and the colour was quite a shock to me. I am hoping to achieve an oxblood colour with one more coat of dye and then with the application of oxblood polish.

Original boots;

Early stage in the dying process;

[khaki8]

DHead….you are in unknown territory..very brave of you

[NorthernVictory]

Why choose single or double midsole? Purely aesthetic preference or… there must be a practical reason as well, no?

[Giles]

Because it's way cooler than doing this…..

[den1mhead]

Continuation from my previous post and the dying process of my Armageddon boots is complete.
Cheers to @Megatron1505 and @nicecrackaction.

@NorthernVictory : Midsole - Single, Double, or Triple? The thicker the midsole the greater the protection (stepping on a nail) and for their supposed added durability. There's also an aesthetic element, as some people think a taller boot should have a thicker midsole. There is also the added height provided by the additional midsole. Finally, the Japanese market often want the thickest midsole available and when Mega acquired these particular boots I understand he was into the Japanese look.

[Megatron1505]

Looks great @den1mhead , enjoy 

[nicecrackaction]

Pretty cool color choice @den1mhead!

[riffblaster general]

Oh hi!  These are my new buddies.

Ok folks. Yay or nay on the kilties?  I'm thinking they look a little posery.

[riffblaster general]

[mowgli222]

I'd go without the Kilties.. Or you could trim the fronts have a straight edge close to the first eyelets..

[den1mhead]

@riffblaster general, kilties all the way.

[Chris]

Without.  Definitely a cleaner, less "Hey!  Check out my lumberjack boots!" vibe that way.