Red Wing Shoes

[harley dave]

not sure if this should be in the footwear /tattoo/or general chat found this article on denimhunter dont know if most people have seen it or not ,found it great fun http://denimhunters.com/2013/08/ink-and-cowhide-customising-a-red-wing-877/

[davito]

Yes Harley Dave thx so much for sharing. I absolutely love this some old skuul stuff. Will ask my Tattoo artist if she lets me inking up my boots hehehe
Thx man

[harley dave]

i may get some boots done like that myself ,just pissed i never thought of it first myself

[davito]

Thx again its really nice work imho and for sure lots of fun to do. I need to learn handling the needles now and maybe i ink myself too including the boots haha

[harley dave]

ive done a few tattoos before dare i say it with a homemade gun many many years ago ,not on myself though

[Cutlasshound]

Awesome, I'm definitely going to have a crack at this!!!

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[Finn666]

funny idea  , but not sure if this needs its own thread…i'd move it into the red wing thread!

[Peterpiper]

Question for owners of several pairs of redwing.. I'm looking at buying some moc toe boots online, do they run the same sizing as iron rangers. I'm a 43D in the iron rangers and they are perfect fit, and these are down a size as generally recommended. So would I be the same in a pair of 875's?

[rocket]

I do have / had them all in a US 8 and they fit all the same, imo

[Peterpiper]

Thanks Rocket, that's what I was hoping for.. Cheers.

[ohighyo]

Over at my friends house today and had to take a couple pics of his red wings bought in 1996, eighteen years ago. These are crazy worn. Resoled three times.

[madmonday]

munson boots for jcrew:

in love:

[davito]

I have received my beckman back today from the spa with Brian the bootmaker. the work is outstanding. Pics later. Thanks again Brian !!!

[Guest]

Just picked up these Red Wing style# 8199. Haven't seen much mention of them, so I thought I'd snap a few pics. The leather, which RW calls "Hawthorne Driftwood" is pretty interesting. It's the most "raw" looking leather I've seen from them and this is the only boot I've seen use it. It comes lighter out of the box – these pics are after a coating of Obenauf's LP and I added some new waxed cotton laces. They should develop a nice patina. Here are pics:

[denimeric]

Nice boots madmonday and bl@ster! I think Red Wing offers  great value for money in terms of quality.

[madmonday]

thanks denimeric, here's my favorite pair.  do pretty much everything in them:

[Chris]

Those might be about ready for a resole.  Look comfy.

[madmonday]

yeah they might be, but i'm actually weird about them & want to leave them a little while longer.  they have helped me paint, move & mow my lawn for the past few years so they actually get worked in which is rare for me & my boots. think a resole might make them less comfy . . . yes makes no sense but true

[Finn666]

@Chris:

Those might be about ready for a resole.

hell no…unless you don't like the sole at all?! enough life left...

[Chris]

All Christy soles should be resoled.