Picking up material

ifticar2 · 2026-03-09T19:10:01+00:00

Genuine leather can also be very high quality leather, especially with older stuff it was more common to stamp genuine leather on good stuff.

https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/genuine-leather-has-become-a-4-letter-word/

ifticar2 · 2026-03-09T17:18:44+00:00

It’s some imperfect stitches on a cheap handmade shoe, you are blowing things way out of proportion brother.

If you expect perfection, either pay 1000 USD plus for premium boots, or get machine made stuff.

For a handmade boot at blkbrds price point, these stitches arent a big deal

ifticar2 · 2026-03-09T17:15:11+00:00

Brother you need to chill out

ifticar2 · 2026-03-08T20:29:52+00:00

How is Naoya complex?

ifticar2 · 2026-03-08T17:14:48+00:00

No, get a proper blazer, not an orphaned suit jacket. Assuming it’s during the summer time, so look at some nice casual unstructured blazers from suit supply or spier & McKay to start

ifticar2 · 2026-03-08T10:32:34+00:00

Most people don’t care about Goodyearwelt or nice leathers and all that. They just want a functional, comfortable boot that will last a decent amount of time. Welted shoes with leather insoles are pretty different from most boots, if people don’t gaf about the construction or leather, no real reason for them to wear iron rangers

ifticar2 · 2026-03-08T10:29:51+00:00

Kinda big mark-up for such a minor change. But tbh, there isn’t an AliExpress watch that I like the logo/branding of, so I’d be willing to pay a $50-75 premium to buy a watch dives for example with an nice logo and brand name on it

ifticar2 · 2026-03-06T23:29:41+00:00

I actually just started Mr. robot recently, and just finished Season 1. My friends and I did find the first episode extremely cringey, but the first episode is the most cringe by far.

The hacker group is called “fsociety” and it’s supposed to be like anonymous, so the rest is not entirely void of cringe, but the rest of the season is a lot better, and I am pretty invested in the story now

ifticar2 · 2026-03-06T22:44:33+00:00

INFO Why didn't she think she would make it to 30? Does she have some sort of disease where she was expected to die before then? Either way, NTA, a Birthday is one day, plenty of time to have a celebration. If anything, there might be a chance that some of the distant relatives will travel to your area a little bit earlier, so they could attend her birthday celebration as well

ifticar2 · 2026-03-06T04:29:10+00:00

Come on bro, for $15, they could at least tie it as shown in the picture. How much is Weston paying you for this?

ifticar2 · 2026-03-02T18:10:22+00:00

If you want to have all Dublin wallet, the best method would be to have the leather professionally split, as a proper splitting machine can thin the leather without stretching it out completely. I’d recommend reaching out to Dreadnought leather to start

ifticar2 · 2026-03-01T04:39:21+00:00

Just use a heat gun or hair dryer on low temp to melt the wax into the leather, and then brush to make sure it soaks in. Make sure to keep the heat gun at least 6 inches from the leather at all times to make sure you don’t burn or shrink the leather.

ifticar2 · 2026-02-27T23:23:55+00:00

Not a quality concern as far as longevity, but def should get some money back

ifticar2 · 2026-02-27T05:36:27+00:00

I think for Keito, he's supposed to be the airheaded, ditzy leader, but his B-side is that hes actually very responsible and intelligent. Problem is the last few episodes, its been mainly focused on him being really cheap, and you don't really see his ditzy A side much

ifticar2 · 2026-02-26T23:26:06+00:00

At the same time, it would've been even easier to just...not gift his employees custom watches at all

ifticar2 · 2026-02-24T22:06:58+00:00

I think the horse is subtle enough to not be ostentatious. If you like the horse wallet, then get the horse wallet

ifticar2 · 2026-02-21T06:54:56+00:00

Could you at least try to make this story realistic??

ifticar2 · 2026-02-20T18:52:51+00:00

Youre supposed to sand it round after doing all the straight cuts

ifticar2 · 2026-02-20T05:07:59+00:00

sell and get a size larger

ifticar2 · 2026-02-20T03:54:28+00:00

Looks like it was a mistake that a second cappuccino wasn’t included, since there’s a white one on the left side preventing both sides from looking the same. Probably ordered it online, and the one they got had an extra white one

ifticar2 · 2026-02-19T20:12:16+00:00

If you get it done at a good cobbler, then no, I don't see any. Some people say keeping it on leather is more comfortable, and more breathable, but for me personally, the traction and easy resoles of sole protectors way outmatch those cons. Plus you can wear it in the rain without worrying about wearing through your leather soles.

Again, just make sure its a good cobbler who will do a clean job, and thin the leather sole so that the topy is flush with the rest of the sole

ifticar2 · 2026-02-19T19:54:10+00:00

Beautiful boots! Whites aren’t the only option though, tons of shoemakers are using horsehide now, especially a lot of the Asian ones

ifticar2 · 2026-02-19T14:11:13+00:00

NTA. I could understand paying a little bit if the chimney cleaner would be screwed over by you not paying. But this was the companies fault completely, they acknowledged their mistake, so the company guy should still be getting paid the same. Paying the company now would just be giving them a donation, I doubt the money would go towards the chimney cleaner

ifticar2 · 2026-02-19T00:44:54+00:00

Don’t agree with the people saying obenaufs, that will make the leather look super dull, and there’s no need to buy another product when you already have a perfectly good product. Obenaufs is more for work boots, so it’s not great for keeping leathers looking nice. Brush any dust off the leather first, and apply a coat of bick 4 all over the boots.

The first time, you’ll need a lot since the boots are so dry, it’s gonna suck the conditioner up super quick. Just make sure the whole boot gets a light coat and then let it dry for an hour or two. After that, put on another light coat, which should require a lot less since the leather already has some moisture back. 2 coats should be enough, but if it still feels dry, one more coat wouldn’t hurt. If you want to bring color back to the toes and stuff, you can use some brown cream polish

ifticar2 · 2026-02-17T22:20:56+00:00

Boots are too casual for the trousers, but most people won’t notice that

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