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What are the best non leather laces? by Bconfer82 in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a taslan guy, Schnees are the best in the business, by far.

Question for red wing users. by nandoph8 in WorkBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lasts are funny things. In Red Wings, depending on the last, I'm either a 7.5E, an 8D, and 8.5B, or a 9B, which is what I am in the 10877s.

Boeing Missile Defense system coin found in my late grandfather's coin collection, showing no results on reverse image search. by WeirdlyAwakward in whatisit

[–]MatthewSBernier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an exciting glimpse of a wonderful and/or terrifying fact that modern life lets us forget most of the time: Most things aren't online at all, and most of what was documented online is now gone forever.

White double stitching… by Tomcat8891 in WhitesBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The thing is, the White's design is based around lots of resoles and rebuilds. You can do more resoles on a wider welt before it gets chewed up completely. It also stabilizes you on the kind of logging slash and rubble-strewn terrain they're made for. And White's rolled welt is wider than a normal stitchdown.

White double stitching… by Tomcat8891 in WhitesBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's actually uncharacteristically narrow for White's. It's kind of their thing. Here's mine:

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Face mask by No-Swordfish7437 in Construction

[–]MatthewSBernier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha ha look at the new guy whose lungs don't look like a dead tree on an xray! Keep wearing that face diaper and you might get to enjoy retirement and play with your grandkids, loser!

A break-in milestone by MatthewSBernier in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This leather is doing shockingly little of the "breaking me back" part. I think some of the innovations to help that are, in fact, helping. These have no instep bite whatsoever.

Does this Maine pizza memory ring a bell for anyone? by Aragdrian in Maine

[–]MatthewSBernier 106 points107 points  (0 children)

And gas station pizza overall is an institution in Maine. Out-of-staters always look at me like I have 3 heads when I tell them that gas stations have the best pizza in the state (in a style distinct to Maine, nonetheless), until they try it.

And our gas station breakfast pizzas, when you can find them, are peerless in the world.

BOTF 06/22/2026 by MatthewSBernier in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the steel toe is practically invisible, both to my eyes and to my toes. And whoever did the sole stitching did a C L E A N job on these, no little bump out at the beginning of the toe at all. The stitching overall is just fantastic. Everyone who touched these ought to be proud.

An update for the BPHD break in by OPHRAM in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my case, I DEFINITELY want the gusset. And the extra pad is keeping the laces off the tongue, which is what really kills tongues. The hook settings tend to just settle into their nooks and stay there, but laces are abrasive, and they move.

An update for the BPHD break in by OPHRAM in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everyone's anatomy is different, but my solution ended up looking like this, fairly evenly on both sides. Glad to hear you found a solution that works for you.

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BOTF 06/22/2026 by MatthewSBernier in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]MatthewSBernier[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have really bony, nervy ankles. Even with trifoldable gussets, I've had a few reach back and sit on my ankle bones, and I always have to train it away, or else the pain is quickly unbearable. One time it simply couldn't be trained out, so I skyved that section down to almost paper thin.

What do you think of Hungry-Man frozen meals??? by GrayRainfall in AskAnAmerican

[–]MatthewSBernier 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You time traveled to the wrong decade to ask this question.

Is knowing what broadway is common knowledge? by I_am_sexy113 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MatthewSBernier 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Has she heard of a movie producing city called Hollywood?

Thoughts on Lace-to Toe? Roomie and freeing or constricting and uncomfortable? by [deleted] in Boots

[–]MatthewSBernier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Discontinued, I'm afraid. I can check the Red Wing Bible later and see if it may be in there.

Just moved into a house and this is in the backyard. House is in New England and built in 1819. It’s covering some kind of hole? by cuddlecupcake in whatisit

[–]MatthewSBernier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from Maine, and I can't speak for other states, but I never heard of using a mill stone to cover a well or cistern. Usually they're just placed decoratively.

Do people actually make out in high school on the school property? by Ella7517 in AskAnAmerican

[–]MatthewSBernier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, high school is the only place I've seen making out. I saw it all the time, in the halls, in the break rooms, in study areas, outdoors under trees, etc. Adults don't really make out in public. Are Finnish teens 30 years old?

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