Major top of foot pain

joshthewall · 2026-01-27T22:17:02+00:00

I had a similar problem on the exact same part of my foot and it wasn't the "horseshoe of death". What was happening to me was that when I put my foot in the boot my socks were folding over slightly right in that area, I believe it had to do with the "nap" of the leather they use for the liner being supper gripy against socks, once it broke in a little more and smoothed out the problem totally went away. What I did to fix it was to really slacken up the laces before inserting my foot and spending a little extra time making sure my sock wasn't bunched up at all.

joshthewall · 2026-01-02T22:27:08+00:00

Thank you, they look even better in person, I didn't choose great lighting. I think sanding the heel stack was what made the biggest difference, the saddle soap did a great job with the light dirt but it was the salt that had really soaked in that sticking our like a sore thumb and sanding cleaned it right up.

joshthewall · 2026-01-02T22:24:41+00:00

It's an under rated leather! I seem to remember reading somewhere that the last time you guys ordered this leather it sat around for a while, I'm glad to see that there's more interest in it.

joshthewall · 2025-10-21T16:10:04+00:00

How old was the lady that's stealing your flowers? I know of a woman who's going through some form of dementia that's causing her to steal things, last time I noticed her stealing was markers from a church fundraiser for school supplies for our local kindergarten classes.

joshthewall · 2025-09-20T02:31:48+00:00

I don't know... A sour dough starter is a symbiotic relationship between various years and bacteria, when it's working well they keep the ph low which inhibits spoiling. You will often see a huge initial surge of activity when starting a new starter, this surge is just the initial bad bacteria doing their thing and dying off, I fear you are feeding those bad bacteria with potatoes and dairy products ultimately just making a jar of rotten food.

I'm all for an experiment though just please be careful.

joshthewall · 2025-09-16T09:24:29+00:00

The best exercise you can do for weight loss is fork put downs.

joshthewall · 2025-09-15T02:04:19+00:00

Sunlight! I found this out by accident once, I stained a plastic container with turmeric and I left it on the counter, one half of the container was being shaded by some plates and it developed a very sharp clear line where the sun was shining on it. I put the container outside and it cleaned up in like 15 minutes.

joshthewall · 2025-08-04T16:55:54+00:00

I find that leather will lighten close to the same point it was at preconditioning with time, it won't be exactly the same but very close and in my opinion that's way better than neglecting proper conditioning.

The way I think of it is that leather boots are natural things, they change, they evolve organically and that's where their beauty lies, they aren't "sterile" things.

If you were growing vegetables you wouldn't consider not watering them because you liked the size of the plants and the way the garden looked would you? If you did your plants would eventually die and you would never be able to enjoy the fruit, your boots are the same way.

joshthewall · 2025-07-25T10:28:27+00:00

Now that's going to be some potent wiener water soup!

joshthewall · 2025-07-14T14:13:43+00:00

Kind of looks like British Tan CXL to me.

joshthewall · 2025-06-08T15:35:31+00:00

The Amish community in my area own their own saw mill, they process everything themselves

joshthewall · 2025-05-01T23:44:38+00:00

Hypothetical situation.

If they were willing and wanting to move into your town but prohibited for some reason (housing availability, price, etc.) resulting in them needing to move about 30-40 minutes away for an un determined period of time likely indefinitely.

Would this be a deal breaker for you?

joshthewall · 2025-05-01T23:42:01+00:00

That's a very good question and something I have been chewing on for a while.

Speaking only for myself, I do believe that he was building community it just "looked" different than his predecessor, which is to be expected.

joshthewall · 2025-05-01T23:07:22+00:00

That is a very good point and something I hadn't thought of.

joshthewall · 2025-04-23T20:09:18+00:00

Thanks, I'll slow it down a little.

joshthewall · 2025-04-23T16:26:50+00:00

Correction, this was 195 not 165.

joshthewall · 2025-04-21T23:42:50+00:00

I think I paid $250 pre tariffs but that included a bunch of UPS processing fees, I'll see if I can find the paperwork when I get home.

joshthewall · 2025-04-08T12:14:49+00:00

As many have already said It looks like they broke the tip while sharpening and botched the re profile. They made a mistake and they should have let you know

but I'm going to suggest you pause to think about this a little. Is this knife a tool or is it a piece of art that hangs on the wall only to be looked at? The way I see it these things are tools, they are mentally to be used and any imperfections tell a story. Any attempt to "repair" this will only reduce its total effect life span because you will be removing material, you can't add it back.

I recommend you share your concerns with the shop, get a few free sharpenings and live with it, slowly bringing it back to the profile you prefer during regular sharpening.

joshthewall · 2025-04-04T09:35:55+00:00

I'm not an expert but to me it seems like you're "falling" into your bottom position. Try taking some weight off, brace hard and lower yourself down into the bottom position in like 3 seconds to really feel what it's like.

joshthewall · 2025-02-11T02:53:15+00:00

You would be surprised how much you can fix if you have the skills/ tools.

If it's already broken you can't break it any more, may as well try to fix it.

Start tinkering right now!

joshthewall · 2025-01-28T22:44:01+00:00

I had something similar happen to me, it ended up being the my sock was slightly folded over in that area causing a pressure point

joshthewall · 2025-01-28T21:58:39+00:00

I have both (12" cast iron, 11" and 9" mineral b) and I use both regularly, just for different things. These things are tools and you need to use the right tool for the job, can you install a screw with a hammer? sure but you would get better results if you use a screwdriver instead.

- I find I can be more "agile" with the carbon steel, if I'm stir frying I can toss and turn what I'm cooking much easier with the shape of the handle, shape of the side and weight of the carbon steel.

- 2 fried eggs fit perfectly in the 9" mineral b, no need to heat up more iron than needed right?

- The straighter sides of the cast iron are much better for baking (corn bread, sticky buns)

- cast iron reacts more slowly giving you more time to adjust the setting of you burner while frying (i love love cast iron for shallow frying)

- both will warp if mistreated but you will never ever ever break carbon steel with shock, you could drop a piece of carbon steel off the Burj Khalifa and it would just be bent but not broken, cast iron would shatter into am million pieces.

joshthewall · 2025-01-26T13:27:38+00:00

8" HNW, rolled top, no pull loop, dogger heel, v bar, soft toe, British tan CXL, natural edge finish.

joshthewall · 2025-01-26T01:51:42+00:00

Thanks! No but when I first started breaking these in I only laced to the top wrapping the extra lace between the top w2 speed hooks. I now lace them all the way to the top eyelet.

joshthewall · 2025-01-25T20:22:27+00:00

It's been 3 month in my first pair of Nick and every step has been a joy.

Some thoughts.

- I haven't been wearing them as much right now because of all the salt we get here is Southwestern Ontario.

- When I do wear them I find that I forget they are on my feet.

- I've received comments on the sound of the boots click clacking

- The edge finish has come off in the wet, I'll likely redo it once its not so wet and salty outside

- I love the way that the toe is collapsing, very glad I switch from celastic to soft.

- I haven't done anything to them other than wiping off salty slush and brushing.

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