Offical TRICKERS shoes and boots thread

[Fenners81]

Maybe even try some tan/cognac wax first. That’s not going to darken them too much. You just want the look of well aged natural welt?

Yes exactly, not the raw leather look.

 

[thelonius]

I like my cafe bourtons but for some reason the natural welt and heel stack annoys me slightly. I'm giving serious consideration to applying dark brown shoe cream to tone down the contrast a little. I've made these kind of rash decisions before and regretted it so I'd appreciate some opinions beforehand.

I guess my other option is to wait until a resole is required and have a dark brown welt added...

But what do you use on the uppers? It is pretty difficult to polish or oil the uppers without touching the welt isn't it? If you use a neutral cream and include the welt and heel stack in the application I think these will darken anyway. If not neutral, then a light tan cream would work, and would be OK for the café leather too.
Waiting for a resole to be required may be a long wait.

 

[zippyh]

But what do you use on the uppers? It is pretty difficult to polish or oil the uppers without touching the welt isn't it? If you use a neutral cream and include the welt and heel stack in the application I think these will darken anyway. If not neutral, then a light tan cream would work, and would be OK for the café leather too.
Waiting for a resole to be required may be a long wait.

That’s going to be an even longer wait if he doesn’t wear them because he doesn’t like them!

 

[Fenners81]

That’s going to be and even longer wait if he doesn’t wear them because he doesn’t like them!

Yeah I'm looking for a quick turnaround. I think I've worn them 5 times in the last year so seems wasteful.

 

[alkydrinker]

I like my cafe bourtons but for some reason the natural welt and heel stack annoys me slightly. I'm giving serious consideration to applying dark brown shoe cream to tone down the contrast a little. I've made these kind of rash decisions before and regretted it so I'd appreciate some opinions beforehand.

I guess my other option is to wait until a resole is required and have a dark brown welt added...

I've recently darkened welts and sole edges and never regretted it. IMO, the contrast welt is indicative of 2010s trendy menswear and feels kindof tired and annoying in our current year. I loved the look in 2015 when it felt fresh.

 

[JUAN MANUEL]

Tricker's Aldo, to cuff or not to cuff.

 

[Fenners81]

That’s going to be an even longer wait if he doesn’t wear them because he doesn’t like them!

Gave it a go with dark brown wax and this is the result. It's a subtle change and clearly still a contrast welt, but I definitely prefer it to how it was. I might go darker again next time I polish them.

 

[Fenners81]

Tricker's Aldo, to cuff or not to cuff.

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I like the cuff.

 

[Alpackino]

Does anyone know or have any theories on why Tricker's shoe trees are more expensive than their boot trees? It seems the wrong way around to me since the boot trees would require more material. Or maybe they're both carved from the same size wood block and the shoe trees require more machine time to shed the excess?

 

[Crafty Cumbrian]

Black cordovan Stow “barnfind “!

 

[ike_hiking_boots]

Does anyone know or have any theories on why Tricker's shoe trees are more expensive than their boot trees? It seems the wrong way around to me since the boot trees would require more material. Or maybe they're both carved from the same size wood block and the shoe trees require more machine time to shed the excess?

On Trickers £75 for shoe trees and £90 for boot trees?
Where are you looking at them? Probably old/new stock pricing.

 

[Alpackino]

On Trickers £75 for shoe trees and £90 for boot trees?
Where are you looking at them? Probably old/new stock pricing.

Interesting. I'm in Sweden and get the price in euro on Tricker's main site. 110 for shoe trees and 90 for boot trees.

 

[zippyh]

US$180 for shoe trees and US$160 for boot trees.

 

[Fenners81]

Does anyone know or have any theories on why Tricker's shoe trees are more expensive than their boot trees? It seems the wrong way around to me since the boot trees would require more material. Or maybe they're both carved from the same size wood block and the shoe trees require more machine time to shed the excess?

Looking at the images, I would argue that the amount of material used is comparable. I would therefore expect the price to be the same. The biggest difference seems to be the air hole in the shoe trees which obviously requires slightly more labour - not €20 worth though.

Personally, I think anyone who spends this much on branded shoe trees has more money than sense.

 

[zippyh]

Somewhat apples and oranges, but in the US you can get a 10 pairs of Woodlore cedar trees for the price of one Tricker's pair. They go on sale often.