Maybe a thicker or extra sock?stilltryin wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 2:21 pmThanks. Explained just fine. I see it in the boot; I feel it in my soft human tissue.
Crease already formed.
You may also be suggesting that it is fixable which is my current practical concern -- I'm not sure a thick insole will work at this point, but I have not given up on possibilities yet. (Hedging my bets, I did just get the more proven sturdy NNN BC -- Alaska -- been wearing around the house.)
New leathers--crease control
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Re: New leathers--crease control
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Re: New leathers--crease control
Just reporting back here on the Transnordic BC (as it might be relevant to other leather boot creasing).
I brought the boot to a leather boot shop; they put it on the stretcher at the crease at the small toes (pushing it out I guess). I then added a cheap insole to take up a little space, and with a thick sock all is well for now.
I did try a mid-weight sock under the thick sock and immediately felt the pain -- removed that first sock and all is well -- I guess the crease is still happening, but not deep enough to press on the toes unless I load the toe box too heavily. Thanks to the group for the earlier thoughts on this.
I brought the boot to a leather boot shop; they put it on the stretcher at the crease at the small toes (pushing it out I guess). I then added a cheap insole to take up a little space, and with a thick sock all is well for now.
I did try a mid-weight sock under the thick sock and immediately felt the pain -- removed that first sock and all is well -- I guess the crease is still happening, but not deep enough to press on the toes unless I load the toe box too heavily. Thanks to the group for the earlier thoughts on this.
Re: New leathers--crease control
I'm pressed for time today so this won't be super detailed. The Transnordic is thermo-formable. There's a significant amount of plastic endoskeleton in these boots and as so, they respond very well to careful heating and forming. I used the cooking bag and boiling water method supplemented with hair dryer to heat them up. Built up the problem areas on my foot with 4 layers of moleskin, liner sock, and heavy sock.stilltryin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:03 pmJust reporting back here on the Transnordic BC (as it might be relevant to other leather boot creasing).
I brought the boot to a leather boot shop; they put it on the stretcher at the crease at the small toes (pushing it out I guess). I then added a cheap insole to take up a little space, and with a thick sock all is well for now.
I did try a mid-weight sock under the thick sock and immediately felt the pain -- removed that first sock and all is well -- I guess the crease is still happening, but not deep enough to press on the toes unless I load the toe box too heavily. Thanks to the group for the earlier thoughts on this.
The results were night and day. It's a totally different boot, custom fitted to my rather pork chop shaped feet. This also improved the BOF creases. If anyone is interested, I can do a more detailed writeup on this but that won't be until sometime next week.
Cheers!