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Care & Resoling
Drying, cleaning and waterproofing a work boot, how construction decides whether it can be resoled, and what resoling can do to a safety-toe marking.
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Key terms
Words on the tag
- Goodyear Welt
- A stitched construction that lets a sole be replaced.
- Cement Construction
- A sole glued to the upper: lighter and flexible, and usually not built for resoling.
- Resoling
- Replacing a worn outsole. For safety-toe boots, ask what it does to the marking.
- Full-Grain Leather
- Leather with the natural surface intact; durable, and it can be conditioned.
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