08/27/2026
The Boot Restoration Station is BACK at Stitchdown Expo Chicago!
This year, Steve from Bedo’s Leatherworks and I are taking it to another level and turning The Boot Restoration Station into a must-see part of the Expo.
We’re partnering with Landis International and firing up their full fleet of shoe repair machinery to perform complete start-to-finish LIVE resoles right on the show floor.
And we’re doing it with some incredible partners.
Our exclusive boot partner, Grant Stone, will be supplying the boots, while our exclusive sole partner, Vibram, will be supplying the soles. You’ll get to watch the entire transformation happen in real time, from teardown to the finished pair.
To get myself ready for the show, I gave my own Grant Stone Diesel Boots in Storm Kudu a little Boot Restoration Station treatment.
I converted the original split welt to a flat welt, installed a full leather midsole and leather heel stack, and finished them off with cream Vibram Eton soles and heels.
I’ll be wearing these at Stitchdown Expo, so come check them out in person, meet Steve and me, see the Landis machines running, and watch us bring some Grant Stones back to life from start to finish.
Chicago, November 6–7. The Boot Restoration Station is going to be BUSY.