At the end of last winter, Master Pravus bought a pair of boots for this winter. He actually had split the sole on his last pair, and it was really bad – all the way through to the foot. There was really no point in trying to have them re-soled either because they had been […]
Read MoreWhen I first got into bootblacking I was blacking boots daily. But, at that point we had a huge line-up of boots that had never had a coat of polish on them and I was excited to get to each one. My wrists are crummy though, so I wasn’t able to keep that up. Even […]
Read MoreOk. I wouldn’t even be up writing this right now, except that Master Pravus insisted I write this post before bed. I was sitting in the car saying “Thank you” in as many ways as I could think of and glowing all over, and he told me I’d better get this post written while I […]
Read MoreYou know how I’m going to my brother’s wedding in September, and I bought those acid pink Doc Martens to go with my dress? Well, I had originally decided I wasn’t going to wear them until the wedding so that nothing bad could happen to them. I did some thinking though, and I decided that […]
Read MoreOkay, I don’t normally write blogs about every pair of shoes I get, but – this pair is special. Master has long been a fan of Dr. Martens boots, and he has owned several pairs which I enjoy taking care of. (If you’re wondering why his pair above isn’t shiny, it’s because they are winterized, […]
Read MoreI’ve always enjoyed polishing and blacking Master’s boots when given the opportunity to do so. I remember the first time he ever showed me what to do, what polishes to use, what to do with the brush, how to buff them to a beautiful shine.. But, I’ve never really seen a bootblacking until recently […]
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