JR Leather Recrafting
We love the classics: good quality footwear with leather soles, Goodyear welted or McKay stitched.
Our recrafting service offers replacement of the leather soles using Joh. Rendenbach (JR) leather only.
Established in 1871, the J.R. leather tanning process takes 9 to 12 months to complete, making it the most superior sole leather available today. J.R. leather is tanned using the "oak bark" method. The final product is lightweight, hardwearing, tough, flexible, solid, beautiful and comfortable. We are currently fully stocked on JR Leather Fullsoles and Half Soles.
When we recraft your footwear we remove the old soles and heels and remove all old sole stitching from the welts. After replacing the cork layer between the insole and outsole, the new fullsoles are cemented and stitched onto the shoes. Rebuild options for the heels include: dress or casual style ‘whole heels’; thin leather heelbases with dress ‘half heels’; full thickness leather heel bases with dress rubber heel lifts and full leather heel bases with JR combo (half leather, half rubber) heel lifts. Tack work included.
If you prefer we can install Topy Protection Soles as well, at no extra charge. Also included is a clean and polish using Saphir products.
We offer a range of additional features, like Metal Toe Plates, New Welts, Washing, and more.
Metal Toe Plates
Choose from two great options;
The classic LuLu French Tips and Brass Plated Triumph plates.
Both are secured with screws, cut into the toe so they are flush with the rest of the sole.
