Help with Boot Repair

I have a pair of Orvis Henry's Fork wading boots that are about 3
years old. The felt is coming off of one of them. I really like the
boots other than that. Good foot/leg support.
Can anyone recommend how to fix (replace the felt) or have it
replaced?

Thanks in advance.

"Gene Cyprych" wrote in message
om...
I have a pair of Orvis Henry's Fork wading boots that are about 3
years old. The felt is coming off of one of them. I really like the
boots other than that. Good foot/leg support.
Can anyone recommend how to fix (replace the felt) or have it
replaced?

Thanks in advance.

I took a pair ( different brand) and some felt soles purchased from Cabela's
to the local cobbler and said "fix em" .... he did, and very well, for not a
whole lot of money

"Gene Cyprych" wrote in message
om...
I have a pair of Orvis Henry's Fork wading boots that are about 3
years old. The felt is coming off of one of them. I really like the
boots other than that. Good foot/leg support.
Can anyone recommend how to fix (replace the felt) or have it
replaced?

Thanks in advance.

I took a pair ( different brand) and some felt soles purchased from Cabela's
to the local cobbler and said "fix em" .... he did, and very well, for not a
whole lot of money

I have a pair of Orvis Henry's Fork wading boots that are about 3
years old. The felt is coming off of one of them. I really like the
boots other than that. Good foot/leg support.
Can anyone recommend how to fix (replace the felt) or have it
replaced?

Method 1: Throw your wallet in the door of the Feathered Hook, say Frank
sent you and buy Bailey's with a lifetime guarantee.
Method 2: Buy some felt replacement soles, some barge cement and go to
town. Peel off the old sole and grind it with a grinder or steel wire
brush. Clean well with alcohol. Put the new soles on with the barge cement
(cut to general size and trim later). Use bungee cords to hold it on whilst
it dries. You might want to cover the area with wax paper to ensure the
barge cement doesn't stick to the bungee cords or you'll end up with some
extra spring in your step. Trim excess sole off with an illegal box cutter.
Drink the Baileys over ice.
Method 3: Take felt soles, barge cement and boots to a shoe repairman.
They do a great job. Drink the Baileys with coffee.

--
Frank Reid
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Frank Reid wrote:


Method 2: Buy some felt replacement soles, some barge cement and go to
town. Peel off the old sole and grind it with a grinder or steel wire
brush. Clean well with alcohol. Put the new soles on with the barge cement
(cut to general size and trim later). Use bungee cords to hold it on whilst
it dries. You might want to cover the area with wax paper to ensure the
barge cement doesn't stick to the bungee cords or you'll end up with some
extra spring in your step. Trim excess sole off with an illegal box cutter.

Pretty much what I do but I use Duct Tape instead of bungees and use a
grinder to smooth the edges even with the boot after they've dried.

Willi

Frank Reid wrote:
I have a pair of Orvis Henry's Fork wading boots that are about 3
years old. The felt is coming off of one of them. I really like the
boots other than that. Good foot/leg support.
Can anyone recommend how to fix (replace the felt) or have it
replaced?


Method 1: Throw your wallet in the door of the Feathered Hook, say Frank
sent you and buy Bailey's with a lifetime guarantee.
Method 2: Buy some felt replacement soles, some barge cement and go to
town. Peel off the old sole and grind it with a grinder or steel wire
brush. Clean well with alcohol. Put the new soles on with the barge cement
(cut to general size and trim later). Use bungee cords to hold it on whilst
it dries. You might want to cover the area with wax paper to ensure the
barge cement doesn't stick to the bungee cords or you'll end up with some
extra spring in your step. Trim excess sole off with an illegal box cutter.
Drink the Baileys over ice.
Method 3: Take felt soles, barge cement and boots to a shoe repairman.
They do a great job. Drink the Baileys with coffee.


If the felt is still good, just separating from the boot, clean up the
mating surface and use Barge Cement to stick them back together. The
rest of the DIY instructions apply.

Mike

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I have a pair of Orvis Henry's Fork wading boots that are about 3
years old. The felt is coming off of one of them. I really like the
boots other than that. Good foot/leg support.
Can anyone recommend how to fix (replace the felt) or have it
replaced?

Thanks in advance.

They sell kits in fly shops to replace the felt; I have used them and
they worked fine. Because I tend to walk on my boots as well as wade in
them the felt soles do go down fast.

You can't go wrong with the veteran advice you got but for what it's
worth--maybe a laugh--this is what I did just this week: I got a remnant
of something that resembles boat carpet and put two layers of it on top
of the old soles, which I of course first brushed clean, and then
slathered on ShoeGoo until I ran out of it, finishing up with waterproof
construction adhesive. I held everything together with package tape and
the next day trimmed my masterwork with one of those curved flooring
knives and refined with a grinder.

Now I haven't so much as dipped a toe in water, but the boots walk
great, look great, and like a duck--I think they'll take to water just
fine.

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:42:27 GMT, LDR
wrote:


You can't go wrong with the veteran advice you got but for what it's
worth--maybe a laugh--this is what I did just this week: I got a remnant
of something that resembles boat carpet and put two layers of it on top
of the old soles, which I of course first brushed clean, and then
slathered on ShoeGoo until I ran out of it, finishing up with waterproof
construction adhesive. I held everything together with package tape and
the next day trimmed my masterwork with one of those curved flooring
knives and refined with a grinder.

Now I haven't so much as dipped a toe in water, but the boots walk
great, look great, and like a duck--I think they'll take to water just
fine.

My Grandfather swore by carpet soles, and I've used them, too -
especially for "special purpose custom" boots, like snakeproofs, etc.
Given the price, IMO, they are pretty tough to beat.

TC,
R

wrote...
Pretty much what I do but I use Duct Tape instead of bungees and use a
grinder to smooth the edges even with the boot after they've dried.

That is exactly how I do it as well.
--
Warren
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wrote...
Pretty much what I do but I use Duct Tape instead of bungees and use a
grinder to smooth the edges even with the boot after they've dried.

That is exactly how I do it as well.
--
Warren
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