If you're rough on your shoes then you've likely destroyed your share of laces by cracking the plastic around the tip and causing it to fray. Once this happens it's a pain to rethread the lace.

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Navigating the workshop of Jim’s Shoe Doctor is a hazard for the inexperienced. Strips of leather and spare soles stack up next to imposing machinery and scraps on the floor. Mike Summers barely even ...

Shoe repair is one of those areas that feels likes the domain of shoe specialists and cobblers only. And, to be fair, that is often still the case. If your shoes looks like they're worse for wear, ...

Whether you want to patch a hole in a jacket or reattach the sole of a shoe, it’s important to find a glue that’s designed to work with leather’s unique texture. The best glues for leather come in ...

Mike Summers, a longtime shoe repairman, now owns and operates the 122-year-old Jim's Shoe Doctor. Summers almost didn't buy the shop due to the challenges of small business ownership, but ultimately ...