how to resole shoes

Follow this step-by-step guide to resole your shoes at home — no machines required — hand tools only

Any trend that encourages people to resole and repair shoes is a good thing. And we’ve been enjoying seeing people around the world resole football boots. If you’d like to try this yourself, here’s how you can do it at home with a few hand tools.

Hand tools

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Wing dividers 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

Scalpel

Bone folder 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

Carpenter pincers 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

Cobbler knife or Stanley knife

Electric hand tools

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Dremil 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

Supplies

Randing 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

Vibram 1009 outsole 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

Leather 1.2-1.4mm 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

Glue: Reina All Purpose Adhesive 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

Waxed thread 🇬🇧 Buy 🇺🇸 Buy

What you need

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