Hows the FJP do to you so far, after the breaking. Does it fit like a Carmina rain last? Really tempted to order via online, but need to figure out the fitting. Heard its as good as Carmina at a fraction of cost.

This post has been edited by cheefai7: Oct 10 2017, 04:26 PM

I have two JFPs. One is the Magnolia in the TMG round last in 7.5UK, which fits ok but has a little room in the toe and vamp. Probably could go down to 7UK.

Which was why when I bought the Windermere, I went with 7UK. But it fits similar to the 7.5UK Magnolia, still with a bit of room in the toe. It's not bad, toe area is comfortable. But because it's a 6-eyelet Oxford (rather than the more usual 5), coupled with my low instep, there is a fair bit of room in the vamp.

I don't have any Carmina's in rain, but I have tried it on once and 7 fit me the best, although I didn't really walk around in it much to really tell. Simpson 7.5UK fits me perfectly. Inca 7UK fits me very well too.

Who says JFP is a fraction of Carmina's price? They cost about the same. Personally I think it's hard to beat Carmina's lasts, which I find to be exquisite and refined (especially Simpson and Inca). I got both my JFP ok discount. They're definitely good and probably on par with Carmina but they are not cheaper.

Hey guys, where's the cheapest place to get saphir products?

Shoe tree Singapore cheapest I found so far.
Www.shoetree.sg

Sorry for the plug, but I'm selling my Carmina navy suede string loafers. Let me know if anyone is interested.

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4433479

Your feet too small bro

Haha, that's too bad.... what's your size?

9G or 9.5F. Although I measure 10.5C on the Brannock using heel to ball length

Aiyo, why your feet so small?

Offloading for a Saint Crispin's? I resist the JFP until it has the cool discount like what you had experienced earlier, otherwise might head to WJ & Co to try or pickup a Carmina.

This post has been edited by cheefai7: Oct 20 2017, 10:22 AM

My feet are normal. Yours are gigantic.

Nah, offloading then because I realized I'm not really a loafer kinda guy. Not getting a Saint Crispin's, still above my pay grade. I'm not done with Carmina yet.

WJ's pricing of MYR 1,880 (if they haven't changed it) is still quite competitive especially with today's exchange rate.

Damn, did Carmina just increase their prices in their site? It used to be €318. It's now €341.

Anyone can recommend a good cobbler? I wanted to get my shoes topied. I used to go to the one in ikano. I went there a few months ago and the whole floor was closed due to renovation

Maiden voyage of my Loake after coming back from the cobbler. After 2.5 years under a topy, the toe was wearing out past the rubber and approaching the welt. So I got my cobbler to take off the topy and add a rubber toe tip. Basically trying to achieve something like this:


Told him not to stitch, but he stitched anyway...not to the welt, but to the insole! So there's now a direct path from the outsole to my toes. Will see if I get wet feet next time I walk in the rain...

This post has been edited by niakulah: Nov 3 2017, 02:30 PM

Went to WJ&Co today.

Wanted to snap up the Carmina but was thinking for a budget of 2k, are there better alternatives?

Looking at the double monk as we speak.

Did you ask him to grind a bit of the leather sole to get the rubber to sit flush? Wonder if this would compromise the original welt stitching at the toe area, since the leather that was grinded might go past the channel. Maybe that's why he stitched anyway?

If water gets in, the easiest solution is to stick a new topy on the whole thing. But I guess the whole reason you did all this was that you wanted to walk on leather sole

This post has been edited by RA_2366: Nov 5 2017, 09:02 PM

Yes I did. And yes I knew it would likely cut the outsole stitching to the welt, but knowing the nature of the saddle stitch (I'm an amateur leathercrafter), I let him do it.

But as I type this, I had a thought. Perhaps it is for the best, since the new stitches will help to provide additional strength to the outsole/welt and outsole/insole connections that have been weakened by the severing of the outsole stitching at the toe.

I went into this with the thought that it would probably be OK without stitches, since cobblers in Japan have done this many times (as seen on Instagram. @tanapansensei).

Looking forward to the day when I have the skills and tools to do this myself. I'm halfway there with the tools.

hey guys, i always tend to scratch my work leather shoes, it's not deep scratches but the it's discolored.. Is it possible to be fixed?

A little late but I picked up a Double Monk from WJ & Co over the weekend.

Can't wait to wear it out soon

Carmina? Saint Crispin? Why you poison me

Depends. Smooth calf leather? Black? Relatively easy. You can mostly cover it with black shoe creme. Try slicking it either with a smooth bone or metal spoon.

If it's very deep, you can use something like Saphir Edge Dressing to fill it up. I've successfully done that before on the black shoes I posted earlier. Got a deep gash in the toe cap trying to exit a super-cramped toilet stall in Singapore. I can hardly see it now.