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Nice post drop this morning from @blunt_shank_products “Ain’t No Half Steppin’ 👆🏾👊🏾
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Thanks to @johodgetts for inviting us to @adidas and thank you to @sunnifourfizzy for taking the time to have a chat. Music : trumpet sketches (edit) by Janko Nilovic
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Which unit would you pick ? #vibramAugust #adidaszx420 #bluntshankMunky #configure #handmadesneaker #linkinbio
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Making the #MetalHeadz Hybrid for @mrgoldie.
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My youngest son #bboycookie is now providing marketing material for Blunt Shank. This monthly endeavour will be paid work, in the form of a pay-monthly SIM card. He created the animation using #procreate and made the sound using #garageband. I’ll be posting one a month. Please be inspired to visit my website and explore your #customsneaker options.
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@eskapada_essentials kindly gave me a lovely pair of #adidasToronto a few years back. As you might know shoes of this era were often made of synthetic uppers and moulded PU midsoles. Most of which crumble to a glue like mush. This pair needed a new midsole and without any reissue donors around, I had to try and make one from sheet medium density EVA. This midsole is made by creating an inner wedge midsole and then cutting the colour block pattern from two sheets of blue and white. This is then wrapped around the inner wedge and then shaped on a grinder. It’s one way to try and recreate the look of these classics.
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Some restoration work for @wol_555 🙏🏻 on his OG pair of #nike #omegaflame 🔥Thanks to @vintage_trainer_repairs68 for helping out.
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Some of the stills from the video posted a couple of days ago, featuring the #ma1jacket concept on the #AM1.
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Something funky and utilitarian for @eazuus for his @mindurmental project. Bold handcrafted superstars complete with a “toolkit” and “ink” to switch up or custom that all important branding. #mindyourmentalhealth
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My #prototype #DoubleVsuperstar for @three.bandz which was #handmade in my home workshop. This version of the concept uses vegetable tanned box calf across the whole upper. A leather usually found on high end dress shoes. Each part of the pattern hand cut and skived. Each edge was coated and polished. The stripes were glued under the vamp and the slight relief is accented by the stripe stitching. The tongue features the Double V stitch pattern found on the famous jackets. The heel tab is trefoil branded and the counter is heat stamped with the Run DMC logo. I also added some gold detailing here. Inside the lining is one piece calf in grey. The insole/ sock liner is wet moulded vegetable tanned leather with a thin layer of PU and red suede to cover. The laces are faux leather with gold aglets. The sole unit was taken from an #adidasSuperstar, then trimmed and sanded. The leather toe was painted black to match (originally white superstar pure). A rand of the box calf was skived and rolled to form a sidewall and the bottom edge coated and polished. This was hand stitched after lasting and soling. Going forward I think I could use softer leathers to give it more of a padded jacket feel. I found the lining leather too stiff and difficult to last. In fact I had to last these three times, applying conditioner and steam to the underside of the lining. There are other tweaks I would make going forward and I look forward to making another. That said I’m pleased with what I have achieved and learned from the process.
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@jaystenholm sent me a lovely pair of #vintageadidas spikes. He sourced an old pair of LA Trainer (smaller) and I found a last that would be close enough to both shapes. I used new sole board, then lasted the upper before soling. They look great I think, vintage glue stains and all! I hope you enjoy them Jay!
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The man @blunt_shank again with a pair of custom ROOS-slides based on a @kwillsofficial sketch! Great work! #bluntshank #kwills #slides #summer #beachlife #kangaroos #roos #sneaker #sneakers #kicks #madeinengland #handcrafted #handmade #quality #klekttakeover #klekt #sneakerfreaker #sneakerheads #praisemag #sneakersmag #hypebeast #highsnobiety #complex #sneakernews
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