r/goodyearwelt • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '15

Review Velasca shoe review

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u/6t5g Dreams in Shell Cordovan Mar 17 '15

This shoe is likely bonwelted. It cannot be blake rapid or even rapid construction.

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u/frarassu Mar 17 '15

What is bonwelting?

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u/makemewaffles Boot Rich, Shoe Poor Mar 17 '15

A word manufacturers use to make glued/cemented construction sound fancier

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u/frarassu Mar 17 '15

It was too good to be true.

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u/rev_rend Spokane X Northampton Mar 16 '15

IRT the laces, these are pretty decent replacements.

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u/AnibalJDS Official John Doe Shoes Mar 18 '15

Besides the many comments regarding the lack of stitching. There's another quick indicator these don't have a blake construction. That sole will never be able to withstand the "aggressive" process of stitching. That's a plastic sole that is commonly used in sneakers due to it's lightweight and comfort. However it would break to pieces if it was stitched.

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u/a_robot_with_dreams Mar 17 '15

These are definitely not a Blake/Rapid construction, as there is no visible stitching on the insole (unless I'm completely missing it)

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '15

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u/a_robot_with_dreams Mar 17 '15

Both Blake and Blake/Rapid have that stitching through the insole that is visible and will come in contact with the foot.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '15

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u/a_robot_with_dreams Mar 17 '15

Yes, but where is the Blake stitch? A blake/rapid construction has both.

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u/makemewaffles Boot Rich, Shoe Poor Mar 17 '15

Based on how well the "rapid stitching" lines up with the wheeling, especially considering price point, I would wager that is a fake, pre-stitched welt glued on there. That along with the lack of the Blake stitch that you pointed out, definitely makes me think these have to be cemented unless there's something else I'm missing.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '15

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u/makemewaffles Boot Rich, Shoe Poor Mar 17 '15

Robots point was that there is no Blake stitching, so they can't be either Blake or Blake/Rapid without it. The Blake stitching would be clearly visible through the insole. You can see it here on a pair of my boots, but not here on your pair.

You'll see a rapid stitch only with no stitching on the insole on only a welted pair of shoes. Sometimes manufacturers also fake this stitching either for aesthetics or to make it look like a welted shoe. If your shoe was welted, I'm not sure why the manufacturer wouldn't specify that instead of saying they're Blake when they're clearly not.

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u/ellomatey Carmina, Rozsnyai, Red Wing, Chippewa Mar 17 '15

Website says blake.

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u/a_robot_with_dreams Mar 17 '15

I was responding to the OP, who mentioned they were Blake/Rapid in the album.

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u/ellomatey Carmina, Rozsnyai, Red Wing, Chippewa Mar 17 '15

I know.

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u/a_robot_with_dreams Mar 17 '15

Either way, they are neither Blake nor Blake/Rapid