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Sick man! I'm liking that material choice for sure! Been awhile since we've seen a custom, and a reconstruction custom at that! If I see another South Beach inspired colorway, I'm going off! BTW, Ima' blog this in a bit. Nice job as always. Thanks for the kind words on the post up man i really appr...

Thanks appreciate the feedback. Hopefully i will have more time on my hands to turn out more custom Vans.

Some new work from me. First time using a Vans Zapato Del Barco base for customizing, it was fun and i enjoyed making them, and will probably release a bunch other customs in other colorways using different materials. As always this shoe was fully hand sewn using a sewing awl. The toe cap and side p...

So craft eyelets are ok, then? I figured they might be, but heard they might be too soft. No they are not craft eyelets, they where just purchased at an Arts and Crafts store, they are 5/32 eyelets used for leather goods. Here is a link on Amazon to the same ones i bought http://www.amazon.com/2-Pa...

Thanks for the comments everyone, i appreciate it. Hope the guide inspires you guys to also create some dope custom Vans. These are awesome! Where did you find the red eyelets? Thanks for the comment dude, i purchased the red eyelets at a local craft store for $3.00. You should be able to find them ...

This pair is a personal pair, i have wanted something new and i wanted to customize a Vans Era sneaker since i have never done it. So what i did was add new wax silk material to the side panels. Replaced the liner with a black leather liner to match the dark tone of the kicks. White eyelets with red...

Just wanted to let you guys know that because i am moving soon i am getting rid of a lot of my custom kicks. I have put up the Vans SK8 Hi "SSD1" up for sale at e-bay. You can hit up the link below to purchase them if you want: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=22067479...

Removing the eyelets should be easy, if it's anything like removing rivets. I used to use rivets a lot on car stuff, and you just have to drill them out. You grind out the inner piece, so it becomes thin, and then it will just fall out. The trick is finding the exact drill bit size that is needed. ...

Blog post updated! Hey, you think you could add the OTWS blog to your blogroll?!? Hehe, just wondering. And also, how the hell do you take apart a pair of Eras?!? I've tried to practice on taking apart one of those, and it seems impossible. Hopefully you do a write-up on that one as well. I want to...

Wow! These will be up on the blog in a bit! Thanks bro i really appreciate my work being posted on the blog. I am working on some Era's that i hopefully will have up and posted in a week or so, they are going to also be fully stitched by hand and i will make a small guide to go along with them. Onc...

Awesome!! Your guide is very helpful, thanks. ;) Thanks a lot. I know that a lot of people want to make a custom but dont have any idea how to start so i made the guide to help out people. The guide was an inspiration from Hush's guide. He makes really dope Vans customs and he always took time to h...

Whats good everyone, so here is my latest custom Vans SK8 Hi. The shoes where fully reconstructed on top of the original pair. Everything was sewn by hand using a sewing awl. The kicks are made with faux snake skin for the vans logo on the mid panels and navy color Japanese Selvage denim. You can hi...

Dope, def need the old skools, the gum sole makes them pop so much especially the blue pair. The Mountains look good too

Thanks for joining the OTWS community, and I'll post up your Califa Raza's on the blog, since they're still available for purchase. I'll also post up any new work you do as well! Thanks a lot for the comment, and thanks for the blog post up. I will def be posting up much more custom Vans work soon,...

Man, I've been waiting for a thread like this forever. Always thought there shoudl've been one on the old OTW site! Glad you guys started it up. Any recommendations on paint for customizing designs? Well it depends what you plan on painting. If you would like to paint leather then you need Angelus ...