As digga said, it gave the shoes more width.
I positioned them toe down in the freezer with the plastic bag full of water filling the front part of each shoe.
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As digga said, it gave the shoes more width.
I positioned them toe down in the freezer with the plastic bag full of water filling the front part of each shoe.
It works. Did it to many a pair of issued boots. Ironically you piss in the shower then stand in it to harden the soles of your feet.
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Cheers for that, at least I know it works, I used to get the kettle on them.
ex miner here .... and it cures athletes foot as well ..
When glass cutting was done by hand, the glass cutters used to get blisters between their fingers from repetitive use of the cutting tools.
To harden their skin they used to piss on their hands and rub it in.
Thank god I worked at the furnace end.
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Urine works on leather to soften it.
The Leather Museum in Walsall educated us on this topic from the old days while we did a factory tour.
The term 'piss pot' came from this process where tanneries would collect urine from these pots left out in the street.
The Leather Museum in Walsall educated us on this topic from the old days while we did a factory tour.
The term 'piss pot' came from this process where tanneries would collect urine from these pots left out in the street.
The leather museum in Walsall ??
You know how to organise a good day out ..
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If you have any boots you need filling with piss just let us know
The leather museum in Walsall ??
You know how to organise a good day out ..
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There’s a museum of corkscrews in France.
If you have any boots you need filling with piss just let us know
the next time I stay in a hotel and there are pairs of shoes outside of the room doors I'll know what to do
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Who ever started the urine idea on here was spot on...this from the net.....
Ammonia in water acts as a caustic but weak base. Its high pH breaks down organic material, making urine the perfect substance for ancients to use in softening and tanning animal hides. Soaking animal skins in urine also made it easier for leather workers to remove hair and bits of flesh from the skin.20 Aug 2013
From Gunpowder to Teeth Whitener: The Science Behind Historic Uses ...
Also they used to ship barrels of urine from Newcastle down to London for other processes, apparently the northern piss was better than the southern piss........
Suppose it’s a bit like the beer
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Ammonia in water acts as a caustic but weak base. Its high pH breaks down organic material, making urine the perfect substance for ancients to use in softening and tanning animal hides. Soaking animal skins in urine also made it easier for leather workers to remove hair and bits of flesh from the skin.20 Aug 2013
From Gunpowder to Teeth Whitener: The Science Behind Historic Uses ...
Also they used to ship barrels of urine from Newcastle down to London for other processes, apparently the northern piss was better than the southern piss........
Suppose it’s a bit like the beer
g
Who ever started the urine idea on here was spot on...this from the net.....
Ammonia in water acts as a caustic but weak base. Its high pH breaks down organic material, making urine the perfect substance for ancients to use in softening and tanning animal hides. Soaking animal skins in urine also made it easier for leather workers to remove hair and bits of flesh from the skin.20 Aug 2013
From Gunpowder to Teeth Whitener: The Science Behind Historic Uses ...
Also they used to ship barrels of urine from Newcastle down to London for other processes, apparently the northern piss was better than the southern piss........
Suppose it’s a bit like the beer
That would be because we have good quality water, unlike that London nasty stuff that makes shit tea, and turns a shave into a proper scratchy affair.
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And a museum of Cheese in the Netherlands.
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The leather museum in Walsall ??
You know how to organise a good day out ..
Haha Yeah exactly.
Me and Louise went as we've lived here years but never visited the Walsall Leather Museum.
The event was absolutely dire and almost a waste of time, except for right at the end.
In the very last room was one man. All he did was tell stories about the Leather industry, handing out leather types (can you guess if it's fake or real, how to spot fake leather, whats the difference between suede, how its made, different animal leathers and guess what's what, which part of the animal (and some parts were very unexpected haha) etc.
He had us completely captivated for an hour with his stories (examples being samurai sword handles and stingray leather due to texture and grip levels when blood soaked, completely smooth until wrapped and then tiny scales stick out and very grippy) and his knowledge tests, costs of leather around the world, why handmade goods cost so much, stitching quality, snake skins and guess what type of snake, length (some unravelled were massive length), what skiving is etc.
Completely turned the visit around for us, just that one chap and his stories. Very very interesting.
If he'd been on a lunch break we wouldn't have looked back
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If you have any boots you need filling with piss just let us know
No mate, I can afford new ones that fit properly.
Thanks anyway.
Don't know about the boots; but soaking in a bath in your new Levis used to work.
Yep, I remember doing that, but that was to shrink them and make 'em tighter!
Well although I won't seriously be pissing in my boots, I have enjoyed a good laugh from this posting.
Cheers!
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