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“As someone who has climbed mountains, I’ve had to improve the grip on the bottom of a shoe or two,” Michael Sawyer of UltimateKilimanjaro.com says with a laugh. “Just take a rock, nail file or ...

Narrator: These Lucchese gator boots have been worn for about 10 years. The friction of wear has created a hole in the toe area. They will be restored by Unsung House, a Tennessee shoe-repair shop ...

SALISBURY — When it came down to it, all Pat Weddington wanted was a hand-stitcher and a polisher to help with repairs he sometimes had to make to shoes he and his wife were selling on eBay.

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When it comes to their gear, most athletes don’t have to resort to DIY. But self-customization was the reality for amputee athletes who needed soles for their prosthetic running blades, like ...