Index
Every Page on This Site
A complete list of what is published here, grouped by section. Twenty three pages in total.
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The log, by section
Every entry, newest first.
Construction that can be rebuilt, resole costs, and how to tell before you buy.
Steel, edge geometry, rehandling, and how much life is left in a knife.
Waxed cotton, wool and laminates, and which of them have a repair path.
The running arithmetic on everything in the log.
What to service and store between seasons, and what to leave alone.
Guides
Repairs: what can be fixed, what it costs, and when to stop
The decision we make on the bench, written out in full.
Work boots that can be rebuilt
The boots section: constructions, costs, and what wears out in what order.
Boots and welts
What it costs to resole boots, and when it stops being worth it
Nine seasons of invoices on one pair.
Stitchdown or Goodyear welt: which boot can actually be rebuilt?
The two stitched constructions compared on rebuild count and price.
Every part, what it does, and whether it can be replaced.
What leather dressing is actually for, and the habit that ruins boots.
Pac boots: can an insulated winter boot be rebuilt?
Liners, bottoms, and ten winters priced out.
Blades and edges
How many times can a knife be sharpened before it is worn out?
Measured with a caliper across four years.
Which knife steels are worth resharpening at home?
Where the line sits between a stone and a professional.
Rehandling a knife: what it costs and what you get back
The cheapest large repair in the log.
Textiles, tackle and arithmetic
Rewaxing a field coat: how often, and does it extend its life?
Six seasons on one coat, at eleven dollars a time.
Four things worth doing and four to leave alone.
What buying once actually costs over ten years
Four items priced from invoice to today.
About this site
Who keeps the log, how entries qualify, and what we will not do.
One editor, one inbox, and what reaches the right person.
Disclaimer and editorial policy
How the site is funded and what the numbers are.
What this site collects, which is close to nothing.