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Or at least, a baseline. My body aches. A lot of people don’t understand how physically taxing it can be as a Bootmaker. Particularly in…
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I’m looking at you, boot nerds. My sewing machine handwheel finally arrived. Well actually, two did and four more are on their way. Because my…
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It’s longer than you think. Since my sewing machine is still waiting for parts, I’ve been filling my time with other work in the business.…
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Wait, wait, just hear me out first. Outstation boots are built with cemented soles. That is, the leather midsole is stitched to the rubber slipsole,…
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It’s about flow of conversation. Sewing machine still sitting idle, the handwheel hasn’t arrived from my manufacturer yet. In the end, I started sourcing handwheels…
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When it rains, it pours. That’s always what my Mum used to say. Meaning, if something goes wrong, everything seems to go wrong at the…
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Are some of the least expected. I’m waiting on my sewing machine spring to arrive, so this week I’m still out of action. Well, at…
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Regardless if they’re pretty or not. I once had a customer who was new to heritage boots. Actually on second thought, this is most of…
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Being out of routine is frustrating. It’s been one of those weeks where I don’t remember what I’ve done, because it went so fast that…
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This is the best title ever. If you want to spook a bootmaker, tell them that you broke their favourite awl. So what right? Tools…
