Bootmaking
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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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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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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…
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It hurt like hell. You’re probably assuming that I hit my finger. Because that would be a normal type of injury when using a hammer.…
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Making chelseas. My chelseas. Whenever I’ve got some time between orders, I’m usually experimenting with builds. That either means developing an upcoming pattern, tweaking an…
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Use your brain a little beforehand. I was staring at a pair of half finished boots on the bench when this journal idea popped into…
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Morale of the story. Think harder. Whenever I sit down to write, I don’t have any particular topic in mind. That being said, during the…
