Today’s work

Posted on July 17, 2014 by customboots

I had hoped to start cutting leather today but instead I completed all of the pattern pieces and fit the last.

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I'm a custom cowboy boot maker. I own a business, Sorrell Custom Boots, and I create bespoke cowboy boots using vintage machinery and hand tools. I also own www.sorrellnotionsandfindings.com, a company that specializes in tools, supplies, and leather for the boot and shoe making trade.

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2 Responses to Today’s work

georgiabrickoven says:

July 17, 2014 at 6:45 pm

Hi Lisa. The design on these boots is one of your best ones yet! Can’t wait to see the leather color choices. A question about the lasts – what “goop” do you use to get the custom fit and are the lasts used again for someone else’s boots of a similar size. Or do you use new lasts for each pair?

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- customboots says:
  
  July 17, 2014 at 7:42 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
  I do the primary part of building up a last with leather–it’s easier to control exactly how much I’m adding and keep the last contours. Once I’m close to where I need to be I sometimes use body filler with fiberglass particles to get the exact dimensions I need, and I always use it to change a toe shape.
  
  I fit a new last for each client and put their name on it. I don’t reuse a last once it’s been fitted for a client.
  
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