Monthly Archives: March 2022

A common misconception is that cowboy boot heels are made of wood. They are not; cowboy boot heels are composed of as many layers of sole leather required to achieve the desired heel height. Today I’m stacking heels, which means … Continue reading →

Next comes building the heel and then these boots will be finished! The heel is made from pieces of sole leather layered on top of each other, one at a time, leveling each one before adding another, until the correct … Continue reading →

This pair of boots has been waiting patiently for weeks to be lasted, and they went onto the lasts beautifully.

Inseaming boots always makes me happy. I enjoy doing it, I like knowing it’s done, and (assuming I did a good job) it gives me pleasure to look at it.

My mentor Jay Griffith called this toe shape the Streamlined Square and it’s my very favorite toe. This customer said I could choose the toe shape and that’s an unwise thing to say to me unless you want a Streamlined … Continue reading →

I visited a friend this evening and saw an old pair of my boots in his collection. I made these for myself a long time ago and eventually gave them to him for display because he’s a boot collector. I’ve … Continue reading →

I was definitely praying the Boot Maker’s Prayer (Please match, please match!) on these. I lasted them once and wasn’t happy so I took them both off and tried again. The second time was satisfactory and I’m glad because it’s … Continue reading →

Sewing the pull into the side seam is a pain, but the good news is that once the side seam is done I don’t have to go back and sew in the pull! Also, I love the way it looks … Continue reading →

There always must be a few recalcitrant ones but overall it’s a decent job of pegging a cowboy boot sole. Vintage 000 Pegging Hammer, Pegging Haft with 40mm Pegging Awl, rubber bumper at the base of awl to help it … Continue reading →