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About customboots

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.

Whoops

Someone pointed out that the eagle’s head on this boot was SUPPOSED to be white. I really have no excuse for missing this particular detail. Fortunately it wasn’t too late to fix it.

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Lasts

I’m working on my http://www.sorrellnotionsandfindings.com website today. I’m adding all of the lasts to that website, with updated and current stock quantities. I have five last models up already and should complete the remainder of the last models by this … Continue reading

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Tail feathers

I’m working on boots again in my studio, and today I sewed the vamps and counter covers onto this pair of boots. They’re a little tricky, because the eagle’s tail feathers extend over the tongue. I sewed the eagle completely … Continue reading

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…and gifts

Oh my goodness, my friends in Japan sent me a pair of lasting pliers and a knife too, as a gift! They really know the way to my heart.

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Food!

This box has been sitting unopened on my desk for two weeks, because I just didn’t have the time or energy to deal with it. It’s all of the tools and supplies that I shipped to my class in Japan, … Continue reading

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Whale mustache

Carina, Tanja, and I visited a saddle maker in Switzerland. He had bristles that were from around the mouth of a whale! This is Carina and me with our whale mustaches.

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New book on leather inlay/overlay

My book on leather inlay/overlay is available for pre-order! It’s $34.99 and it should arrive at my shop by July 4. If you’d like to pre-order and pay now, I’ll sign your copy. My shop phone number is 405-282-5464.

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Making progress

Soon I’ll have all of the pieces stitched and I’ll be able to start putting them together.

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Goal:

Begin stitching these today.

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Cheering up

I may not be feeling well today, but who could fail to feel better at the thought of starting a pair of boots with this design?

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