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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.

Day Eight

Posted on July 15, 2015 by customboots

10 day cowboy boot making class, Day Eight.

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Timely advice

Posted on July 15, 2015 by customboots

From my boot making class today. Student: Do you have any advice for shaping the steel shank? Me: Try not to hit your thumb.

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Day Seven

Posted on July 15, 2015 by customboots

10 day cowboy boot making class, Day Seven.

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It’s a Boot Life

Posted on July 13, 2015 by customboots

July episode: It’s a Boot Life

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Day Six

Posted on July 13, 2015 by customboots

10 day cowboy boot making class, Day Six.

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Day Five

Posted on July 10, 2015 by customboots

10 cowboy boot making class, Day Five.

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Day Four

Posted on July 9, 2015 by customboots

10 day cowboy boot making class, Day Four.

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Day Three

Posted on July 8, 2015 by customboots

10 day cowboy boot making class, Day Three.

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Day Two

Posted on July 7, 2015 by customboots

10 day cowboy boot making class, Day Two.

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New class

Posted on July 6, 2015 by customboots

I started a new two week boot making class this morning with two students. This is what their boots look like after one day.

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