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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.

New boots for me!

The boots I’m working on now will be for me. They have black kangaroo tops with a fully stitched design and a green alligator foot. I’ve never had green alligator boots before.

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Inside-out boots

These are the boots I’m making this week. 🙂 After lunch I’ll turn them right-side-out and let you have a proper look.

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New students

I have two new students in the shop this week and they’re doing great. Tomorrow we’ll stitch the side seams and they’ll begin to have something that looks like a boot.

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Christmas

It’s a little late, but this is my brother-in-law’s Christmas present (the case, not the phone).

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Thinking of spring

Here’s a new design I’ll be working on today.

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Shoemakers Conference

Here’s a photo from my trip to England. This is my friend Mariano, who’s a shoemaker at John Lobb. We met the first time I went to England, and I got to spend an entire day sitting beside him at … Continue reading →

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Back home

I got to see Greenland yesterday when we flew home.

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Poem by my mother

My mother wrote a poem for me! I have a little poem I wrote for you. Hope you like it. I started it some time ago & finished it tonight. ~My Daughter, the Boot Maker~ My daughter’s a custom boot … Continue reading →

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Tony Slinger, shoemaker

Dale and I are in England with our friends Carina and PO. Today we visited the shop of Tony Slinger, an absolutely fantastic shoemaker in Yorkshire. I asked many questions and learned a lot.

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Shoemaker’s gathering

I’m in Northampton, England at the Independent Shoemaker’s gathering. This is my table for dinner. I’ve made lots of new friends!

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