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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.

Choosing lasts

Posted on September 30, 2024 by customboots

Discussing fitting lasts with my shoemaker friend Martin from Germany

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I’m a winner

Posted on September 26, 2024 by customboots

*Getting* the last out of a pair of boots isn’t always a good time, but *having* the last out of a pair of boots is a wonderful feeling.

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Leveling heels today

Posted on September 26, 2024 by customboots
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Building heels

Posted on September 20, 2024 by customboots

I’ll be building heels on these boots all day, one layer at a time. This photo is already outdated; I have two layers on and will add a third when I get back from walking to the post office. I’m … Continue reading →

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Tubac Center of the Arts

Posted on September 20, 2024 by customboots

Today is the day!!! Land of Legend opens at the @tubacartsThis beautiful exhibition showcases photography and traditional arts of the west. From rawhide reins, to cowboy boots, to photos of this legendary place we call the West- this exhibition is STUNNING! Come … Continue reading →

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Nice email

Posted on September 9, 2024 by customboots

I received the nicest email yesterday from the new owner of these boots:“I wanted to thank you for the wonderful boots! I realized that I never sent a thank you note to you and I want to apologize for that.They … Continue reading →

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Landis K

Posted on September 5, 2024 by customboots

Can I tell you all a personal little secret? I think I’m beginning to love my Curved Needle machine. This big ol’ sewing machine has been my biggest weakness and greatest fear but recently I realized that it’s a sewing … Continue reading →

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Love and loss

Posted on September 2, 2024 by customboots

As many of you know, I lost my sister (my only sibling) unexpectedly almost two weeks ago. It’s been a rough couple of weeks but today I was able to go back into my shop and inseam a pair of … Continue reading →

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I said it’s fine

Posted on September 2, 2024 by customboots

I thought y’all might enjoy a photo of my vintage bottle of passive/aggressive Bottom Stain. TIS FINE

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Toes

Posted on August 20, 2024 by customboots

Slightly damp, and therefore still slightly darker, boot toes

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