Author Archives: customboots

I received this lovely note today from the new owner of these boots: “We just got back to Houston and my boots were waiting for me. They are stunning in person and they fit beautifully. Thank you so much for … Continue reading →

Cowboy boots typically have half of the sole natural and half black or brown. I’m using a refillable marker to dye the brown right at the line because these markers won’t allow the dye to bleed like a dauber will. … Continue reading →

These are the boots that won a Gold Medal and trophy at a shoemaking competition in the Netherlands. I rarely ever get to make blue boots so when I do I try to choose a title with the word blue … Continue reading →

  Today I prepared a pair of boots for inseaming…   …and inseamed them. It’s my favorite thing to do when I’m alone in the shop. I had the music on and sang the afternoon away.