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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.

Inlay pieces

These are actually trash–they’re the pieces I’ve cut out of a top band that will be inlaid. I think I’m lucky to get to work with such beautiful shapes. It makes me happy.

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Sixteen Tons

I finished these boots yesterday and they’re mine! Dale took me out last night to celebrate my birthday and I wore them for the first time. I’ve named them “Sixteen Tons.”

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Jealous Heart

This pair of boots will be picked up by their new owner this afternoon. I’ve named them “Jealous Heart.” They’re hunter green alligator, in case the color isn’t clear in the photo.

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On the Wings of a Dove

This pair of boots met their new owner today and all was well. I named them “On the Wings of a Dove.”

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Cleaning and organizing

I cleaned out my “go ahead and measure me in case I want to order boots someday” drawer.

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http://www.williamshandmade.com/crafted-fashion/

http://www.williamshandmade.com/crafted-fashion/ OK, I definitely have a new craftsman crush. This lady makes beautiful suitcases and she makes them in all sorts of wonderful shapes!  

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“It’s a Boot Life”

“It’s a Boot Life” On “It’s a Boot Life” this week, I do a video essay on adding a shank cover, talk about an old Jay Griffith boot, interview my mother, and visit the Grand Canyon.

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Claymoor’s List, part two

Claymoor’s List, part two This is part two of my interview with Claymoor’s List and I think it has the most interesting questions.

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I’ve started building the heels on my November boots, the front room of my shop is much cleaner, the back room still needs work, and I’m leaving it all to go home and prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow with my family. … Continue reading

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Moving into my newly empty front room

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