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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.

Shoemakers Gathering in Guthrie

Posted on October 31, 2013 by customboots

Janne from Sweden and Frank from England worked on my ancient perfing and gimping machine and got it working! This machine makes the little series of holes and/or the serrated edges that’s commonly seen on men’s dress shoes. And … Continue reading →

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New red toolbox

Posted on October 23, 2013 by customboots

This is the new toolbox my husband bought for me. I had such fun filling it up with boot making tools and supplies.

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Longhorn boots

Posted on October 22, 2013 by customboots

Here’s a better view of the boots sitting on the workbench in the middle of my shop. I put them on the lasts this morning.

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Lisa’s studio

Posted on October 22, 2013 by customboots

This coming weekend I’ll be hosting a gathering for boot and shoemakers and the festivities have already started for me. Marika from NYC is here taking an inlay/overlay class and Carina from Sweden is here because my shop is a … Continue reading →

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October newsletter

Posted on October 21, 2013 by customboots

October newsletter I’ve posted my October newsletter on my website.

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Portraits of the American Craftsman

Posted on October 21, 2013 by customboots

I’m in a book! If you want one you can order through my website: http://customboots.net/Sorrell_Custom_Boots/Portfolio.html

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It’s a Boot Life

Posted on October 21, 2013 by customboots

It’s a Boot Life On “It’s a Boot Life” this week I make my annual pilgrimage to the Boot and Saddlemakers Roundup in Wichita Falls, Texas.

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Ready for the last

Posted on October 18, 2013 by customboots

These two pairs of boots are ready to be put on the last, the wooden form around which boots and shoes are built.

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No laser cutter here

Posted on October 16, 2013 by customboots

My friend Marcell Mrsan, shoemaking professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design, called me a few minutes ago. He had shown some of my work to his students and they were refusing to believe I didn’t have a … Continue reading →