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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.

Second time around

Posted on March 24, 2020 by customboots

If you feel as if you’ve seen these boot tops before–you have. The bad news is that I was never able to successfully get the first pair to fit, the good news is that the client is incredibly patient and … Continue reading →

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Philosophy and chocolate

Posted on March 20, 2020 by customboots

Last week a customer sent me a beautiful box of chocolates. I have a regrettable tendency to save things for an unspecified special occasion, and sometimes that leads to not having it at all because I forget or it goes … Continue reading →

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Sweet surprise

Posted on March 12, 2020 by customboots

Some days begin with a box of chocolates and a sweet note from a customer.

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Leather Art

Posted on March 10, 2020 by customboots

I posted a snippet of this piece a few days ago as a teaser, and here is the completed piece. It’s approximately 250 rows of stitching, if you’re interested, and it’s titled “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven.”

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Wondering

Posted on March 4, 2020 by customboots

Sneak peek at a new project. If you find yourself confused and wondering what I’m doing and what the final project will look like… me too!

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Me in a sketch

Posted on February 29, 2020 by customboots

I gave my presentation today at the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles. Mr. Gregory Weir-Quiton was in the audience and he sketched me as I was speaking. I love it!

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Whoops

Posted on February 15, 2020 by customboots

Ha, guess what I’ve learned? It’s illegal for individuals to do for-profit raffles in Oklahoma. Now I have to figure out how to decide who gets the “Satan is Real” cowboy boots. 😂

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Identical twins?

Posted on February 15, 2020 by customboots

I’m finished with the “Satan is Real” boot tops and will research how to create a raffle now! About halfway through the Ira and Charlie boot panels I began questioning why I chose an art form that requires me to … Continue reading →

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Maybe it’s the tools…

Posted on February 12, 2020 by customboots

Years ago a man in New Hampshire sent me some vintage tools to try to sell for him and among those tools was set of hole punches. The set was in great condition, top-quality, and went down to the smallest … Continue reading →

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Ira and Charlie

Posted on February 11, 2020 by customboots

They always look worse (and a little scary) before they look better. 

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