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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.

New boots!

Posted on September 17, 2019 by customboots

My apprentice Flora has finished her first pair of cowboy boots!

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I have a mean boss

Posted on September 16, 2019 by customboots

I’ve been trying to get back into the shop and inseam these boots for a week now. Today I sternly told myself I was not allowed to go home until it was done. I finished one this morning, and starting … Continue reading →

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Finally!

Posted on August 26, 2019 by customboots

I had issues (all of the self-inflicted variety) getting these boots on the last, but once I solved those the boots lasted in about 10 minutes. I think they were happy too.

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Art

Posted on August 26, 2019 by customboots

Close-up of an art/just for fun piece I created recently

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A win and a loss

Posted on August 23, 2019 by customboots

Strapping a pair of boots after lasting (that leather piece wrapped over the boot) is almost an admission of defeat for me; it means that I wasn’t able to last it quite as well as I wanted and I’m trusting … Continue reading →

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The next two pairs

Posted on August 22, 2019 by customboots

If I get to work in the shop tomorrow (no promises) I’ll put these two pairs of boots on the last.

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Introducing:

Posted on August 18, 2019 by customboots

“If Heartaches Had Wings” Link to song

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Inseaming is my meditation

Posted on August 9, 2019 by customboots

I took a break from creating boot tops and inseamed a pair of boots today.

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The view from the back

Posted on August 7, 2019 by customboots

You really needed to see the back side of the purple stained glass boot tops.

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On second thought

Posted on August 2, 2019 by customboots

You remember how I announced that the Thunderbird tops were completed? Yeah, there’s been a small wrinkle. The client has one Short Heel measurement larger than the other, so not only are these tops asymmetrical (Thunderbirds reversed to face each … Continue reading →

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