Author Archives: customboots

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.

Working with other people

Posted on August 9, 2018 by customboots

I have this up on my shop wall and it never fails to amuse me.

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Shanks

Posted on August 8, 2018 by customboots

The shanks are shaped and laced into place and now it’s time to add the counter cover, which gives the cowboy boot shank its distinctive rounded shape.

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Pralines

Posted on August 3, 2018 by customboots

I’m at the Footwear Symposium and just found this on my table, bought for me by a kind friend.

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Toes

Posted on July 31, 2018 by customboots

The “toe box” is a stiff piece of leather or synthetic that’s sandwiched between the foot leather and the lining, so the the toe will hold its shape. I have the toe box in these boots now!

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Made with care

Posted on July 30, 2018 by customboots

I like the insides of my boots to be as pretty and neat as the outsides, even if it will never be seen again.

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Successful day

Posted on July 26, 2018 by customboots

It’s always a good feeling when sideseaming-and-turning-the-boots day is over.

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New sandals for me

Posted on July 24, 2018 by customboots

This was fun, but I sure need a whole lot more practice to be satisfied with the end results.

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It’s a Boot Life

Posted on July 23, 2018 by customboots

“It’s a Boot Life” continues with Part Three of speed boot making. You know making a cowboy boot is complex when even speeded up to 10x and only showing footage from working on one boot, it’s still going to take … Continue reading →