Category Archives: boot maker

This little guy was playing possum right in the middle of the alley behind my shop. I thought that was rather unwise of him, so Dale shoved him over into the grass with a board. You don’t want to get … Continue reading →

Here’s a link to my YouTube video for October. “It’s a Boot Life”

I came into the shop bright and early this morning, and had a pair of boots inseamed by 10am. My reward is a massage this afternoon.

They’re on the last and the toe boxes are in. I’m going to force myself to make waxed thread before I go home, and then it will be downhill all the way to the finish line on these boots!

Tip: You can set something aside and wait 20 minutes for the glue to dry, but if you forgot to actually put glue on it, it won’t stick.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t.

When lasting a pair of boots, there’s always one boot that’s harder to last than the other. I really, most fervently hope that this one is the hard one. Let me rest a bit, then I’ll go last the second … Continue reading →

Tomorrow and Saturday I’ll be doing a book signing event for my book “The Art of Inlay and Overlay” at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. I’ll be in the gift shop signing books from 10am … Continue reading →

I’ve added a cowboy boot making class to my calendar for January, 2017. Class size is limited to two students. Boot Making Class Link