Category Archives: boot maker

I made these boots for myself in 2003. They’ve been resoled once, but this time the toe was worn through and they needed a new foot too. I tore them apart to fix a year ago, but putting on a … Continue reading →

My apprentice Mallory just finished a new pair of boots for herself. She started these before she came to my shop and she built them all on her own so I can’t take any of the credit. 🙂 I need … Continue reading →

I’m teaching a class in North Carolina, and one of the machines evidently experience a power surge overnight. We took it apart, diagnosed it, and then (since they had another machine that wasn’t being used) replaced the motor.

My new apprentice Mallory is showing a remarkable aptitude for leather inlay and overlay. She’s inlaid the Beijing Drum and Bell Towers into her boot tops.

Introducing the encore edition of “Working Man Blues.” These boots have needed to be resoled for a long time and I’m happy to have them back.

I’ve updated my website with a link to my newsletter for August. August 2017 newsletter

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

I told my apprentice that I was going to take this example of 10 row stitching and show it to my students at the Penland School of Craft. She said, “You just want to show off and make them jealous.” … Continue reading →