Category Archives: Cowboy Boots

I’m pretty excited about these because I think they’re one of the prettiest boots I’ve made. I’ll have them finished tomorrow.

I found this picture today of a pair of boots I made. There’s a raised cord design going around the front of the foot, precisely along the bottom of the vamp (foot) leather. To do this and get it perfect … Continue reading →

Successful day lasting boots with my apprentice

The purple lines show how I often see boot makers punch their holes in the insole for inseaming. The blue lines show a better way to position the stitches; this way all of the stress for multiple stitches isn’t centered … Continue reading →

Introducing: “Walking the Floor Over You”

A common misconception is that cowboy boot heels are made of wood. They are not; cowboy boot heels are composed of as many layers of sole leather required to achieve the desired heel height. Today I’m stacking heels, which means … Continue reading →

Next comes building the heel and then these boots will be finished! The heel is made from pieces of sole leather layered on top of each other, one at a time, leveling each one before adding another, until the correct … Continue reading →

This pair of boots has been waiting patiently for weeks to be lasted, and they went onto the lasts beautifully.

Inseaming boots always makes me happy. I enjoy doing it, I like knowing it’s done, and (assuming I did a good job) it gives me pleasure to look at it.