Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

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 other), there’s a defined Right and Left boot top, and I got the back panels reversed. I can trim the larger one down to make it the smaller one, but I have to remake the larger one. I wonder if the client would like to have the now absolutely useless wrong way one as Art? 😁

Thunderbird boot tops are completed and I’m ready to begin building boots.

All of those little pieces of leather on each side go together to create the design.

“It’s a Boot Life” for July

They’re going to look nicer and more colorful soon, I promise.

Preview of things to come

Top bands for a new cowboy boot design

I finished putting the first of these together, looked at it, and said, “Oooh, that’s Art!” Shows what I know.

First I create the pattern for my little bird and mark the patterns onto the appropriate colors of leather, then I cut out those pieces very precisely and skive them, and finally I put them together. Now I have a flock of birds ready for the boot tops!