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 two more episodes.

It’s a Boot Life

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Logo

Posted on July 21, 2018 by customboots

I keep simplifying my stitched logo.

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Vamps and wingtips

Posted on July 19, 2018 by customboots
Vamp: the foot part of a boot or shoe
Wingtip: a separate piece of leather over the toe, often decorative
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Ostrich leg

Posted on July 19, 2018 by customboots
Ostrich leg vamps and counter covers
Ostrich leg isn’t wide enough for a full vamp so they have to be pieced. You’d have to find an ostrich with cankles to make a full vamp.
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Dogs!

Posted on July 17, 2018 by customboots

Progress is being made on the puppy boots! The dog carvings in the boot tops were done by the talented Kathy Flanagan of Black Mountain Leather.

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Paw prints wingtip

Posted on July 16, 2018 by customboots

The puppy paw prints wingtip is in leather now. Cutting and skiving is finished; next I’ll inlay in the colors.

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Paw prints

Posted on July 12, 2018 by customboots
Puppy paw prints wingtip
This a heart -shaped leaf that I often do but it took on added significance in this wingtip. The boot tops feature portraits of two dogs, one of which has died and is deeply missed by its owner.
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Break time

Posted on July 9, 2018 by customboots

This is what I do when I’m taking a break from building boots.

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Meditation

Posted on July 7, 2018 by customboots

I found my meditation zone for a while today, stitching boot tops.

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ESSA

Posted on June 30, 2018 by customboots

I had a fantastic time at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts with my dedicated and talented students! Here they are with their completed independent leather inlay/overlay projects.

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