Tag Archives: leatherart

Time traveler

Posted on April 2, 2025 by customboots

I’m making a reproduction of an old Dixon boot, and as I was stitching this top band I was thinking of Andy Dixon, the designer for Dixon Boots, and wondering if he’d think I’d done a good job and hire … Continue reading →

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Butterflies

Posted on March 28, 2025 by customboots

My mentor Jay Griffith told me that boot makers used to save the cut-out pieces from an inlaid boot and use them to create an overlaid design on another pair of boots. Anyone need a pair of cowboy boots with … Continue reading →

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Today’s work

Posted on March 25, 2025 by customboots

Corrected the issue on the second brown boot this morning and got it on the last, and also lasted this pair of turquoise alligator boots

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Save it for tomorrow

Posted on March 24, 2025 by customboots

Two and a half pairs on the last. The brown pair on the left didn’t go on the last exactly like I wanted, so I took them off to do some minor adjustments. I finished one and put it back … Continue reading →

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Roundups to Runways

Posted on March 21, 2025 by customboots

Today I had the privilege of taking my friends to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. I gave them a guided tour of the current cowboy boot exhibit and told them all about cowboy boots and their history. We … Continue reading →

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A little bit of dust

Posted on March 18, 2025 by customboots

Today I sanded for hours, attempting to customize a last for one of the most challenging feet I’ve seen in years and then I realized that the vac system wasn’t doing a very good job so I went out and … Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on March 10, 2025 by customboots

Introducing: “Little Birdie”

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Almost

Posted on March 3, 2025 by customboots

Two boots are almost done; I need to shape and polish the heels.

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Inlay/Overlay Class

Posted on February 24, 2025 by customboots

I taught a leather inlay/overlay class in the Netherlands today, at Rene van den Berg’s shoemaking school. I started the morning with not being able to find my earrings and watch in the hotel room, and this made me feel … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Boots: From Roundups to Runways

Posted on February 7, 2025 by customboots

Here are some photos from my presentation to the Annie Oakley Society and the opening of the cowboy boot exhibition at the National Cowboy Museum.

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