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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    WESCO-MRLOU-CXL Wesco® -10" CXL Steerhide Engineer Boot - Brown The "Mister Lou"

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    • ChessonC
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      Hi @GTPowers This is not something I have ever seen before. This will be something @Chris at Wesco is best placed to answer. If we don't hear back from him here, I'll give him a call later on today and get his insight.

      IG: @alexchesson_

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      • GTPowersG
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        @Chesson:

        Hi @GTPowers This is not something I have ever seen before. This will be something @Chris at Wesco is best placed to answer. If we don't hear back from him here, I'll give him a call later on today and get his insight.

        Awesome, thank you.

        IG: @GTPowers / @ gtp.denim

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          Any idea if these randomly get restocked on the site??

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            If you’re talking about Iron Heart’s site, re-stocking May be seemingly random, but they will always post in this thread when it’s done. You can also sign up for email notification from the item page

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              @sabergirl:

              If you’re talking about Iron Heart’s site, re-stocking May be seemingly random, but they will always post in this thread when it’s done. You can also sign up for email notification from the item page

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

              Totally what I was asking, I'll keep checking back here.

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              • ChessonC
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                @BobSacamano:

                Any idea if these randomly get restocked on the site??

                We will not be restocking this exact boot but a brown Mister Lou will be back in stock. We are going to be running brown veg-tanned horsehide instead of brown CXL. We are hoping that they will be ready in about 5-6 months time. Will we update here when we know a more accurate time frame.

                IG: @alexchesson_

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                  BobSacamano
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                  @Chesson:

                  @BobSacamano:

                  Any idea if these randomly get restocked on the site??

                  We will not be restocking this exact boot but a brown Mister Lou will be back in stock. We are going to be running brown veg-tanned horsehide instead of brown CXL. We are hoping that they will be ready in about 5-6 months time. Will we update here when we know a more accurate time frame.

                  Awesome! Thank you so much!

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                  • TrulsT
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                    Would love to try a pair of these IRL, quite imporant to know the fit on foot. I have quite demanding feets with high arches

                    Mvh

                    Truls

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                    • OaktaviaO
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                      I was pleased with the results of my horsehide pair of these that I will now follow suit with these. Here are before photos. I have had this pair for just shy of three years.

                      Edit: After leather oil! Oh me oh my how soft and nice they are now.

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                      "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                      WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                      • seawolfS
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                        @Oaktavia These are basically slippers.

                        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                        @zeebeeleather

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                        • goosehdG
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                          @Oaktavia Those look pretty good and only need another treatment. Your black ones look much better, but still need at least another treatment and probably two. It's just my opinion though.

                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          • OaktaviaO
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                            @goosehd I agree these brown ones need it bad. I'll probably hit them both again. How long should I wait for you think?

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                            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                            WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                            • OaktaviaO
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                              @seawolf said in WESCO-MRLOU-CXL Wesco® -10" CXL Steerhide Engineer Boot - Brown The "Mister Lou":

                              @Oaktavia These are basically slippers.

                              Haha yeah man they are butter.

                              IG: electricindigowizard

                              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                              WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                              • goosehdG
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                                @Oaktavia I would wait until tonight and give them a coat before you go to bed. Check them again in the morning and see how they look? The shafts look pretty good and don't think you need much more. Maybe a coat and even then, they're not that bad.

                                The heels on the brown boots look dry.

                                The black ones definitely need a few more coats. Shafts look decent, but the lowers need some more to drink...just my $.02

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                • OaktaviaO
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                                  @goosehd cool, cool thanks man. I want to make sure I do this all the way so the boots last a long time.

                                  IG: electricindigowizard

                                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                  WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                  • goosehdG
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                                    @Oaktavia They're an investment and pay dividends with time and care. I love a pair or two of old, well worn and loved boots.

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    • seawolfS
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                                      @Oaktavia Please be aware that there's such a thing as over-saturating your boots, so you have to find the right balance for your climate, leather, and lifestyle. If that isn't the most vague shit ever, I don't know what is. As long as you're conditioning them, they'll be fine. Most leathers leave the tannery and have a good 5-10 years before they'll need anything. Conditioning around once per year or two after that is generally a good idea. What you don't want to do is completely neglect them. The leather will turn into beef jerky and sawdust.

                                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                      @zeebeeleather

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                                      • OaktaviaO
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                                        @seawolf haha oh boy...well it is starting to get dark here already so I'll take a look at them in the morning and see how thirsty they look. Are you saying less may be safer? Or to just use my best judgement?

                                        IG: electricindigowizard

                                        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                        WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                        • seawolfS
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                                          @Oaktavia Use your best judgement. CXL in particular is notoriously stuffed with tons of fats and liquors at the tannery and doesn't need conditioning for 5-10 years. YMMV of course, but you're probably fine with being conservative with it. The leather still needs to be able to breathe.

                                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                          @zeebeeleather

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                                          • seawolfS
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                                            @Oaktavia Also, to reiterate. Use your best judgement. There's no one right answer for conditioning your boots because there are so many factors to consider, so you just need to look at the leather, feel the leather, and notice how it changes after you condition it, and keep an eye on them for a time, and condition again. You'll start to notice them drying out over time and you'll start to learn how much to use for the next time. Everyone's use-cases, environmental factors, and leathers are different, so it's a little trial in error, and largely varies from person to person. And as I mentioned earlier, as long as you're actually applying conditioner with some sort of regularity, you'll be fine.

                                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                            @zeebeeleather

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