White's Boots
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Generally between $390 - $800 depending on style, leather configuration, and options such as cap toes, celastic toe, lining, sole etc…
You can get an absolutely beautiful, custom made pair to your specific configuration for around $500. It's only when you start adding stupid things like Shark Leather that you stray into the reals of ridiculous pricing.
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What's the general price point for White's please?
You can see how their various leathers and options change the price @ http://www.buildaboot.com/
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A basic semi-dress boot starts around 390. if you use "twitter" code you get $12.00 off. There's more options if you customize a boot at bakershoe.com rather than buildaboot.com. I've spent many hours creating different make-ups.
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Can any of you leather experts recommend me a high shine leather to use in contrast to a mainly bull hide Bounty Hunter?
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ssup buddy
check my blog out i have a par of smoke jumpers in water bufallo with dress leather captoe.
dress ( dry tanned leather) is WAY better than cxl .
http://vintage-edieee.blogspot.com/2010/11/whites-smoke-jumper-boots-okuyama-san.html
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They look great Ed, I should have known to contact you for advice…...expect a FB message shortly, ha ha.
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Ok, I've done a lot of yapping over the last few pages, and not a lot of showing. These arrived to me today (again, new to me), I picked them up from nicecrackaction just before Christmas. This is my first experience of Smoke Jumpers, and I'm so impressed that it had bought me some thinking time on my custom order ….. or at least satisfied my blood lust for now.
Pics taken both with and without flash to give a balance of the true colour.
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Cheers Rafa, the weird thing is that I have always thought that Smoke Jumpers look shit compared to SD's and Bounty Hunters for some reason, and now I know why. Smoke Jumpers are not a boot that pictures well, but in the flesh they are every bit as pretty as SD's, and I hope to find out soon about Bounty Hunters.
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I think I can say that they're probably a boot you have to see in the flesh to appreciate.
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I think I can say that they're probably a boot you have to see in the flesh to appreciate.
that´s what i think as well…i hope you can prove me wrong though
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Great pick-up, Mega! If one looks around rakuten one can find a lot of Japanese dudes pulling this style off. I'm sure you'll do the same.
I'm not a fan of the typical White's sole either, but I did some digging this week and played around on buildaboot.com and think I might actually like the Northwest with the much hated Vibram wedge sole…
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If you orded from White's lately, they posted this one FB this morning
Boot Lead-Time Update
New Boots are taking 4 to 6 Weeks
Relast Boots 10 Weeks
Resole Boots 1 to Weeks
General Repairs 2 Weeks -
Mega, go for it! The chromexcel leather looks really good..
And so the White's finally arrived.
6inch Smokejumper with Brown Chromexcel
Vibram #430
I love the look of the double stitch.
I must say I am impressed by the construction of the boots, the stitching qualities are top notch and I love the feel of the laces haha. Definitely worth the wait.
Can you tell me your specs, please!Would be nice.
I like them!!!!!!!!!
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Here u go:
Leather 1: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
Leather 2: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
Toe Vamp Leather: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
Toe Cap Leather: None
Celastic Toe Box: Re-enforced Toe
Steel Toe: No
Heel Plate Leather: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
Height: 6"
Upper (Shaft) Leather : Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
Leather Liner: Black
Top: Rolled
Back Plate Leather: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
Pull Loop: Yes
Eyelet Color: Brass
Eyelet Configuration : Hook and Eyelet
Top Eyelet : Hook
Lace to Toe: Plain Toe
Lace: Leather
False Tongue: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
Sole: Vib 430
Half Slip: Yes
Heel Shape: Curve
Heel Height: Minus 1/4"
Last: Standard
Midsole: Standard
Midsole/Sole Color: Natural
Size - Length: 9.5
Size - Width: EEI wore my white's out today, and in about 30mins, i could really feel the pain at the arch. Anyone experienced this before? Their arch design is supposed to improve comfort, but the pain is driving me nuts..
