White's Boots
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some of ed´s posting:
compare cxl to dress leather
cxl fucks up and breaks easily and gets old faster than dress/oil leather or any other leather from whites/horween
compay lw boot sin black cxl and sd in water buffalo/dress leather same age same wear same resoled by okuyama see to compare
ive to talk guys at whites and viberg and i get the same comments
cxl leather i smooth to start with so they tend to age earlier and make your boots die earlier. and fuck look at what happend to the top part of the engineer boots thats only my shin( skin) whos doing that and it ripped some of the leather off.
both are same age both same use. so you decide
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OH COME ON im just saying first hand experience here i posted some pictures before here and did a mini review i could not find it. just read and see the pics yourself. dont wanna believe me its fine kids alli can say if all youve got money for is a pair o boot and you want to last a long time stay away from cxl leather period, and pls stop acting like some old grandparent telling his grandson to stop shouting. free world aint it?
This should help everyone out a bit…
Ed's Blog: http://vintage-edieee.blogspot.com/
Stop Being a Pussy by Ed: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg130004#msg130004
Ed Says CXL is Crap: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg145580#msg145580
Ed's Compare CXL to Dress Leather: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg145580#msg145580
Ed's discusses CXL: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg145651#msg145651
More of Ed's CXL Hate: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg145783#msg145783
Even More CXL Talk from Ed: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg147908#msg147908
Yet Even More CXL Hate: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg148038#msg148038
Oh and I figured for those of you who neglect to read whole threads before posting that you could at least read back through the last three pages. Enjoy
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Type of leather is a matter of personal taste in my opinion, CXL evolves quicker than dress or oiled leathers, but looks equally as nice. Just think of it like fast(er) fade denim
Also, unless you're very rich, or an actual woodland fire fighter/ logger, I don't see why you should be looking for the toughest work leather. We buy $450 - $800 boots so we can wear them with our expensive, well made jeans and shirts and jackets. It's more about the craft, the look, and the feel rather than whether we can dig a ditch and cut down a tree in them surely? And craft, look, and feel are very much matters of taste, opinion and subjective reasoning….i.e we're all different.
Well said…I think what Mega says here explains it all
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I totally understand the attraction and reason for great quality items and i do buy things with that in mind. On the other hand If u buy say a new car unless its a antique car or a muscle car most only want that car for no more than 5 years and then u want something new..Thats why leasing came about because YES people want long lasting things but they also get tired of them as well and want something new. My point is if a pair of boots lasts me 4 or 5 years I'm cool with that or if a pair lasts me 10 years thats great too but ill most likely have retired them anyway after a few. Whether something holds up for a long time eventually it will be a well made fully intact unwearable item like a 79 year old previous playboy playmate..She was great for awhile but then she got old…So how long do u really want something anyway
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Yes u are def right. The key to having anything worth keeping for awhile is taking care of it by not abusing the heck out of it. So many of the things we love look great with age & with age comes beauty and damage. Taking a $500 pair of boots to a construction site will age the boots beautifully much faster but also send em to the cemetery prematurely..Its a double edged sword
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Seriously…...still with the CXL debate :-\
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Im going to have my body re-skinned with Chrome excel leather and show up at Demonito's house and insist on a hug.
But seriously, the wear on the boots shown seems to be isolated to the same area on two different boots. could that have been chemical exposure? Construction work is rough, and cxl def would not be my first choice due to its softer make up
I know I did not buy my smokejumpers with CXL to actually fight fires, so..yea. The closest Ill get to a fire is the stove, unless Occupy Oakland starts their beef again.
Thanks for the links Lando, gives me an excuse to not work:)
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i am still into these:
can any of you smart folks tell me the possible make-up so i can price them through the appropriate outlet? going into summer is always the best time to price boots & outerwear. wonder how that camo vest is going
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Monday love that boot
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opinion request. Im having an 8" smokejumper being build, and as of now, I am having a composite half sole put on. Its been floating around in my head for some time, and seeing that rough out pic above, that that might be too much boot for a half sole. Opinions? Its either a comp half or a full 700.
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Great boot Monday. When you get some more info on it I'd love to see it.
So much for trying to keep things positive eh?
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i finally got the sense & sent an email direct to the white's folks with a copy of the image
will publish once they get back to me
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Looking forward to it!
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Americana Semi-Dress-Red Milano Water Buffalo
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Those are sicccc Der666. Can't wait to see some images as they age.
