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[Lucifer]

@Chris:

Technically, that's roughout- the flesh side of regular full grain leather; essentially, just inside out, not suede, which is a split grain leather, usually from a softer leather, like lamb or calf.  Roughout is a lot tougher and more stain resistant and durable.

For practical purposes, they look very similar, though.:)

God, I'm being a pedantic douche today…

Aaah, I did not know! thanks, now I can keep my suede-skepticism

[MikeC]

@Megatron1505:

The FH boots are made from Deer skin, and look amazing. Same as anything I guess, if you can afford it then it is worth the price.

So is the IH/Aero western and it's similar price. Id rather get the shirt for that price. Seems like a shirt has much more deerskin, just sayin'….

[derivative666]

[michaeljcr]

A couple of good blog pieces on Veldtschoen boots:

http://loomstate.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/lotus-veldtschoen-guaranteed-waterproof.html

http://loomstate.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/veldtschoen-variations.html

[zhivago]

I've had these for a couple of years now, they just keep getting more comfy. They are some vibergs that we're part of the jp street collection.

[Seul]

Those are hard as fuck mate…

[ronaldlsh]

Looks fucking good!

[Dirty Denim]

They are from the jcrew collection

http://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/shoes/ruggedboots/PRDOVR~30489/30489.jsp

[Lucifer]

My santalum arrived:

[Giles]

And?

[Moonshine]

@Giles:

And?

Yes!  And…

[Lucifer]

The verdict?

Well, I won't make any comments on durability etc, but the fit is good, a little tiny bit on the tight side with my ordinary thick wool socks, but a-ok with thinner socks. They are unlined, so a fair bit lighter than for instance my alden indys.

The santalum rubber sole looks good and the rubber/leather heel feels good so far. They are a bit less black and more a dark/matte grey, but some black shoe polish will fix that right up i suspect.

So far, I'm quite happy with how they turned out, will make a more thorough review later.

[Dirty Denim]

I think they look awesome

[Megatron1505]

They certainly look the business Lucifer, how is the stitch and finish quality? Any chance of some close pictures of the welt stitching?

[Lucifer]

@Megatron1505:

They certainly look the business Lucifer, how is the stitch and finish quality? Any chance of some close pictures of the welt stitching?

I'll fix that later tonight! (moms and paps over for surprise visit, I have to make food ) It does look ok though!

[Lucifer]

Some detail shots:

And an overview pic with the alternative laces:

[Megatron1505]

Thats actually some really nice work, kudos Lucifer got me thinking about a pair too 

[davito]

very nice boot Lucifer, looking forward to read more about it from time to time and its evolution.

[Finn666]

great looking boots there mate!…
may i ask about the price you´ve paid for them?!...

[Lucifer]

@Finn666:

great looking boots there mate!…
may i ask about the price you´ve paid for them?!...

I paid 160 USD for the boots and 50 USD for S&H (they offer a 3-4 week shipping alternative too for far less, but being the inpatient kid I am when it comes to new stuff…)