White's Boots

[derivative666]

^very nice red dog is beautiful.

[Moonshine]

^+1 on the props for the 2-tone SJ build!  Good stuff!

[demonito]

same build up as my 4 year old jumpers

[supersalami]

guys i wanna get myself a pair from buildaboot.com but i don't really know what specs to get and what to avoid.. could i get some assistance?

[Megatron1505]

No problem.

Leathers

Ed will tell you to avoid chromexcel, and it does mark and scuff easier than most other leathers to be honest. I have oxfords in chromexcel and SDs in dress, of the two I would go for dress leather as it is much harder wearing and evolves beautifully.

The exotic leathers are really a matter of your personal taste, but be warned that water buffalo is very thin and can split.

Sole/ midsole

A double midsole will obviously give you a little more height, but can look a little "clunky". A leather sole is very popular, but can be not practical if you live somewhere wet, like me. I favour a vibram half sole, and a single leather midsole for versatility.

Style of boot is entirely down to personal preference, along with colour etc….

[supersalami]

thanks! that was a great help! all the leathers you just told me to avoid i was considering getting… thanks alot!

[Megatron1505]

No worries man, glad to help 

[supersalami]

and by the way, what leathers would you suggest? are the brown dress & smooth good enough?

[Megatron1505]

Brown dress is great, but it is almost black. I've not got any experience of their smooth leather, Ed (Demonito) is the man for that.

[derivative666]

I second brown dress. It is awesome and it looks almost black. I have brown dress sd with single leather sole.

[supersalami]

hi guys do you have images? the computer generated ones on buildaboot really give me no idea how the boots will look like in person

[derivative666]

White's Semi Dress
IH-TFAC / Brown Heather
IH-634S

[supersalami]

oh my, this is brown dress? it looks totally black! or is it dyed black over brown so that it'll age nicely into brown?

[derivative666]

No idea how they do it but it looks brilliant. The color is pretty close

[bagley920]

Here's mine. It's all about the lighting and age

photo 1 by bagley920, on Flickr

photo 2 by bagley920, on Flickr

[SpaceGnome]

my black chromexcel.  I like CXL, it does scuff easier but it has a character that the dress leathers seem to either lack or take much longer to develop.

[nicecrackaction]

Regular White's (non-dress) leather is already rather soft considering it's thickness and keeping in mind it is not tanned and or stretched to death (like most fashion leathers). I agree that Chromexcel is tad bit softer and the depth of the color is quite amazing, but after I got a pair (which I love) I would not order another one in Chromexcel, since it need that much more care. Second from the left are black Chromexcel.

[nicecrackaction]

@demonito:

same build up as my 4 year old jumpers

I think your boots below are the reason I got into this whole White's madness with a total of eight pairs so far (sold a few, bought some others, am pretty stable at the moment).

[SpaceGnome]

Nicecrackaction, would it be possible for you to post any more detailed pics of your black CXL boots?  Worn/aged pics of CXL seems kinda hard to come by….

[nicecrackaction]

@SpaceGnome:

Nicecrackaction, would it be possible for you to post any more detailed pics of your black CXL boots?  Worn/aged pics of CXL seems kinda hard to come by….

Here you are: