White's Boots
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Huh, that does sounds a bit… 20th century. Guess you get old school logistics to go with your old school boot construction.
EDIT: hectic, I actually knew a last maker that was working on a system like that. You plugged in your various measurements into his website, picked a last style, (e.g., Munson last) and then the program modeled a custom last in 3D and CNC'd it for you. I'll have to see if I can find that website again.
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Whites wanted me to MAIL actual pieces of PAPER to them so I'm going through Bakers instead.
I mailed my tracings to baker's to get fitted:)
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i still think they need to get those foam foot bed molds that Becks Boots uses. No f*cking around with a spouse to get her to hold the pen totally vertical, just step in the mold and send it off!
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Got another pair of Hathorn boots to pick up from Urb whilst in NYC next month
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Got another pair of Hathorn boots to pick up from Urb whilst in NYC next month
you bastard
want to share any pics along with us matey (or even urb?)? -
You'll have to ask Urb about that man, but basically they're exactly the same as his but slightly more beat up. They were very cheap, and will make great daily beaters for work
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Here's the listing….
They're more than likely going to be a little big for me, but at that price I can either layer with thick socks for winter, or give them to my cousin for Christmas as he is always fiending over my Whites
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cool, Chris, I would like to know more about that.
Turns out the guy I was thinking about closed down his business and is now the Head Lastmaker at Nike. Found a video of the system he was working on, though.
Based on the date, I'm going to guess that nothing ever came of it, unfortunately.
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Doubt they have the patent, unless they bought it when they hired him. Seems like it would be in their interest to put some money behind the system and license it as broadly as possible. That way people could buy online (directly from Nike) far more easily.
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Here you go Mega, some quick pics.
My new pair vs. old style pair
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Thanks Shane, looking forward to pounding some pavement in those bad boys.
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just realized there's this small info section on bakers about leathers and all, with real images….
http://www.bakershoe.com/attribute-details.cfm/brand/whites-boots/
this sure would've helped alot more than the computerized one buildaboot provides…
