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    • SpaceGnomeS
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      a lower heel seems to make the arch not as intense.  You could also have them rebuild on the northwest last, which is much more arch forgiving.  not sure if thats practical at this point however…

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      • tmgT
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        @demonito:

        Awesome boots Demonito - would you mind telling me the build spec?

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        • nicecrackactionN
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          just in!
          semi-dress in burgundy cxl with black cherry cap and uppers, double midsole and composition outsole (with DC4001)


          "A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."
          (Lord Byron)

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          • supersalamiS
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            am thinking of a new pair! with the sole config like yours and demonito's above. am considering either a single or double midsole in brown color with half comp sole… not sure which i should get though, single or double.

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            • nicecrackactionN
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              family pics

              "A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."
              (Lord Byron)

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              • tmgT
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                That's a great collection 🙂

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                  bubbapest
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                  @nicecrackaction:

                  just in!
                  semi-dress in burgundy cxl with black cherry cap and uppers, double midsole and composition outsole (with DC4001)


                  my god

                  after seeing these i cant wait

                  mine will have a drastically smaller sole but thats basically mine  6 weeks…. grerrrhghgh

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                  • nicecrackactionN
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                    yeah, the soles are massive, i might darken the sides a bit. i wanted a decidedly different pair of SD's that fit well between the very flat and reduced brown buffalo ones and my black cxl bounty hunters.
                    i left the oxfords out of the family pic, as they are an entitely different breed.

                    Anyway I am quite happy with how they turned out. Hope i am done now 🙂

                    "A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."
                    (Lord Byron)

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                    • GilesG
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                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • EastWestE
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                        Looking good Giles, how's the break in period been?

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          No problems at all….

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            Hi guys,

                            I am thinking of getting a pair of White's Boots to look something like Yuketen Johnson Boot.

                            I was originally thinking it would be the semi dress with a medallion cap-toe, but someone suggested perhaps the Bounty Hunter with a captoe. Anyone, think the SD is the closer one? I am also planning on getting same vibram CHRISTY sole. I plan on wearing them in wet weather especially in the winter slurry. I am thinking the CHRISTY would be more durable than a leather sole. Any other pros and cons on rubber sole versus regular. Finally, I wear size 9D in Red Wing Classic Moc Toe Boot. Would you recommend the same size in White's since the sole is going to be the same as the one used on RW.

                            As for the color, the Horween Chromexcel that White's uses is closer to the Indy

                            403

                            NOT 405 correct?

                            Thanks,

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                            • nicecrackactionN
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                              you can get the bounty hunter in that height, but not the SD. a regular bounty hunter (no lace-to-toe) in dark brown dress leather with medallion cap toe should put you close. i would suggest you consider a double leather midsole with a vibram minilug instead of the christy, which is really a sole designed for flooring workers and roofers on the site and wears out really quick on pavement.

                              "A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."
                              (Lord Byron)

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                                ^Thanks, I am leaning towards that type of sole now as well. The height actually is not a huge preference, so slightly shorter or longer would be fine. I was more concerned about the last and shape of the boot. I thought your boot had a shape fairly close to what I am after. Sent you a pm as well!

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                                • nicecrackactionN
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                                  got it! if i was to order again today, i might go one lift lower with the heel though. not for comfort, but just to tone them down a bit.

                                  "A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."
                                  (Lord Byron)

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                                  • nicecrackactionN
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                                    for reference: semi dress vs bounty hunter with almost the same sole setup (except colour and heel shape). note the seperate heel piece from the single shaft and the backstay sewn underneath it with the pull loop on the bounty hunters.

                                    "A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."
                                    (Lord Byron)

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                                    • MoonshineM
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                                      Good comparison pic, NCA.  The BH don't seem to have the pronounced arch on the laces/vamp like the SD does.  This pic makes me favor the BH…

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                                      • nicecrackactionN
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                                        not sure about the consistency of that, here is a different pair of SD's against the same bounty hunters.

                                        "A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."
                                        (Lord Byron)

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                                        • supersalamiS
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                                          hi guys! I'm thinking of my second pair! am considering a semi-dress with double midsole and half comp sole.. but i'm not too sure on leather yet… here's what I have in mind

                                          Natural CXL

                                          Brown French Calf

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                                          • U
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                                            I'm sure someone posted in here pics of an SJ build in two-tone black and natural (not the Apocalypse Boots though). Does anyone recall?

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