White's Boots

[riffblaster general]

anybody have any experience with changing the heel on their white's?  my semi dresses have the cuban heel on them and because of their height it's actually starting to make an old knee injury hurt.  i'm wondering if it 's possible to shorten and change it to a block heel or if that will destroy the shape of the boot.

[Chris]

It's both possible and easy.  The block heel is no problem at all, and lowering it is only a problem if you want to drop it more than a 1/4" inch or so.  Any more than that and you'll start to mess with the orientation of the last and the intended weight distribution and other mechanics that I'm not enough of an expert to know, let alone explain.

You can send the pair in to White's or Baker Shoe, or just find a trustworthy local cobbler to do it.  I had a bootmaker here in Houston do it for me on a pair of cowboy boots and it took a couple of days and maybe 40-50 bucks.

That's what you get for skateboarding…

[riffblaster general]

Thanks!  Gonna call whites tomorrow.  And yeah… I brought it on myself haha.

[sirxlaughs]

Some cross-posting from HWBC thread:

[ben2t]

place my order for MTO Oct. 7, and yesterday i receive UPS shipping notification of expected delivery by tuesday. Quick uhhh

[JCMx800]

Great news ben2t I´ll order my next boots in January, cant wait!

[tigerpac]

Crazy fast, that's awesome

[ben2t]

yeah! and i got some refund too.     [=http://s1154.photobucket.com/user/ben2t/media/image_zps95d0961c.jpg.html]

[tigerpac]

What happened?  They didn't put the soles on you wanted?

[ben2t]

it's fine, i learned that if you order with the half mini lug sole it's standard that they put double tiny midsole even if you choose single midsole as an option. i wrongly opted and pay for the  double regular midsole that Baker's corrected.

[Megatron1505]

Quality customer service.

[tigerpac]

Indeed

[erk]

anybody here gone without celastic toe on a lace to toe? I really liked the feel on the plain toe smoke jumper, but I'm worried the LTT will look strange. thoughts?

[ben2t]

inspect the merchandise 1st!

[ben2t]

[ben2t]

here we go!

[ben2t]

Fits is perfect! only thing i don't like is the black stitching on the sole wanted it white!

[Anesthetist]

Lookin good Ben!

[EastWest]

It's only a coating Ben, rub it off with a key, a penny or a tool of your choosing. Good investment.

[ohighyo]

@Bluegrass:

Burgundy #8 cxl Classic Dress.

@Bluegrass:

Burgundy #8 cxl Classic Dress.

I love these boots, bluegrass.