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    Bluegrass
    Joined: 25 Jan 2013

    Evo update on natty cxl BH

    last edited by 22 Nov 2013, 02:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      irishexpat
      Joined: 1 Nov 2013

      Read through 212 pages…..forgot about every other boot I was looking at. Not going red wing, or thorogood, or OSB, or anything. I'm just gonna save until I can afford:

      Bounty Hunter
      Probably 6"
      Plain Toe
      Red Dog Roughout
      Single Midsole
      Commando min-lug (or Vib430 if that doesn't work)
      1/4 dropped standard heel (I am 6' 4" already)
      Antique eyes & hooks
      No liner (from what I learned....roughout needs no liner)

      Thats the hard part done....now I just need some funds!

      Iron Heart, Empty Wallet

      last edited by 25 Nov 2013, 18:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Seul
        Joined: 24 Nov 2009

        ^sounds good!..

        last edited by 25 Nov 2013, 19:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          leftcoast
          Joined: 25 Nov 2013

          @urbanwoodsman:

          Yeah man. Now I have to decide which pair to use for the boot comp.

          Baker's Bounty Hunters by White's Boots
          Toe Vamp Leather - Distressed Smooth(Brown)
          Counter Leather - Distressed Smooth(Brown)
          Upper (Shaft) Leather - Natural Chrome Excel by Horween
          Celastic Toe Box - Single
          Height - 8"
          Midsole - Single
          Heel Base - 90 Degree Blocked off Heel (Traveler)
          Last - Semi Dress (Bounty Hunter)
          Top - Cut Top (standard)
          Hardware - All Nickel Eyes
          Pull Loops - Leather Pull Loops - Distressed smooth
          Lace Design - Plain Toe
          Sole - Vibram 430 Mini Vib
          Sole trim - standard trim
          Edge - Natural
          Heel Lifts - Standard
          Leather laces
          False tongue - Natural Chrome Excel by Horween

          Urbanwoodsman, any chance of getting a picture or a description of how these boots have aged? I'm curious about how the brown distressed leather is evolving compared to the Nat CXL.

          From your pics, the 2 leathers look extremely similar when new, except that the Nat CXL seems to have a bit of a sheen, while the distressed smooth looks completely matte. Is that accurate? Any other differences?

          How about 6 months later?

          I'm thinking about ordering a pair of BHs in one of these leathers (or maybe both, like you have done), and it would be really helpful to understand how each of them wears over time. You've got them both of them on the same boot, so it's nearly a perfect controlled experiment!

          last edited by 25 Nov 2013, 19:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Bluegrass
            Joined: 25 Jan 2013

            Leftcoast - these boots (re-posted from prior page) are all nat. cxl BHs, 9-10 mos of regular wear, several times per week - stains across insteps are from indigo, and darkness on top of left boot is from motorcycle shifter.  I have not touched them with any sort of leather treatment or tried to clean them (they are not really dirty from normal streetwear).  hopefully this gives you an idea of how the cxl ages.

            @Bluegrass:

            Evo update on natty cxl BH

            last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 01:23 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              urbanwoodsman
              Banned
              Joined: 16 Aug 2011

              I've applied Pecards Oil twice and I'm about to do it again.





              last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 09:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                derivative666
                Joined: 30 Jan 2011

                Those look great

                "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

                last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 10:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Friday
                  Joined: 27 Mar 2012

                  Lovely urb..

                  Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

                  ~Shinici Haraki~

                  last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 11:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Chponglasia
                    Joined: 14 May 2011

                    What are people treating their Horse Hide Whites with? I have some Obenauf's LP. That would be fine, right?

                    last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 16:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      tigerpac
                      Joined: 18 Apr 2012

                      horsehair brush.  They should stay with their own kind.

                      last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 16:56 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        leftcoast
                        Joined: 25 Nov 2013

                        @Bluegrass:

                        Leftcoast - these boots (re-posted from prior page) are all nat. cxl BHs, 9-10 mos of regular wear, several times per week - stains across insteps are from indigo, and darkness on top of left boot is from motorcycle shifter.  I have not touched them with any sort of leather treatment or tried to clean them (they are not really dirty from normal streetwear).  hopefully this gives you an idea of how the cxl ages.

                        Thanks Bluegrass, that is helpful. Looks like the leather has hardly darkened at all.

                        last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 17:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          leftcoast
                          Joined: 25 Nov 2013

                          @urbanwoodsman:

                          I've applied Pecards Oil twice and I'm about to do it again.

                          Thanks Urbanwoodsman! They've aged really nicely. Interesting that in these photos, the Nat CXL and the distressed smooth look even more alike after 6 months of tough love than they did when brand new.

                          Are these the same boots? In this pic it's much easier to see the difference in the leathers. Is this what they typically look like in daylight?

                          last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 17:56 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Chris
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                            @Chponglasia:

                            What are people treating their Horse Hide Whites with? I have some Obenauf's LP. That would be fine, right?

                            Yep, that should work well.

                            last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 17:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              urbanwoodsman
                              Banned
                              Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                              @leftcoast:

                              @urbanwoodsman:

                              I've applied Pecards Oil twice and I'm about to do it again.

                              Thanks Urbanwoodsman! They've aged really nicely. Interesting that in these photos, the Nat CXL and the distressed smooth look even more alike after 6 months of tough love than they did when brand new.

                              Are these the same boots? In this pic it's much easier to see the difference in the leathers. Is this what they typically look like in daylight?

                              Yeah those are the same boots. I believe that image was fairly early on and was after being oiled. Every time I oil them the chrome sheen really comes back out in the CXL.

                              This is a better pic of  them in the daylight from about two months ago.

                              last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 18:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                zwer
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 11 Apr 2012

                                Those are looking great.

                                I need to take some proper pics of mine soon, but here are the toes of my red dog smooth. They've been dubbin'd, had Obenauf's LP applied, and recently polished. Back to LP in the next week or so in advance of proper winter.

                                last edited by 26 Nov 2013, 18:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  erk
                                  Joined: 21 Oct 2013

                                  my new white's have arrived

                                  8" lace to toe smoke jumper ( farmer-rancher cause of the non forestry approved sole. sole is vibram 430)

                                  regular brown color - brown smooth. 

                                  here they are the morning after an obenaufing. I'll get some proper pictures of them when they're laced up and a little less tacky (sticky).

                                  last edited by 28 Nov 2013, 14:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Bluegrass
                                    Joined: 25 Jan 2013

                                    those 2 pics are the same boot??  wow the obenauf's really darkens them - i assu,e temporarily… Nice score, congrats!

                                    last edited by 28 Nov 2013, 16:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      erk
                                      Joined: 21 Oct 2013

                                      the first picture makes them look a little lighter than they really were. don't get me wrong, the obenauf's did darken them, but not as crazy as the pictures make it seem.

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                                        erk
                                        Joined: 21 Oct 2013


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                                          Chris
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                          Tongue is the original color, I'm guessing?  They didn't darken too much, if so.

                                          last edited by 28 Nov 2013, 23:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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