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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

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      Seul
      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

      ^sounds good!..

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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!

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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

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            urbanwoodsman
            Banned
            Joined: 16 Aug 2011

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





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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

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                Friday
                Joined: 27 Mar 2012

                Lovely urb..

                Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

                ~Shinici Haraki~

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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                                          Megatron1505
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                          They're very very nice erk.

                                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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