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    • specmvlS
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      Got an order update after just four weeks - nice surprise!

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      • urbanwoodsmanU
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        Just saw this pop up on Baker's Facebook. Looks pretty good. I've always wanted this make up.

        "Great example of quality craftsmanship from our repair dept! This is a Hathorn oxford, but turned into to a hand welted construction with a stacked leather heel base combined with a mini lug commando half sole!"

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        • Bretro_B
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          They've been churning them out lately. Hopefully my remake SDs will come as quickly as the original ones were (3wks)

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          • specmvlS
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            Hopefully the quality ist still up there… 😉

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            • Z
              zwer
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              In Vancouver for a few days and thought I'd go to the beach.

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              • Bums_FanB
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                Ordered my pair on Nov 1 and they shipped yesterday.  Should be on my feet Tuesday!!!

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                • ben2tB
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                  On our way to Venice Beach we drop by The Stronghold and they have a few display of nice White's Semi Dress and Alden Boots.


                  MY DENIM MY RULES!
                  Noypits…

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                  • specmvlS
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                    Today I received my White`s Semi Dress Horsehides. They are dope. By far the best boots I ever had - weight, materials and craftsmanship are totally next level. Happy with the setup and the fit as well.






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                    • JCMx800J
                      JCMx800
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                      Very nice!!! I have 2 different make-up´s on my mind, don´t know what to order. Feckin custom boots…

                      Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                      XXX

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                      • tigerpacT
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                        That brown horsehide looks awesome!

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                        • ChuckDenimC
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                          Really beautiful boots.

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                          • specmvlS
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                            Thank you guys. I´m really excited about these.

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                            • derivative666D
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                              Really special boots, wear in good health

                              "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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                              • theorocksT
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                                damn those are nice …I gotta stop checkin out this form ..I want to a pair

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                                • BluegrassB
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                                  Sweet.  That Horse is really nice.  Congrats.

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                                  • ben2tB
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                                    i have the same horse hide in brown built on mind, great looking boots.

                                    MY DENIM MY RULES!
                                    Noypits…

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                                    • specmvlS
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                                      Do it - the leather has an amazing depth.

                                      What is your advice on treating White`s? I´d guess Obenauf´s LP should be fine but I hear a lot that applying shoe care too often may harm the leather. Is an initial treatment reasonable?

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                                      • Bretro_B
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                                        No real reason to grease them too often; tho maybe a dab here and there on skuffs. I say just keep them clean and well brushed.

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                                        • ben2tB
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                                          Me i just use White's Heavy Duty Preservative that Baker's included with boots.  I do put Snoseal on my other boots which i rialized is useless because there is no snow or it seldom rain here in SoCal, it just darkens the leather though.

                                          MY DENIM MY RULES!
                                          Noypits…

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                                            @specmvl:

                                            What is your advice on treating White`s? I´d guess Obenauf´s LP should be fine but I hear a lot that applying shoe care too often may harm the leather. Is an initial treatment reasonable?

                                            Most people on these forums feel compelled to drown everything in Obenauf's, all the time. Many people do so basically because all they know is what they've read on a forum, i.e. they have no idea what they're doing.

                                            These kind of treatments are useful only for rejuvenating extremely tired, dry or mistreated boots (including oiled leathers). If you are a fire fighter (or something) and actually use you Smoke Jumpers on the job then you might have a good reason to do this relatively often. For the rest of us… let's face it, where're hipsters and you will rarely need to frequently treat leather this way. The bottom line is... use this option very sparingly.

                                            If you use something like Obenauf or mink oil as you would a polish, i.e. frequently, it will definitely not be good for the leather. Often people will then wear the boots immediately resulting in the damp, oil heavy leather being stretched and losing its color and depth.

                                            Have a look at the Wolverine thread over on SF. They are obsessed with a "winter sealing treatment" over there. You can see dozens of photos of 1000 Mile boots that are simply horribly out of shape because they've been oiled almost to death. (If you need to apply that much oil to a boot to seal it for wet or winter conditions... then basically you're wearing the wrong boot. Go buy yourself an actual winter boot).

                                            So yes... don't just treat your boots with Obenauf's because of forum myth! As previous posters have indicated keep the boots brushed, let them dry and rest in between wearing, use shoe trees, and find a more reasonable shoe care regime.

                                            What do I do?

                                            • Brush.
                                            • Leave to dry (if damp or if I've worn them for any length of time).
                                            • Saddle soap if dirty or stained (do this only lightly).
                                            • leave to dry.
                                            • (optional: if leather needs conditioning or if you've used saddle soap) Apply a good rejuvenating cream or conditioner (I use Saphir Renovateur). You could use oil at this stage.
                                            • Use a good shoe creme (you can use a colored creme, but I tend to use neutral). There are many... I use Collonil because its easily available where I am.
                                            • Finish with a shoe wax. Again, I use neutral Saphir or Collonil wax.

                                            If you do decide to oil your boots make sure they are clean and dry (otherwise you lock in dirt, etc. during oiling) and then leave the boots for at least a week before wearing (I often leave my boots up to 2 or 3 weeks before wearing). You can really feel the difference. Boots will stretch if they are heavy with oil. If this happens repeatedly they will end up permanently out of shape (not simply stretched).

                                            There is no reason not to follow a regime like this even for work boots. I do the above on all my boots, including oiled leathers. I only do an oil treatment if the leather is really crying out for it (which is almost never). I repeat... repeatedly soaking boots in Obenauf's is for zombies.

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