Oak Street Bootmakers

[louisbosco]

G, what's the lead time on these? i forgot to ask…

[Giles]

8-12 weeks

[FurattoHeddo]

Is that #8 shell still in the pipeline?

[louisbosco]

cool G thanks, just in time for birthday!!

[Giles]

@FurattoHeddo:

Is that #8 shell still in the pipeline?

Yep

[Finn666]

^ def. one to keep an eye on though!

[ohighyo]

I will be all over that #8.

[louisbosco]

#8 is tempting. but since i already have a alden in#8, i figured black is the next one on my list..

[fanya]

first time wearing, my feet already hate me

[Spring Son of Light]

Can anyone who has owned Viberg and Oak Street boots offer comparison in terms of quality? Are they on te same level?

[Finn666]

^not if you ask me! i'd put them on the same level as white's and wolverine though…better than red wing imo!

[Fergz]

@Spring:

Can anyone who has owned Viberg and Oak Street boots offer comparison in terms of quality? Are they on te same level?

For what it's worth, Oak Street boots are high quality. I have nothing to compare them to only wearing "regular" boots and shoes for the last few decades. Like Fanya, my feet hate me but it's for denying them for so long the finely shod glory that they now traverse my day to day life in.

[aho]

@Finn666:

^not if you ask me! i'd put them on the same level as white's and wolverine though…better than red wing imo!

Definitely not on the same level as Viberg's…I'd put them a notch above Red Wing's but not as robust/durable as White's. But then, OSB's are dress boots more than work boots IMO so that's understandable.

[khaki8]

Aho to aho

[fanya]

Just curious what makes Vibergs better than the other above mentioned boots?  Better construction? Materials? The double welt?  What justifies another couple hundred dollar premium? (Just curious, I'll never own a pair)

[Seul]

My Vibergs are on par with my Tricker's. Red Wings are shoes you buy at a severe discount and you trash about in 'm.

And I still want a pair of White's… Although I'd rather have a second pair of Vibbies  ::)

[mclaincausey]

I don't have a pair of Tricker's but I'd say that all else being equal the Goodyear welting would put them a level below Viberg. I hear so much about White's and so little about Nick's on this forum, I'm surprised more people don't entertain the latter.

[tigerpac]

Just sent my cxl oxfords back to the mothership for a little freshening up.  Very excited that the weather is almost good enough to actually wear them!

[tigerpac]

The 'tier' discussion is pretty hard, Even if one person has something from each maker, its just one opinion.  If you don't have something from each maker then its mostly a guess.  Further, as mentioned above, different boots for different uses.  I have a pair of white's that as tough as nails vs. say a couple of pairs of Tricker's where the finishing is better but they're not as tough does that make one of them 'better'?  I only have oxfords from OSB but the finishing on them is quite good.  It would be guessing for me to compare their boots to the others though at this point.

[derivative666]

You can't compare Viberg to OSB. That is like comparing Alden to White's. OSB is an outstanding artisan shop. Their products and customer service is top notch. If you are looking for a comfortable boot or shoe to wear casually or for fashion OSB will fit what you are looking for. If you are looking to put out forest fires and trudge through the wilderness you should be looking for another company. That being said. I highly recommend OSB those guys are great and they back their products 100%