WESCO
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Ah, you meant these, Giles-
I sold those back in the springtime, so I sort of forgot about them. They were bull hide, which I love, but they were just ugly. Really comfortable, but man, I hate the way the White's swing last looks.
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The black boots and the oxfords are stunners…..eagerly awaiting my boots
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The only reason I haven’t yet considered Wesco boots:
Wesco is unique to many of the high-end brands in that they use steel shanks and I’ve always heard that steel shanks are not as nice as leather ones for most purposes because they are heavy, brittle, stiff, sometimes corrode, do not conform to the foot like leather, and are generally cheaper and less desirable than leather ones unless one demands very little flex in a boot which is a need for some boots such as mountaineering boots… I’ve had arguably the best handmade mountaineering boots in the word and they had a steel shank and I loved them, but they were nowhere near as comfortable as my boots with an leather shank. Also, when White’s uses Boss lasts (White’s doesn’t make a Boss last, Wesco makes a Boss last) on their boots they sell them for quite a bit less which is also concerning to me. (http://www.bakershoe.com/product/open-road-whites-boots)
Can somebody please help convince me that these are not problems? Or is there a Wesco boot offered with an leather shank?
Thanks
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Bloody hell I want those oxfords….
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@4c:
The only reason I haven’t yet considered Wesco boots:
Wesco is unique to many of the high-end brands in that they use steel shanks and I’ve always heard that steel shanks are not as nice as iron leather ones for most purposes because they are heavy, brittle, stiff, sometimes corrode, do not conform to the foot like leather, and are generally cheaper and less desirable than leather ones unless one demands very little flex in a boot which is a need for some boots such as mountaineering boots… I’ve had arguably the best handmade mountaineering boots in the word and they had a steel shank and I loved them, but they were nowhere near as comfortable as my boots with an iron leather shank. Also, when White’s uses Boss lasts (White’s doesn’t make a Boss last, Wesco makes a Boss last) on their boots they sell them for quite a bit less which is also concerning to me. (http://www.bakershoe.com/product/open-road-whites-boots)
Can somebody please help convince me that these are not problems? Or is there a Wesco boot offered with an iron leather shank?
Thanks
That doesn't even make sense. What is an "iron leather" shank? Most boots with a metal reinforced shanks use steel ones, because iron is heavier, more brittle and corrosion prone.
EDIT: Are you referring to this?
http://www.whitesboots.com/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=16They're showing leather shanks, which are lighter and more flexible than metal ones. The thickness is measured in "irons", which is an old-school leather measurement.
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^ Knowledge dropped
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That doesn't even make sense. What is an "iron leather" shank? Most boots with a metal reinforced shanks use steel ones, because iron is heavier, more brittle and corrosion prone.
EDIT: Are you referring to this?
http://www.whitesboots.com/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=16They're showing leather shanks, which are lighter and more flexible than metal ones. The thickness is measured in "irons", which is an old-school leather measurement.
It says “12-14 Iron Hard Leather Shank”… Thought that meant it was called Iron Leather….
Honest mistake (Honestly stupid :-[), but Will edit the post… Thank you for correcting it though.
