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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Wesco - Production and sneak peeks

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    • GilesG
      Giles
      IHUK Crew
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      The buckles get attached to an actual boot…...

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • S
        superfuzz
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        Best buckles I've seen!

        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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        • BluegrassB
          Bluegrass
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          Fantastic!!  Looks great on the boots.

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          • Max PowerM
            Max Power
            Raw and Unwashed
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            @Giles:

            @Max:

            I'd definitely get 5-6 pairs of the black laces. Not sure if that's convincing enough, but I just on't like brown laces on black or burgundy boots.

            Inbound…...

            Perfect! Thanks a lot.

            @elclintor:

            > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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            • GilesG
              Giles
              IHUK Crew
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              BOOM.

              The special Olive Drab smooth, matt leather we commissioned is ready.  Foe those of you who know the Wesco "Burlap" this has the same hand and can be used smooth or rough out.

              It is with Wesco now.  I will be getting some builds made up for general release but please feel free to dream up some normal/interesting/wild builds of your own.

              I can see a pair of Olive/Burlap engineers in my future.

              Remember you can only get this hide through The Bootery, Iron Heart, Vater & Sohn or one of our retailers….

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • BluegrassB
                Bluegrass
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                @Giles:

                I can see a pair of Olive/Burlap engineers in my future.

                That would be a winner…

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                • JCMx800J
                  JCMx800
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                  Great!!! Will order a pair when I have a proper job sometime next summer/autumn. Maybe something like that:

                  Olive Drap smooth 6" Packer
                  Silver eyelets (no hooks)
                  Very low Foot Patrol heel
                  430 Vib Sole
                  Natty midsole
                  Not sure about the upper stitching…

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

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
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                    Bam - it is here and beautiful…...

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • Jordan23J
                      Jordan23
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                      And it's stunning!

                      Enjoy ya addiction!

                      AE

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • 4c4
                          4c
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                          ^ plastic counter sure makes the heel look very thin/low profile compared to other brands like White's that use leather…

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                          • ChrisC
                            Chris
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                            There's no plastic in that boot.

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                            • 4c4
                              4c
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                              So are you saying that those boots were custom made without the the use of Wesco's standard Permanently formed Stytherm™ counter…?

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                              • mclaincauseyM
                                mclaincausey
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                                I see what could be a plastic counter sheared off above the heel. I'm not sure there's anything wrong with that.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  http://www.wescoboots.com/wesco/info_additional.asp

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    They do have a Stytherm counter

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • 4c4
                                      4c
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                                      Leather is nice and Stytherm™ is nice… I really like the different profiles they have. The Wesco’s feel lighter, lower profile, and sleeker and the White’s feel more heavy, chunky, and bulky. I wear both in rotation and it’s a tough decision every morning…
                                      Here is the difference in profile between White’s Smokejumpers and Wesco Jobmasters:

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                                      • seawolfS
                                        seawolf
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                                        Wesco snobs. I like it!

                                        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                        @zeebeeleather

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                                        • mclaincauseyM
                                          mclaincausey
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                                          Couldn't you shape a counter in plastic or leather alike however you want though?

                                          Think it, be it.

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                                          • 4c4
                                            4c
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                                            ^ Yep, but plastic is stronger and therefore is able to be made significantly thinner than leather while maintaining structural integrity.

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