Wesco - Production and sneak peeks

[Giles]

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….

[Bluegrass]

@Giles:

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

That would be a winner…

[JCMx800]

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…

[Giles]

Bam - it is here and beautiful…...

[Jordan23]

And it's stunning!

Enjoy ya addiction!

[Giles]

[4c]

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

[Chris]

There's no plastic in that boot.

[4c]

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

[mclaincausey]

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

[Giles]

http://www.wescoboots.com/wesco/info_additional.asp

[Giles]

They do have a Stytherm counter

[4c]

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:

[seawolf]

Wesco snobs. I like it!

[mclaincausey]

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

[4c]

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

[khaki8]

That makes sense!

[Giles]

And when you heat it, you can form it into new shape…...So for instance if you are getting a load of heel slip in an engineer, you can heat the counter with a hair dryer and then squeeze the counter together, and it will have become a little tighter...

[Dylansboss2]

The Stytherm in the heel looks thin due to the picture. It's a waterproof material used in the heels, so they  don't tend to sag like the all leather counters do over time:).

[Giles]

A few more going through the factory….