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    Wesco - Production and sneak peeks

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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
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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
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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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            • K
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              That makes sense!

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                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...

                "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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                • Dylansboss2D
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                  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:).

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                  • GilesG
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                    A few more going through the factory….

                    "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
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                      That olive and black looks great!!!!!

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                      • BluegrassB
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                        Yes, those are pretty damn cool!  If I didn't have 3 pairs of White's, 2 WESCO, 3 Viberg and 1 each of Road Champs and Red Wings…  😞

                        Having said that, all I can think of is what I DON'T have...

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                        • JCMx800J
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                          The olive looks pretty good.

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

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                          • tmgT
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                            Love the two tone burlap and burgundy

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                            • J
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                              ^Pretty much this

                              Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                BOOM…..

                                "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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                                  I could never pull them off, but that is a badass pair of boots!

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                                  • ChrisC
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                                    @superfuzz:

                                    I could never pull them off

                                    Why not?  Pants leg will cover most of the top, which will leave you with a mostly black boot.  And speaking from experience, green boots aren't as attention grabbing as you might think.

                                    Were I in the market for another pair of green boots, I'd go for the olive Foot Patrols, though…

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                                    • S
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                                      I'm not enough of a badass… but who knows maybe I could. The burlap olive looks amazing.

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        @chris:

                                        I'd go for the olive Foot Patrols, though…

                                        Funny you should say that, sample came in today.

                                        Pics tomorrow….

                                        "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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