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IHWE-Build-5 - Iron Heart/Wesco 9" Brown Engineer Boot

WESCO - West Coast Shoe Company
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    Chris
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 28 Jun 2010

    I'm the same size in White's Semi-Dress, Viberg 2030, and Wesco's standard Jobmaster (10D).  I don't have any experience with Red Wing, though.

    last edited by 23 Aug 2018, 23:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      Engineer
      Joined: 22 Apr 2015

      @Crit_Obs:

      Anyone care to chip in with their ¥0.02 worth, if I'm 8.5E in White's (SJ, SD) and Nick's (Robert and whatever the #2 toe last is called), would I go 8.5E or 9E in these?

      I really shouldn't… But they are nice... The best dressed hobo in the shelter etc. etc...

      I'd go 1/2 size up from your White's size.  I'm a 9.5 in the SD last and 10 in this Wesco last.

      last edited by 25 Aug 2018, 05:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Bulatik85
        Joined: 29 Jan 2018

        Some pictures of my boots.
        Could someone advise if this boots are broken in already or not? Just looking to the pictures.

        I didn't used them much yet due to weather conditions. When I walk a long distance I still can get blisters. So, I am wondering if they should adapt more or not. Any ideas?

        Отправлено с моего SM-N950F через Tapatalk

        .Net )

        last edited by 26 Sept 2018, 20:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          neph93
          見習いボス
          Joined: 18 Aug 2014

          If you haven’t used them much then nothing will change. Looking at the front of the boot, they seem new. The boot hasn’t formed to your foot yet. Ergo they aren’t broken in.

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

          • Virginia Woolf
          last edited by 26 Sept 2018, 20:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Bulatik85
            Joined: 29 Jan 2018

            @neph93:

            If you haven’t used them much then nothing will change. Looking at the front of the boot, they seem new. The boot hasn’t formed to your foot yet. Ergo they aren’t broken in.

            good, that what I was thinking about  🙂
            I am an office worker, so walking a long distance is a rare situation for me and I have a few more boots in the rotation. + this is the first Engineer boots I ever had and with the double sole…  ::)

            so now it is a good weather for such boots, looks like I need to use them a bit more. I see some progress already but looks like they are not yet fully ready.

            I guess they should look something like this?

            .Net )

            last edited by 26 Sept 2018, 20:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              neph93
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              Joined: 18 Aug 2014

              Exactly. I bought a pair in June and have worn mine maybe 30 times. They look like this now:


              While not fully broken in they are getting there. This leather combined with the double midsoles takes time.

              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

              • Virginia Woolf
              last edited by 26 Sept 2018, 20:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Bulatik85
                Joined: 29 Jan 2018

                thank you for the clarification. I have used mine maybe the same amount of times, but I very often have just 5 minutes of walk during the workday(of cause I walk in the building, but I am changing footwear to office pair of shoes), so this is not a real use… need to continue...

                .Net )

                last edited by 26 Sept 2018, 21:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  Not the same boot, but this is broken in…

                  https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7741.msg451069#msg451069

                  "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

                  last edited by 27 Sept 2018, 05:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Bulatik85
                    Joined: 29 Jan 2018

                    @Giles:

                    Not the same boot, but this is broken in…

                    https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7741.msg451069#msg451069

                    Thank you, now I see how it should look like  😎

                    .Net )

                    last edited by 27 Sept 2018, 06:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Chap
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 24 May 2016

                      Delivered this morning… very impressed

                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

                      last edited by 19 Nov 2018, 19:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Dishelveled
                        Joined: 14 Feb 2016

                        Holy kerboom!
                        Gorgeous boot, man!

                        Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

                        Instagram: defy_delphi

                        last edited by 19 Nov 2018, 20:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          scarfmace
                          Haraki san Expert
                          Joined: 20 Feb 2015

                          I have a general question about boots, maby shouldn't be posting under this tread but its still active and I'm actualy looking to buy 9" wesco engineers so 🙂

                          Here goes: How well will they continue to fit?
                          I've owned boots before (not from a brand like wesco) and I've learned that over time, they tend to stretch to the point of them getting to roomy for my foot, making them unwearable. Last time I had this happen I decided to only go for lace-ups  but I still love the boot look and now that I can up my budget, maby the wesco's can keep the same fit for years on end?

                          "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

                          last edited by 26 Dec 2018, 08:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            neph93
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                            Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                            Leather stretches like denim. As with denim you should look for a fit that is snug when new, but comfortable after the break in. As with denim the stretch potential is finite so when the boots are broken in you’re done.

                            Unlike denim there are things you can do along the way to affect the situtation.

                            • take out the insole when new if the boot is too fitted. Put it back in when the boot has stretched.

                            • buy a boot with heavy leather. My oil-tanned Wesco’s (7oz) have stretched barely at all, my pair of these (6oz) a little and my burlaps (5oz) quite a lot.

                            • choose your socks carefully or put in extra insoles when they stretch

                            “Some of those that work forces
                            Are the same that burn crosses”

                            • Virginia Woolf
                            last edited by 26 Dec 2018, 08:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Chap
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 24 May 2016

                              Showing some signs of wear already…

                              God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

                              last edited by 11 Jan 2019, 11:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Appfaff
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                Those are looking great @Chap

                                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                last edited by 11 Jan 2019, 12:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Chap
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 24 May 2016

                                  @Appfaff:

                                  Those are looking great @Chap

                                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                  Cheers @Appfaff really like how they get more and more comfortable with every wear. One of my best purchases…

                                  God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

                                  last edited by 11 Jan 2019, 13:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Chap
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 24 May 2016

                                    Some indigo stains and signs of evo… shit I love those boots  😉

                                    God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

                                    last edited by 2 Mar 2019, 08:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      neph93
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                      @Chap:

                                      Some indigo stains and signs of evo… shit I love those boots  😉

                                      That reminds me….

                                      Excuse the poor quality of the lighting but I snapped pics of my custom boss shitkickers along side my IHWE-5 to show the MP toe shape. Both pairs are in need of a mid winter clean. Here they are...

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

                                      • Virginia Woolf
                                      last edited by 2 Mar 2019, 08:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Chap
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 24 May 2016
                                        1. ❤️❤️❤️

                                        God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

                                        last edited by 2 Mar 2019, 09:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Chad
                                          Joined: 24 Mar 2017

                                          Hi @neph93 , I believe you said you are a 10.5D in these. Do you know your size in the Viberg 2030?

                                          I'm an 8D in the in 2030 and ordered the Standard & Strange Axe Breakers in an 8E but they turned out to be too tight in the toe box. I wanted to see how others size compared to the 2030. I'm not sure if going 8.5E in the Build-5s is the way to go or not.

                                          last edited by 20 Jul 2019, 16:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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