WESCO
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OK… thanks for letting me know @tvenuto this particular leather is vegetable tanned, I expect lots of stains and patina… but that’s part of the game, isn‘t it?
Agreed, and of course I'm not against evo, but it's like…if I knew a pen were leaky I wouldn't stick it in my jeans pocket on purpose. I also found I prefer the natural "give" in the woven laces. But that's the great thing about custom boots: you can do what you like.
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These are the Wesco Warrens I got off eBay. Freshly saddle soaped and applied VSC conditioner, I'm pretty sure they're burgundy domain leather (more red in person than I thought). My Hendriks in size 9E are slightly too big but fit well, these Warrens are size 8.5D and are slightly too small I have to remove the leather insoles for a better fit. Not sure if I should size up my MTO order of Boss Engineers in size 8.5D, I think they're built on the same last as these Warrens.
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My new natty cxl mr lou’s just showed up.
They are really nice! I don’t really know why I waited so long to get a pair of them. Now comes the fun part!
The one boot has a little squeak in the midfoot that should hopefully work it’s self out in time.
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Very nice looking boots!
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@kkibbey23 Those are a lovely looking boot. Can I ask if that is a special order leather custom build? The colour of your boots look lighter than both the CXL and horsehide Brown IH/Wesco Mr Lou's?
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@kkibbey23 Those are a lovely looking boot. Can I ask if that is a special order leather custom build? The colour of your boots look lighter than both the CXL and horsehide Brown IH/Wesco Mr Lou's?
No, they aren’t a custom makeup. I grabbed these from standard and strange in California. They are natural CXL
Here’s the store link to the build[emoji41]
They also have them on the Wesco Website if standard and strange is out of your size.
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Wearing theses today. This natural cxl is impressive stuff
I’ve still got a pretty good squeak going on in the right foot. I talked with Chris and if it doesn’t go away after some wear I will send them back and get the heel redone.
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@kkibbey23 , fyi @filthy recently solved a similar squeaky boot problem on a Viberg by drilling fine holes into the inner sole and injecting some oil into them. Apparently with great success. I’ll add the link to his post if I find it.
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Every time I see a pair of Wesco black boots, I'm swayed closer and closer to buying a pair. Those look clean and great!
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good looking boots @AdamJ what build is it?
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It's a black cxl cowhide 7" Hendrik with a #430 Vibram sole
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Black Chromexcel with silver buckles
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…wow! Ordered a pair of custom boots from the folks at Wesco on March 4th and recently on my account site it said that they were currently being built.
...well, I was just contacted through email from Karen at Wesco and it looks like I'll be waiting an additional 10-12 weeks! :o They're behind 5-6 weeks in the factory due to a plethora of issues and they now have to bump out production times to 24+ weeks!! :o
...they're not accepting any 'rush' orders at all. Karen said she's been working for Wesco for 21 years and has never seen it this busy! Not a bad problem to have but being buried probably is not fun.
...so it looks like its going to be awhile until I don my first pair of custom Wesco's!
It's all cool. Glad I got in in when I did. 
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…oh and nice pair of boots @Mlwdp!!
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Black Chromexcel with silver buckles
Love the traditional/deluxe styling. I’d be super happy if they were mine.
@vaquero357 while that does suck, all I can say is that in my experience the wait is worth it. Looking forward to seeing them here.
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…wow! Ordered a pair of custom boots from the folks at Wesco on March 4th and recently on my account site it said that they were currently being built.
...well, I was just contacted through email from Karen at Wesco and it looks like I'll be waiting an additional 10-12 weeks! :o They're behind 5-6 weeks in the factory due to a plethora of issues and they now have to bump out production times to 24+ weeks!! :o
...they're not accepting any 'rush' orders at all. Karen said she's been working for Wesco for 21 years and has never seen it this busy! Not a bad problem to have but being buried probably is not fun.
...so it looks like its going to be awhile until I don my first pair of custom Wesco's!
It's all cool. Glad I got in in when I did. Got the same email as I have a custom build in the works. As many IH fans here know: IWHWIH. Quality takes time, glad they aren't compromising to hit schedule (like most other businesses).
