WESCO-MRLOU-NATH - Wesco® - 10" Horsehide Engineer Boot - Natural. The "Mister Lou"
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@northsouthdenimguy yep I agree. I guess my real question is how do you know it doesn't become a structural thing. The mark itself doesn't bother me at all. Just don't want to ignore a potential issue either. I am the guy who will buy a custom knife, then sharpen the edge to take away the mintness. Lol
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That spot in particular isn’t going get a lot of pressure and or stretching, some creasing. I don’t know you just gotta do what you feel is right for you….
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@j6550 Might be a bold statement but I think its a Maryam thing... Been hearing a fair bit of mixed opinions about Maryam horsehide from Wesco lovers over the world, particularly about their quality/quality control of hides (or lack of).
One thing I've noticed is that I keep seeing Maryam leathers coming up on Wesco's discounted section with leather imperfections, and this exact spec (Natural Maryam horsehide MrLou), they have a few pairs sat on the discounted section as we speak...
This might have just been a one off thing for a particular batch, and I am in no way trying to give Maryam a bad name, for people that may have had good experience with Maryam or know stuff that we don't, but I am just sharing from what I have gathered related to the pair in question.
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@kaacy1721 that's interesting to hear...I have noticed a trend on the discounted list too....not necessarily Mister Lou but Natural Maryam Tannery Leather. Just want to add that from the inside of the shaft it does feel like I could poke a hole through using my finger pad if I used some moderate pressure. I don't think it's possible to do that in other parts of the shaft.
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Just here to give an update. I exchanged some emails with Chris Warren from Wesco and with the guys from Iron Heart I feel good about keeping these now.
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@j6550 - I have a similar mark from a leather tool (farther up the boot) on the back of my olive petrolio (sp?) Mr. Lou’s from TSV and because it’s not a part of the boot that has to flex / stress, I’ve never had a problem - been wearing them for ~2 years now. I wouldn’t stress about it. Take a picture send it to Wesco and if it’s an issue in the future they can likely find a fix. Just don’t play with it / make it worse
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@Kjunx Yep that's what I did. I'm definitely not messing with it bc it'll probably get worse.
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@Larkens looking great buddy, can't stop thinking about natty horsehide
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@FlavourFade Thanks! I get that, I couldn't either... look where it got me
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@indigostiff not much slip brand new. Got even better after a couple of weeks. My boss boots have a little bit of slip, the Lou grips my feet even better. Lucky guy, I know.
Edit: got my last Christmas. So couple of months of wear. Mixed in rotation with my boss boots.
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The break in continues
boots for life…
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Any chance we’ll see a restock on this one in the near future?
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I placed an order for these in November last year, from keeping regular contact with Chris at Wesco I know lead times have been cut down over the past year or so, so hopefully not a massive wait, but I imagine we are still a number of months away bit I would be plucking dates out of thin air if I was to give you a more accurate ETA date than that.
Before these arrive, we should get a restock the black version, a restock on the British tan Journeyman's, and also a collaboration Morrison boot you can check out below.
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@Jack Moon boots!
