Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome(Year 5)
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No turning back. Surprisingly not a bad boot to wear on a roof.
Edit: for the record I normally wear a Nicks chore boot on a wedge to blow off the roof. Just trying to break these in a little bit before I wear 10 hours on Monday. Figured this would probably help having to walk and stand at an angle…
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@Mizmazzle I need to man! Maybe in November if I remember!
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Didn’t enter but watching this thread closely.
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@Mister_Brue that leather looks crazy
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@Mizmazzle It’s the Hermann Oak Natural Roughout, so it looks normal on the inside.
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@Mister_Brue looks almost purple. Maybe that’s just the lighting. That should age quite nicely!
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So nice
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My 2023-24 Work Dome Boots. Did not place but picked up the Work Dome “Peoples Choice Award”
12” Stationmaster, W&C Natural Double Stuffed, 55 Last w/moderate heel, V-bar
Loaned to these to my boys, Heath and Champ at Guilty Party to display as they were gearing up to start selling their Collab boots with Nicks. Somebody came in and fell in love with them and offered me a decent price, figured they could bet a better life with somebody else that might pay attention to them…
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@northsouthdenimguy Wickett and Craig might make some of the best leather out there, in my opinion. I’d love to have a pair of boots made from some.
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It’s pretty wild how much oil is “stuffed” into that DS leather. There were very few scratches or scuffs I couldn’t rub out with just my thumb. Even some of the worse marks disappeared after a quick brushing and a touch of Bick 4.
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This guy‘s boot after three days of the dome.
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@northsouthdenimguy that’s pretty crazy. Those boot are rather interesting as well.
I love a beat up pair of boots as much as the next fade junkie out there. I’ve got a few pairs I’m super in love with that I’ve thrown my all at. For my comp pair my plan is to just wear em like normal (not every single day and not it the harshest of conditions) and see where the leather ends up. Sort of a “worn in rotation” vibe. See where they end up…
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I feel the same about a worn boot and just wear it… so many go crazy now trying to put patina on their boots in the first week or month of the dome. I’ve worn enough leathers in the dome and enough boots over the last 30 years that some of the stuff I see early on I'm just scratching my head. It is a competition with really good prizes, so a little “boot styling” might help some…
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@northsouthdenimguy Nice start
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Thanks! I knew I would start to get some crocking on these once the denim got wet but looking forward to seeing how these things age. I have a little plan on maintenance, We’ll see how it works out.
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About a week and a half out from November photos. I’ll try not to hammer my own topic with too many photos, maybe one every couple weeks or so
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@northsouthdenimguy hammer away. I love seeing how these shape up for you. I saw them in your other thread, and as a Western-style boot aficionado, I was immediately interested.
Good luck with the Dome. Sounds like there might be some, erm... extra work in there by some entrants.
