Show us your boots
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Well all the necessary ingredients certainly seem to be in place for something quite special @Chap
@neph93 @Chris @Steffen @gaseousclay
Boots will be made bei the Maftei Family, first step will be now making a individual wooden last matching my feet and then a try-on boot made of cheap leather offcut. I will have to come to the shop they'll check the fit, if it's fine they start with the ordered boot. Will be something like Giles Kanreki boot but with a traditional Austrian welt "zwiegenaeht". Everything will be made by hand in the traditional way…
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I am Alden guy
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Thanks guys .
Believe it not neither
This is Alden calf skin made for brick & motor Seattle .
I also guessed that as whiskey:-)@neph93
Most people in America don’t appreciate Alden tan boots. The grail shoe in America is Alden cigar shell and its due to very very small production . You can see that up in front in fourth picture .Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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NICE!
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Those are seriously beyond Grail.
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Hello Folks. Long-time reader. First-time poster.
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These are Dunham's Tyroleans circa 1968. I found them almost unused about 10 years ago. I've worn the hell out of them and the build quality and fit is simply fantastic, but unfortunately, they've developed some cracks in the creases.
The boots are cut from one piece of leather and I really like the speed lacing all the way to the toe. One of the reasons I registered is because you folks seem like you would understand the desire to "save" a pair of 50-year-old boots. I have plenty of boots, but these are special to me.
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…..you folks seem like you would understand the desire to "save" a pair of boots....
I can only speak for myself, but of course! Thanks for posting @Paddy Ofurniture
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Thanks, guys. In retrospect, I think I was too impatient when I bought these. I oiled them once with neats foot and started wearing them immediately. I should have considered how long they had gone without any conditioning and taken the reconditioning of the leather more seriously & slowly in a few steps. I think the leather needed more oils to fully penetrate. On the bright side, this cracking has led me here and gotten me purchase new boots in which to do the heavy work. I have promoted these old friends to "emeritus" boot status and they won't see much more rain, snow, dirt or salt of the Wisconsin winters. They'll be mostly worn as coffee house boots now. That way, I can make them live longer and keep them original without a resole.
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Oh my. These are just perfect. All steak (leather) with just the right amount of sizzle (those speed hooks!).
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Oh my. These are just perfect. All steak (leather) with just the right amount of sizzle (those speed hooks!).
They are stupendous aren’t they.
Sadly you need to be able to make two trips to Japan to get the boots made, and either be good friends with Josh from Good Art, or financially irresponsible to get the speed hooks (otherwise we’d all have a pair [emoji23]).
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My boot collection so far
L-R Viberg Service rough out, Oliver Sweeney Noceto, Oliver Sweeney Selby, Viberg Boondockers, Oliver Sweeney Ackerman, Magnanni Chelsea bootsLooking for a nice pair of rough out hiker boots at the moment.
I haven't tried any Wesco boots yet - are they comparable to Viberg?
