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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Wesco - Production and sneak peeks

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    • S
      superfuzz
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      Best buckles I've seen!

      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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      • BluegrassB
        Bluegrass
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        Fantastic!!  Looks great on the boots.

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        • Max PowerM
          Max Power
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          @Giles:

          @Max:

          I'd definitely get 5-6 pairs of the black laces. Not sure if that's convincing enough, but I just on't like brown laces on black or burgundy boots.

          Inbound…...

          Perfect! Thanks a lot.

          @elclintor:

          > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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          • GilesG
            Giles
            IHUK Crew
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            BOOM.

            The special Olive Drab smooth, matt leather we commissioned is ready.  Foe those of you who know the Wesco "Burlap" this has the same hand and can be used smooth or rough out.

            It is with Wesco now.  I will be getting some builds made up for general release but please feel free to dream up some normal/interesting/wild builds of your own.

            I can see a pair of Olive/Burlap engineers in my future.

            Remember you can only get this hide through The Bootery, Iron Heart, Vater & Sohn or one of our retailers….

            "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

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            • BluegrassB
              Bluegrass
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              @Giles:

              I can see a pair of Olive/Burlap engineers in my future.

              That would be a winner…

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              • JCMx800J
                JCMx800
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                Great!!! Will order a pair when I have a proper job sometime next summer/autumn. Maybe something like that:

                Olive Drap smooth 6" Packer
                Silver eyelets (no hooks)
                Very low Foot Patrol heel
                430 Vib Sole
                Natty midsole
                Not sure about the upper stitching…

                Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                XXX

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
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                  Bam - it is here and beautiful…...

                  "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

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                  • Jordan23J
                    Jordan23
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                    And it's stunning!

                    Enjoy ya addiction!

                    AE

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
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                      "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

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                      • 4c4
                        4c
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                        ^ plastic counter sure makes the heel look very thin/low profile compared to other brands like White's that use leather…

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                        • ChrisC
                          Chris
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                          There's no plastic in that boot.

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                          • 4c4
                            4c
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                            So are you saying that those boots were custom made without the the use of Wesco's standard Permanently formed Stytherm™ counter…?

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                            • mclaincauseyM
                              mclaincausey
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                              I see what could be a plastic counter sheared off above the heel. I'm not sure there's anything wrong with that.

                              Think it, be it.

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
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                                http://www.wescoboots.com/wesco/info_additional.asp

                                "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

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  They do have a Stytherm counter

                                  "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

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                                  • 4c4
                                    4c
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                                    Leather is nice and Stytherm™ is nice… I really like the different profiles they have. The Wesco’s feel lighter, lower profile, and sleeker and the White’s feel more heavy, chunky, and bulky. I wear both in rotation and it’s a tough decision every morning…
                                    Here is the difference in profile between White’s Smokejumpers and Wesco Jobmasters:

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                                    • seawolfS
                                      seawolf
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                                      Wesco snobs. I like it!

                                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                      @zeebeeleather

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
                                        mclaincausey
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                                        Couldn't you shape a counter in plastic or leather alike however you want though?

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • 4c4
                                          4c
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                                          ^ Yep, but plastic is stronger and therefore is able to be made significantly thinner than leather while maintaining structural integrity.

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                                          • K
                                            khaki8
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                                            That makes sense!

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