White's Boots

grabbed these when the seller re-listed them on the Bay. great seller that i was actually able to negotiate a reasonable price with shipping from Canada.

strongly considering these for the mega boot thingy; what can i say, i'm weak for brown rough out.

Finn666

wonderful looking boots there mate…again!
and if it helps with your decision, I'd really love to see these evolve over time, so yes wear'em for the contest!

btw. are those SD's? what size?

tatmantall

Beautiful !!

urbanwoodsman

Size 8D, if they're the ones I saw. Great score.

bubbapest

damn you all… your boots make me want another pair.

thinking about getting a l2toe smokejumpers in 6 inches. can't decide on colors. i know i want some sort of black, but i am not sure if i want black and tan or just all black. also cant decide if i want the northwest last or the swing last.

i love the comfort of my burgundy SD, but not so enamored by the looks. not rugged enough, imo.

also considering the white's engineers... i have a pair of chippewa engineers but they are all black and i think the natural midsole would make the whites look so much better, especially with a lowered heel. prob go black dress on those too to get a sick shine.

tigerpac

Can somebody explain the Hawthorn brand to me? White's makes them? Do they cut corners to get the price down? Found a model I loved but wanted to find out a bit more about the brand before pulling the trigger.

Thanks!

(Sorry if this is a repeat question, I tried to search it)

Megatron1505

Hathorn boots are made by guys training to work on Whites, basically apprentices. They are also made from slightly cheaper leathers, I believe some of the leathers are bought in from overseas. However, I have owned a couple of pairs of Hathorn boots, and the quality difference in terms of build is not noticeable at all.

tigerpac

Ask and ye shall receive - thanks so much for the answer Mega!

urbanwoodsman

@Megatron1505:

Hathorn boots are made by guys training to work on Whites, basically apprentices. They are also made from slightly cheaper leathers, I believe some of the leathers are bought in from overseas. However, I have owned a couple of pairs of Hathorn boots, and the quality difference in terms of build is not noticeable at all.

I'm going to email White's and see if they have a generic answer to this.

This is just my opinion.
You can get custom boots from the Hathorn line that use the exact same leathers as the heavy duty White's line. Maybe they use lighter weight versions? I'm not exactly sure.
Also, I think the Hathorn line are Machine welted whereas the Whites line are hand welted. The finished details are nicer on the Whites line as well. Usually, the Hathorn like has the close trim single welt stitching and the Whites line usually have a double welt stitch line on the standard trim.

Overall, I'd say the Hathorn line is close to but still better quality than Red Wing, Wolverine, Danner, Chippewa, etc.

tigerpac

The model I'm looking at comes in at $315 or so, which seems more than a lot of the Red Wings, chippewa, etc. Is the value there or should I look at some of the other brands mentioned?

Blackheart

Urb, I have a pair of Hathorns, they do have softer leather than the smoke jumpers. Machine welted, single stitch.
I have the steel toe model, very nice boots. My Danner super rainforests are built a lot sturdier and are way
stiffer, I wear my Hathorns a lot more because I like the higher heel.

Megatron1505

I know that the Voyager leather used on many of the Hathorn boots is imported, still a really nice leather though. Somewhere on Sufu there is a picture tour of the Whites production facility, and it shows the trainees making the Hathorn boots.

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