White's Boots
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Go with the chromexel. I've never been very impressed with water buffalo. It's thin and easily scratched and scarred. The chromexel probably doesn't polish up as nicely, so if you want the boots for dressier occasions, it might be a better choice, but for just knocking around in everyday wear, I'd pass.
Ah, I lived under the impression that water buffalo had to be extra thick and strong, learn something every day, thanks for the heads up!
I'm going to use the boots for work, complementing my brown chromexcel alden indys for when I wear black denim.
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holla they yours or just an image? Looks like I need to find another boot/ shoe to create for myself as these are becoming more popular around here…
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Dont blame you H, Jestres are great.
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Personally, I find Whites a shade bigger than Red Wings (comparing SD's to GT's), but not so much that it would be a worry. Go with Kyles advice
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My spec:
White's Classic Work Boot
Size - Length 12, Sole Vibram Composition Half Sole, Heel Lifts 1/4" Lower, Edge Natural, Upper (Shaft) Leather Black Chrome Excel by Horween, Midsole Single, Toe Cap Leather Toe Cap (only available on plain toe style), Leather Liner Tan, Sole Trim Close Trim, Toe Vamp Leather Black Chrome Excel by Horween, Heel Base 90 Degree Blocked off Heel (Traveler), Size - Width D (medium), Hardware Antique Eyes & Hooks, Celastic Toe Box Single Celastic Toe, Lace Design Plain Toe, Counter Leather Black Chrome Excel by Horween, Height 6" -
I like the HH more, but I wouldn't call the CXL crap
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compare cxl to dress leather
cxl fucks up and breaks easily and gets old faster than dress/oil leather or any other leather from whites/horween
compay lw boot sin black cxl and sd in water buffalo/dress leather same age same wear same resoled by okuyama see to compare
ive to talk guys at whites and viberg and i get the same comments
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told people again and again chromexcel is crap pls listen to me
So do you mean CRAP, or crap relatively? Given that most people are not stomping out forest fires with their boots is there really an issue here?
Please can you clarify your above pics/description? What is the bad thing? How old are these boots and what type of wear pattern/frequency have they had?
Thanks
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Maybe its my crappy monitor but I would swear they look almost the same lowky. Maybe the lighting or one is brushed :-\ oh and demoito interesting take on the leathers I will remeber that when making my purchases.
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cxl leather i smooth to start with so they tend to age earlier and make your boots die earlier. and fuck look at what happend to the top part of the engineer boots thats only my shin( skin) whos doing that and it ripped some of the leather off.
both are same age both same use. so you decide
