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    • B
      bubbapest
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      well, at least custom ordered through baker boots, after kyle got a drawing of my foot…

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        superfuzz
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        Damn, that sucks @bubbapest I've never ordered through Baker's. The custom fit option from Wesco is really detailed, you measure your instep and pretty much every part of both feet. And they keep your measurements on file for future builds. I think you can also update it if your feet change. It costs $100 but seems worth it if you're planning on buying a few pairs over the years.

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          @bubbapest:

          Yeah it does- it hurts most in the arch of my foot right where the instep is boa constrictoring (yep just turned that snake into a verb) my foot.

          maybe i'm just not meant to wear non-laced boots 😕

          OH WELL, ONTO THE NEXT BUILD

          And Chris@Wesco he say:

          The Jobmaster is much more forgiving, last is the same, but the Boss doesn’t have the gusset over the instep of the foot that is thinner and adjustable by laces…….just the two layers of thick vamp and vamp liner…..on the Boss

          "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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            @Chris  Don't you have a pair of grey toecaps…..?

            "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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              BAM…...

              "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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                bubbapest
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                @superfuzz:

                Damn, that sucks @bubbapest I've never ordered through Baker's. The custom fit option from Wesco is really detailed, you measure your instep and pretty much every part of both feet. And they keep your measurements on file for future builds. I think you can also update it if your feet change. It costs $100 but seems worth it if you're planning on buying a few pairs over the years.

                yeah i had to do that for bakers boots, but maybe i should just do it for wesco and send it to them.. or giles if he'll be placing the order for me 😉

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                  superfuzz
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                  You can also look into sending them back to Wesco and having them stretched. I had to do this because the toe box on my MP Bosses was too tight.

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                  • SaschaVSS
                    SaschaVS
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                    Holy cow!!!! G, that is a buttkickboot!!!!!!!

                    IHFFIH

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                    • ChrisC
                      Chris
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                      Ah, you meant these, Giles-

                      I sold those back in the springtime, so I sort of forgot about them.  They were bull hide, which I love, but they were just ugly.  Really comfortable, but man, I hate the way the White's swing last looks.

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        I did mean those,  Unfortunately what you see, you can't unsee.  Jeez, I tried…...

                        "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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                        • tmgT
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                          G, those two tone's are looking great, and I'm more tempted every time I see them…..

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            Those 2 tone get massive compliments whenever I wear them…..

                            "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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                            • Megatron1505M
                              Megatron1505
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                              The black boots and the oxfords are stunners…..eagerly awaiting my boots  😃

                              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                              • 4c4
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                                The only reason I haven’t yet considered Wesco boots:

                                Wesco is unique to many of the high-end brands in that they use steel shanks and I’ve always heard that steel shanks are not as nice as leather ones for most purposes because they are heavy, brittle, stiff, sometimes corrode, do not conform to the foot like leather, and are generally cheaper and less desirable than leather ones unless one demands very little flex in a boot which is a need for some boots such as mountaineering boots… I’ve had arguably the best handmade mountaineering boots in the word and they had a steel shank and I loved them, but they were nowhere near as comfortable as my boots with an leather shank. Also, when White’s uses Boss lasts (White’s doesn’t make a Boss last, Wesco makes a Boss last) on their boots they sell them for quite a bit less which is also concerning to me. (http://www.bakershoe.com/product/open-road-whites-boots)

                                Can somebody please help convince me that these are not problems? Or is there a Wesco boot offered with an leather shank?

                                Thanks

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                                • CutlasshoundC
                                  Cutlasshound
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                                  Bloody hell I want those oxfords….

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                                  I ain't got time to bleed.

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                                    superfuzz
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                                    I'm pretty sure that Alden uses a steel shank and they are comfy as hell. Also not sure why the last used would make the boot cheaper. Might be some confusion there. G can probably explain.

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                                    • SaschaVSS
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                                      Looki looki!!!!! soon, my dream boot!!!

                                      IHFFIH

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                                        superfuzz
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                                        Burlap and Black tie?

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                                        • SaschaVSS
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                                          @superfuzz:

                                          Burlap and Black tie?

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                                          Yes sir!!!

                                          IHFFIH

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                                          • FurattoHeddoF
                                            FurattoHeddo
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                                            @Giles:

                                            Burgundy domain RO/smooth? Looking very lush! …

                                            "Don't ever be sorry"

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