Oak Street Bootmakers

[GuyH]

Nice those Giles.  I want the Vibram soled boat shoe…. if I get this promotion at work I will be ordering a pair.

[Giles]

I'm chickened out for a while Beats

[Giles]

OK, here goes.  I hope this does not put you off your lunch:

[Geo]

because it's a pull-up leather, yours should end up with really nice colour variations as the leather folds

[Giles]

Is that what Will would refer to as oil pull?

[Geo]

exactly that . . . when the leather bends, some areas are in tension so adjacent areas are in compression . . . the pressure differentials cause the oils and dyes in the leather to flow . . . simple

[Giles]

There's a bit of Oil Pull Horse. I have lying on my desk:

[Giles]

BTW Geo.  I have some Oil Pull Kudu here.  Feckin insane…...............

[Geo]

the horse looks nice . . . but kudu, couldn't even imagine . . . what colour is it? it like a super tough deer or something?

[Giles]

Super tough deer, but as it lives a pretty wild kinda life, the hide has a bzillion imperfections in it, thorn scratches, fly bites etc etc.

Top pic shows where I have rubbed my nail on the underside of the leather.  Bottom pic shows same piece after I have rubbed the face with my sweaty index finger.  Thus showing one of the properties of Oil Pull:

[Geo]

that's beautiful

got plans for it?

[Giles]

Will wants me to have plans for it, but I'm scratching my head a little.  If I'm not careful, anything we make from it will end up looking like one of those awful pre-distressed leather jackets that were popular on the high streets of the UK a few years ago….............

[Geo]

mmm . . . hadn't thought of that (well had sent those memories to some dark recess) - although a simple cut jacket would help avoid that image

what about bags?

[mankarat]

What is the best colour to pair up with indigo jeans? Navy blue or Brown? You guys make me want this!

[GuyH]

I'd say browns with dark raw denim and navy with faded washed jeans.

Giles,  that leather seems to have limited use to me.  Maybe used as a leather patch on a special edition jean is all I can think of.

[mankarat]

Most of my jeans still dark in colour. So brown it is, many thanks!

[Giles]

@GuyH:

Giles,  that leather seems to have limited use to me.  Maybe used as a leather patch on a special edition jean is all I can think of.

Hmm, good plan…........

[Geo]

+1

[GuyH]

If I qualify for a healthy discount on the SE jeans let me know

[Geo]

i have no doubt you'd get the patch free . . .