Better luck than I’ve had. Only read about them. Cool catalogue.I’ve only ever seen one pair of boots turn up.
Better luck than I’ve had. Only read about them. Cool catalogue.I’ve only ever seen one pair of boots turn up.
There was a guy who turned up with a pair on Mark’s original boot board some yrs ago. Shipley had made them for an ancestor of his who was the Governor of the American Royal for a few yrs. He wasn’t a boot collector. I tried to buy them but he wouldn’t sell.Better luck than I’ve had. Only read about them. Cool catalogue.
When C.P. Shipley closed I want to say it was in the 1950’s & being run by a great-grandson. By that time it was located in a first floor corner of that bldg. A Shipley employee took it over & it became Miles Saddlery. Mr. Miles sold & traded in used saddles & tack, & did leather repairs. He didn’t make saddles, at least for very long. Towards the end he was only open weekends.I’ve seen Charlie Dunn’s from his time at Capital Saddlery but those are the only ones I’ve seen from one of the makers working out of a western store.
What an endeavor!!I made my first pair of traditional cowboy boots. Hand lasted and hand welted with a steel shank, wooden pegged sole and hand stacked leather heel. I designed the pattern and cut the inlay as well. For those of you with sharp eyes, it was my first time running a sewing machine on leather, so be kind.
I did give in and go with a soft-tex heel and a thin rubber bottom protector. Uppers and heel/toe caps are kangaroo, vamps are goat.
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it was my first time running a sewing machine on leather
Hand lasted and hand welted
Nice work!!!I made my first pair of traditional cowboy boots. Hand lasted and hand welted with a steel shank, wooden pegged sole and hand stacked leather heel. I designed the pattern and cut the inlay as well. For those of you with sharp eyes, it was my first time running a sewing machine on leather, so be kind.
I did give in and go with a soft-tex heel and a thin rubber bottom protector. Uppers and heel/toe caps are kangaroo, vamps are goat.
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I contacted a customer boot maker and arranged a two week “boot school”.What kind of sewing machine was it, that it was strong enough for leather?
Tell us more about the process, and the tools that you used.
I made my first pair of traditional cowboy boots. Hand lasted and hand welted with a steel shank, wooden pegged sole and hand stacked leather heel. I designed the pattern and cut the inlay as well. For those of you with sharp eyes, it was my first time running a sewing machine on leather, so be kind.
I did give in and go with a soft-tex heel and a thin rubber bottom protector. Uppers and heel/toe caps are kangaroo, vamps are goat.
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It was still challenging.Now I get it. My head was spinning with the idea of doing it myself in my living room. But you went somewhere with the right equipment and a teacher. Now it all makes sense. I thought that you did it at home.
What a great ideaI contacted a customer boot maker and arranged a two week “boot school”.
I did all the work, under their instruction, using their shop.
Topstitching was done using a singer professional machine, which is an updated version of the 31-15.
Most of the rest was done with hand tools, except the side seam and sole seeing, and the sanding and buffing.
I don't know anything about these, Monitor. Also, check Etsy and Ebay has some.Could anyone please recommend a good place online to buy metal tips and heel protectors? Thanks.
Champion Attitude, who recently made my black and white eagle boots, offer silver tips and heel plates. Their website is caboots.comCould anyone please recommend a good place online to buy metal tips and heel protectors? Thanks.
I don't know anything about these, Monitor. Also, check Etsy and Ebay has some.
Etched Silver Cowboy Boot Toe Tips WX-47 | Buffalo Trader Online
Boot Toe Tips - Engraved Silver w/Snip Front - Gass Horse Supply & Western Wear
Boot Tips and Heel Caps to Match.
Of course, depending on your budget, there are western silversmiths that make customs.
Champion Attitude, who recently made my black and white eagle boots, offer silver tips and heel plates. Their website is caboots.com
Don't know who's making them, but they're good looking boots. The shape of that toe is about perfect.One more thing; Can you guys identify the maker of these boots? I do know they're by Chrome Hearts but I also know those suckers can't make such beautiful boots so perhaps anyone can recognize the shape? They're made in the US, that much I do know.