Bender
One of the Regulars
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I've been looking into top-end heritage work boots (excluding the super crazy expensive/exclusive Japanese homage stuff), and if I understand things, it appears Wesco and Viberg are pretty much equal with regards to build quality and materials, while White's is equal in terms of materials, but perhaps a half-step behind in terms of build quality? Is that the general consensus?
By that I mean all three manufacturers use a lot of the same leathers from the same tanneries, but in many of the reviews I have read, people talk about the Wesco and Viberg boots being essentially perfect, without a stitch out of place... While I have read a review of the White's versus a Red Wing, and while the White's was certainly on another level, it wasn't perfect... the odd loose stitch here and there.
So Wesco and Viberg tie for first place, with White's a close second?
Anyway, if I have it wrong, I apologize, not trying to step on anyone's toes... Just trying to get the lay of the land.
By that I mean all three manufacturers use a lot of the same leathers from the same tanneries, but in many of the reviews I have read, people talk about the Wesco and Viberg boots being essentially perfect, without a stitch out of place... While I have read a review of the White's versus a Red Wing, and while the White's was certainly on another level, it wasn't perfect... the odd loose stitch here and there.
So Wesco and Viberg tie for first place, with White's a close second?
Anyway, if I have it wrong, I apologize, not trying to step on anyone's toes... Just trying to get the lay of the land.