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  1. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    I'm having a bad day. But this seems like one of the most unreasonable things I have seen regarding complaints about boots and leather creasing.
  2. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    "Break" or creasing is delamination of the individual layers that make up the leather. No amount of product, brushing, or shoe trees will reverse this.
  3. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    I'm pretty certain that thickness has nothing to do with the grade or quality of a leather. I think manufacturer's like White would have a skiving machine that they will run the whole die-cut pieces of leather through to make sure they are all a uniform thickness before sewing anything together.
  4. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    I believe on White's NFPA Smokejumpers, the standard boot comes with an unlined vamp, as shown in the photo above. The smooth black leather on the sides is additional leather stitched on for welting on an unlined vamp boot. When a fully lined vamp boot is being hand-welted, the lining gets...
  5. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    I had bought a pair of Black CXL Semi-dress with a leather sole on ebay at Whitesriver back in 2017. They are now my most worn boot, outside of my work boots (construction). I've actually worn them to work a few times depending on what I knew I'd be doing. The leather sole is very...
  6. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    I bought a pair of black shell semi-dress in May 2017 through baker's for $950 total. I think shell will add about $600 to the price.
  7. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    My experience with Honey Vibram on two different pairs, walking on concrete, construction; It's soft and more flexible, but because of this, it seems to more easily separate from the leather it is glued/nailed to at the heel cap, compared to black vibram.
  8. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    I think there might be a toffee dress. https://www.styleforum.net/threads/custom-whites-boots-thoughts.219173/page-506#post-8206377
  9. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    For me, I have a low instep, low volume feet, but wide at the ball of the feet and long and wide at the toes; on plaintoe boots without the open instep adjustment during lasting, the first 4-5 eyelets will be very close to touching, and then the eyelets will widen out at the ankle and have...
  10. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    I have a pair of White's NFPA spokejumpers without a lining in most of the vamp, what it appears they do is add pieces of leather onto the vamp where it is sewn to the shaft/heel counter, and the piece of leather extends roughly to the ball of the foot. It appears that it is there for welting...
  11. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    You mean the actual tongue, not the brush guard/false tongue/kiltie, correct? The tongue is stitched to the vamp and the quarters, and additionally the eyelets and speedhooks are set through the tongue and the quarter's facings, it would be alot of work to install a new one. If it is damaged...
  12. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    The top one has a full black rubber sole underneath the mid-sole, that goes from the heel to the toes, with a leather heelstack and black rubber heel cap underneath that. From top to bottom: Boot leather uppers >>> Leather Mid-sole >>> Full-length Rubber sole >>> Leather heel stack >>> Rubber...
  13. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    https://www.reddit.com/r/goodyearwelt/comments/9js7ix/a_waxed_flesh_restoration_story/
  14. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    Do you think a Lace-to-toe on the 5050 would be something you may try in the future?
  15. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    Are you planning the same size run that you currently have in the MP lasts? I just noticed on Baker's website that they give the option for a 12 E for MP boots. Seems like there are more widths available now. I know 'E' wasn't an option when they first came out, did you add more last sizes...
  16. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    I think you should contact White's or Baker's directly. They will have experience fitting people with certain needs for their boots.
  17. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    Are there other options for tongues, apart from the Standard Full Gusset Tongue, and a half-cut gusset tongue? Just curious.
  18. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    Another way of saying skived toe cap?
  19. Rolanberry

    Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

    Sorry, wasn't meant to sound like a criticism. I think the single leather sole on White's looks great.

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