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[armedferret]

None right now but keep an eye on Lof & Tung at Skoaktiebolaget. They've had some suede chukkas in the past.

 

[flylikeneagle]

EG Zug

 

[ppk]

x-post from the Desert/Chukka Boots thread

I am looking for a dark brown, grained (hatch grained, pebble grained, etc.) chukka boot. I am avoiding Alden because they have steel shanks and I'll have to take them off for airport security. The only other ones that I can find are the Brecons from Crockett & Jones. However, I'm not a fan of Dainite soles. Any alternatives to consider that don't have steel shanks or Dainite soles?

I might have to end up going for MTO via BlkBrd.

 

[Humpty_Dumpty_Rises]

x-post from the Desert/Chukka Boots thread

I am looking for a dark brown, grained (hatch grained, pebble grained, etc.) chukka boot. I am avoiding Alden because they have steel shanks and I'll have to take them off for airport security. The only other ones that I can find are the Brecons from Crockett & Jones. However, I'm not a fan of Dainite soles. Any alternatives to consider that don't have steel shanks or Dainite soles?

I might have to end up going for MTO via BlkBrd.

Now that's good reasoning for why one might go an MTO route.
Educational

 

[armedferret]

Captoe triple monks from Peruzzi Firenze.

 

[suitforcourt]

AE Freeports with Mad Dog Laces

 

[Schweino]

x-post from the Desert/Chukka Boots thread

I am looking for a dark brown, grained (hatch grained, pebble grained, etc.) chukka boot. I am avoiding Alden because they have steel shanks and I'll have to take them off for airport security. The only other ones that I can find are the Brecons from Crockett & Jones. However, I'm not a fan of Dainite soles. Any alternatives to consider that don't have steel shanks or Dainite soles?

I might have to end up going for MTO via BlkBrd.

BLKBRD uses steel shanks too

 

[ppk]

BLKBRD uses steel shanks too

Oh damn.

 

[DorianGreen]

x-post from the Desert/Chukka Boots thread

I am looking for a dark brown, grained (hatch grained, pebble grained, etc.) chukka boot. I am avoiding Alden because they have steel shanks and I'll have to take them off for airport security. The only other ones that I can find are the Brecons from Crockett & Jones. However, I'm not a fan of Dainite soles. Any alternatives to consider that don't have steel shanks or Dainite soles?

I might have to end up going for MTO via BlkBrd.

Hmm, something that bothers me extremely too, but what is the alternative? Wood? Maybe I'm wrong, but feel that wood could be more fragile.

 

[stephenaf2003]

Meermin shearling

 

[Schweino]

Hmm, something that bothers me extremely too, but what is the alternative? Wood? Maybe I'm wrong, but feel that wood could be more fragile.

I think some makers use fiberglass shanks exactly for this purpose.

 

[ppk]

BLKBRD uses steel shanks too

I just exchanged messages with Sandeep at BlkBrd. They can replace the steel with leather.

 

[Fenners81]

I just exchanged messages with Sandeep at BlkBrd. They can replace the steel with leather.

Tricker’s are all made with wooden shanks but mine still trigger airport security. The guy showed me the x-ray image and there were about 30 nails visible.

 

[nishant]

Some happy boots after a long hiatus.
StC 💙

 

[stephenaf2003]

Carmina green shell