Custom White's Boots ... Thoughts?

[PACostag]

just a roll of that dice and that's what came out. Not a special request. All five pairs I got are similar, maybe the same craftsman?

 

[linafelt]

^^ I wish that was my mortgage payment... If so, I’d have a lot more boots!

 

[Legal Eagles]

^^ I wish that was my mortgage payment... If so, I’d have a lot more boots!

Come to Central Maine... the cost of living is low!
You get fresh air, nature, rockbound coasts, microbreweries, and all the hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, sailing, and skiing your heart desires... not to mention no traffic jams or big city problems!
The downside is it snows 9 months of the year... (just kidding... it is really only 8 months!)

 

[goalaso]

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Ooh, what leather are these on?

 

[chicken1616]

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[chicken1616]

Come to Central Maine... the cost of living is low!
You get fresh air, nature, rockbound coasts, microbreweries, and all the hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, sailing, and skiing your heart desires... not to mention no traffic jams or big city problems!
The downside is it snows 9 months of the year... (just kidding... it is really only 8 months!)

Spent a couple of years in Maine. All of the upside is true. Unfortunately, the downside negates that.

 

[chicken1616]

Ooh, what leather are these on?

Red Dog

 

[discomute]

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[PACostag]

@miggyramone couple more brown bison shot for you

 

[miggyramone]

@miggyramone couple more brown bison shot for you

Thank you! What is the texture like? Are they smooth? Oily? Dry?

Weird question, but I'm curious. Before I bought the Brown Dress pair, I read a few people's reviews on reddit and they reared to the leather as dry and smooth. My pair is smooth with a slight sheen/dare I say lightly oily texture. I really like it.

 

[PACostag]

I would say it’s a mix between oily and smooth, it’s a great hide. Get a sample from a Whites and I’m sure you’ll be hooked. It ages very well too (as shown by my key chain, belt, and valet). Among my favorite hides. The texture can wisely vary, even on the same hide - there are smooth parts with absolutely no texture and then there are large pebbles - and everything in between. From what I see though, Whites does a good job making it look good - so one boot will be like the other. At least what I’ve seen. And the color of brown bison can’t be beat...

 

[Mghart]

Going to place an order at Bakers today, but wanted to ask perhaps a silly question if I may.. All my whites boots so far have been plain toes, so I was thinking of doing a cap toe this time. Does adding the cap toe change fit/feel in regards to break in?

 

[Legal Eagles]

Going to place an order at Bakers today, but wanted to ask perhaps a silly question if I may.. All my whites boots so far have been plain toes, so I was thinking of doing a cap toe this time. Does adding the cap toe change fit/feel in regards to break in?

In my opinion adding a toe cap has no impact on the internal feel of the shoe... the inside of the shoe is formed to the last and will be identical toe cap or no. A toe cap may impact how much a non-cellastic toe collapses over time, but this is not a concern during initial try on or break in.

On their higher end models, White's uses a true double vamp, not skived or as I like to call them "faux caps"... that can mean there is a lot of leather in the toe... the liner and two layers of thick leather... not to mention the celastic if you go for that.

It is further my opinion that any creasing on a properly fit pair of Whites should occur behind the toe cap, so you are not flexing or creasing the triple leather layers. When I go for a true mirror shine, I only shine the caps and the heels because those areas do not flex on my boots... if they did, the mirror finish would crack.

 

[Mghart]

Thanks for the reply LE! What would constitute a ‘higher end’ boot from Whites? I’m planning on doing an SD on 55, but it’s the extra leather you mentioned on the toe cap which was what I wanted to ask about. My current SDs in HH fit and feel great so I just wanted to get another pair but with different sole/details.

 

[Legal Eagles]

In general White's always did a true double vamp cap. The first inkling I got that this may change was in this post from sambam...

Yes we are. On this style we are cutting the underlying vamp out so it's not a true double vamp like our White's.

I think he was referring to the Main Street line, and then perhaps only the French Calf... in any event it seems some may come with skived toe caps. I think on any SD you will get the true double vamp cap.