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@GrantStone what is the collar made of from a material standpoint on the Field boot?
The saddle tan is using the coffee suede and the others are full grain tumbled cow in a lighter weight (1.4-1.6mm).
Field boot looks like a nice addition. Will the "Earth" or "Dark Burgundy Kudu" be available in EEE? Also the Bison looks a good bit different than what I have on the diesel? It looks good just different.
As of right now just the bison and saddle tan will be EEE. The saddle tan EEE will come in later next month.
Good article here on Stitchdown that also happens to answer your question about the Bison leather: https://www.stitchdown.com/brands/grant-stone/grant-stone-field-boot-review/
Basically, it's a completely unique natural grain pattern per each boot.
I met one of the salesmen at Seidel years ago before he worked for the tannery. Once I realized he was at Seidel, only a few hour drive from us, I visited the tannery to take a look at some of their articles. I asked what some of their core leathers were, something that would be different than what we currently offer and he showed me the bison.
They have plated versions of the bison but these american bison hides have such heavy grain naturally (and are huge), we opted for the non-plated article. The tannage has a lot of oil and wax so it has a heavy pull-up effect as well. Its the thickest article we currently use at roughly 2.2-2.4mm, and they can still go much heavier if needed. The grain structure is less dense so it's forgiving.
The bison used on the field boot and diesel are the same article, there's just a variance in the grain pattern on each pair.