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[shahtirthak]

Damn you beat me to it. Hope it works out for you but hit me up if it doesn’t.

Thanks & sorry, I thought there would be more that one pair in that size....hoping it will work out but if not I will seek you out !

 

[shahtirthak]

They seem to only stock the narrow and wides from 7.5 to 10.5; looks like you need to do a proper preorder to get wide or narrow in any other size

13E works for me on 2030, have the Cuoio HB which are not fully broken in yet but are comfortable for 10 hour days at a stretch.
Was just wondering what 13EE would feel like but since they were not available I had no hesitation with 13E.

 

[stevenkmason]

New to me Club Monaco Boondockers, also in size 13, since we’re taking over the thread.

 

[thewinedown]

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New to me Club Monaco Boondockers, also in size 13, since we’re taking over the thread.

I liked it better when I thought I had little competition!

 

[stevenkmason]

I liked it better when I thought I had little competition!

My theory is that more of us out here will encourage Viberg and other makers to make our size more often. And there are more of us to swap pairs on the secondary market!

 

[thewinedown]

My theory is that more of us out here will encourage Viberg and other makers to make our size more often. And there are more of us to swap pairs on the secondary market!

True that. And the stockists too. WF has finally started getting some 13s in.

 

[stevenkmason]

True that. And the stockists too. WF has finally started getting some 13s in.

Yeah I recently got a couple pairs (secondhand) of WF makeups. The charcoal chamois roughout bobcats on gloxi then the crust horsebutt 145s.

 

[thewinedown]

Yeah I recently got a couple pairs (secondhand) of WF makeups. The charcoal chamois roughout bobcats on gloxi then the crust horsebutt 145s.

Damn I’m dying for those crust 145s! Where did you find them?

 

[stevenkmason]

 

[ajd578]

WF has finally started getting some 13s in.

WF was on IG calling y'all out because the 13s were sitting.

 

[JohnL1972]

Toscanello BCT SB is today's release, but the webpage doesn't seem to be up properly. They put the pic on the website home page though. https://viberg.com/products/service-boot-toscanello-horse-tpr
Edit: live now

I am not happy that they are using a polyurethane type coated version of the Toscanello HB. I am not a fan of Alden shell for that very reason. This is the second Viberg HB release where they used polyurethane coated leather. I think the finish looks fake and doesn’t patina the same as natural finish leathers. Will pass on this and the Moss offering. Hope this isn’t what they plan on doing moving forward.

 

[Crizzlelovesyou]

I am not happy that they are using a polyurethane type coated version of the Toscanello HB. I am not a fan of Alden shell for that very reason. This is the second Viberg HB release where they used polyurethane coated leather. I think the finish looks fake and doesn’t patina the same as natural finish leathers. Will pass on this and the Moss offering. Hope this isn’t what they plan on doing moving forward.

TPR is Maryams most popular HB. Any maryam HB with shine is TPR afaik. The HB w/out the finish is actually referred to as unglazed TPR even. The ID makers/Flame Pandq use it. Viberg has used it a lot. I think they're just mentioning the coating as a selling point. If you own other maryam HB there's a decent chance its TPR.

That being said these runs are darker and the coating looks to be a little thicker than normal. Honestly the TPR "glaze" is less intrusive than the Shinki glaze too IME

 

[thewinedown]

WF was on IG calling y'all out because the 13s were sitting.

Haha, I saw that and wanted to help out but I legitimately didn’t like their offerings at that point. Like the mushroom chamois they had was on that LH sole. I really don’t need a boot on that type of sole, but I loved the rest of it. Hopefully they’ll get another make up at some point!

 

[JohnL1972]

TPR is Maryams most popular HB. Any maryam HB with shine is TPR afaik. The HB w/out the finish is actually referred to as unglazed TPR even. The ID makers/Flame Pandq use it. Viberg has used it a lot. I think they're just mentioning the coating as a selling point. If you own other maryam HB there's a decent chance its TPR.

That being said these runs are darker and the coating looks to be a little thicker than normal. Honestly the TPR "glaze" is less intrusive than the Shinki glaze too IME

oh wow. You learn something every day. I thought glazing was when the leather was passed under a glass roller. I didn’t know it also referred to a spray on application of polyurethane. That’s what is so cool about this forum. I learn things I didn’t know. Perhaps I just like an unglazed finish.

 

[Crizzlelovesyou]

oh wow. You learn something every day. I thought glazing was when the leather was passed under a glass roller. I didn’t know it also referred to a spray on application of polyurethane. That’s what is so cool about this forum. I learn things I didn’t know. Perhaps I just like an unglazed finish.

I like unglazed HB too honestly (and I wish everyday that makers outside Japan will start to use unglazed Shinki.) And I think the name "unglazed TPR" is actually either a mistranslation or a slight misrepresentation. Its just what I've seen some tanneries and makers call it. Truman did a run not long ago and was even calling it "unglazed;" at this point a lot is marketing hyperbole.