• Or at least, a baseline. My body aches. A lot of people don’t understand how physically taxing it can be as a Bootmaker. Particularly in…

  • Accidental gatekeeping.

    I’m looking at you, boot nerds. My sewing machine handwheel finally arrived. Well actually, two did and four more are on their way. Because my…

  • It’s longer than you think. Since my sewing machine is still waiting for parts, I’ve been filling my time with other work in the business.…

  • Wait, wait, just hear me out first. Outstation boots are built with cemented soles. That is, the leather midsole is stitched to the rubber slipsole,…

  • It’s about flow of conversation. Sewing machine still sitting idle, the handwheel hasn’t arrived from my manufacturer yet. In the end, I started sourcing handwheels…

  • When it rains, it pours. That’s always what my Mum used to say. Meaning, if something goes wrong, everything seems to go wrong at the…

  • Are some of the least expected. I’m waiting on my sewing machine spring to arrive, so this week I’m still out of action. Well, at…

  • Regardless if they’re pretty or not. I once had a customer who was new to heritage boots. Actually on second thought, this is most of…

  • Man what a week.

    Being out of routine is frustrating. It’s been one of those weeks where I don’t remember what I’ve done, because it went so fast that…

  • This is the best title ever. If you want to spook a bootmaker, tell them that you broke their favourite awl. So what right? Tools…

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