TENDER TALLOW

MY GOOD FRIEND WILLIAM AT TENDER CO. HAS JUST LAUNCHED A NEW SITE CALLED TRESTLE SHOP SELLING HIS WARES, INCLUDING THIS MUTTON TALLOW BOOT GREASE THAT IS JUST WHAT THE COUNTRY DOC HAS ORDERED FOR YOUR TIRED LEATHER BOOTS AND SUCH.

DEADSTOCK

VINTAGE RED WING FIND

I'LL BE HONEST I NEVER WAS A HARDCORE RED WING GUY. WELL, LET'S SAY BEFORE I FOUND THESE IRISH SETTERS. I THINK THE PROPORTIONS ARE GREAT AND THE PATINA CAN'T BE BEAT. I ALSO LOVE THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BREAK IN A NEW PAIR OF BOOTS, AS THESE WERE WELL WORN FOR A FEW DECADES.

BOOT REDUX

I RESISTED THIS, BUT A FEW OUTINGS IN THE RAIN WITH THESE OLD BOYS (SEE THE WAY I GOT THEM ) AND I REALIZED QUICKLY THEY REQUIRED SOME NEW SOLES. MY LOCAL GUYS TOOK CARE OF THE JOB AND PROMISED ME I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. WE USED THE SAME VIBRAM MODEL THAT WERE ORIGINAL TO THESE. (THOUGH THE  MODERN VERSION) ALL AND ALL WELL WORTH IT.

AFTER

DANNER FIX

I HAVE OWNED THESE DANNER WADING BOOTS FOR OVER 15 YEARS (IT IS A SHAME THEY DON'T MAKE THEM ANY MORE). THEY ARE GREAT FIT, RUGGED AND SUPPORTIVE. PERFECT FOR A LONG DAY OF WADING ON THE RIVER OR STREAM FLY FISHING. WELL, THEY WERE IN DIRE NEED OF SOME CARE, THE SOLES WERE SHOT AND THE BOOTS MISSHAPEN. ON MY LAST TRIP TO THE DANNER FACTORY STORE IN PORTLAND I SPOKE TO MARCI ABOUT THESE OLD BOYS AND SHE SAID SHE HAD SOME OLD FELT SOLE STOCK AND SEND THEM IN FOR AN OVERHAUL. (YOU CAN SEND ALL YOUR DANNER BOOT PRODUCTS TO THE FACTORY STORE FOR REPAIR AND RE CRAFTING) I LOVE THAT THEY SEND THESE BEFORE AND AFTER STUDIO PICS OF YOUR BOOTS BEFORE THEY SEND THEM OFF. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM IN PERSON.

WEST COAST FINDS

WWII M-43 AIRBORNE

WW11 M-43 NORTH AFRICA

VIET NAM JUNGLE BOOTS

 KIDS HUDSON BAY FIELD COAT

BOOT FIND

THESE WERE FOUND IN AN UNEXPECTED THRIFT AND I COULD NOT LEAVE THEM BEHIND. THE PERIOD, PATINA AND SHAPE ARE PERFECT. THEY ARE DEFINITELY AMERICAN MADE BUT THERE IS REALLY NO SIGN OF BRAND EXCEPT ON THE INSOLE. REGARDLESS, I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM.

MY SHOE MAKER DATES THIS VIBRAM SOLE 

TO BE ABOUT 40 OR 50 YEARS OLD

ONLY SIGN OF BRAND:

PEN-TAN