April 20, 20214 yr 20 hours ago, MajorMajor said: ^ French toe, not square extremely popular in ladie's boots
April 20, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, Lat22 said: I just wear fancier looking work boots when I need to "hit the town". If I'm flying, I make sure to wear the composite toe instead of the steel toe. I'm over the rock hard leather soles. Of course, my days of turning laps at Midnight Rodeo are in my rear view. And 100% square toe. the ultimate weekend was catching emilio at far west and hitting midnight rodeo the opposite night. the best of both worlds. squeeze in 18 at Cedar Creek in between. then back to kingsville on Sunday, go grind away in Dotterweich, we had home work due Monday Edited April 20, 20214 yr by tx 3 putt
April 20, 20214 yr Emilio could put on a great show with Raulito. Tejano in its heyday was pretty sweet.Tejano rodeo every week
April 22, 20214 yr my entire adult life i've been taking care of my boots the same way i take care of my baseball gloves - wipe dirt off with a damp cloth and let dry, apply bick 4 and let dry, then apply vaseline and buff. what do you guys do? would you recommend something other than vaseline for the final polish stage? i usually deep clean and polish about twice a year before overseas trips. the rest of the time i'm usually in my office.Don’t stop.
April 22, 20214 yr On 4/4/2021 at 12:01 AM, gsoda3 said: my entire adult life i've been taking care of my boots the same way i take care of my baseball gloves - wipe dirt off with a damp cloth and let dry, apply bick 4 and let dry, then apply vaseline and buff. what do you guys do? would you recommend something other than vaseline for the final polish stage? i usually deep clean and polish about twice a year before overseas trips. the rest of the time i'm usually in my office. Bick 5 might help you skip a couple steps.
May 17, 20214 yr I just bought my 6th shirt from Poncho. I'd recommend the long sleeve. They breath really well.
May 17, 20214 yr As good as any. Not a boot you'd plan on getting rebuilt, but the ones I've looked at seem fine for a knock around pair.
May 17, 20214 yr I just bought my 6th shirt from Poncho. I'd recommend the long sleeve. They breath really well. Link to site?TIA.
May 17, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said: As good as any. Not a boot you'd plan on getting rebuilt, but the ones I've looked at seem fine for a knock around pair. how do you decide which ones are good enough to be rebuilt?
May 17, 20214 yr Method of construction would be the first thing to look at. For a pair of boots that can be rebuilt (not just a half sole, but the whole sole stripped off and a new sole and heel stack done up) you want something that is traditionally welted, not something that has a shoe board insole with gemmed welting glued and then stitched down
May 21, 20214 yr Do Carhartt vests has a collar you can fold down? I have 3 and none of them fold down.
May 21, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said: I have 3 and none of them fold down. That would be a no. Understood.
May 31, 20214 yr Cuero order came in but I can’t even get them on. Vamp needs to be stretched. I do like the look of them.
June 6, 20214 yr Cuero boots look like dog shit since they restocked everything. I think they came to a quiet agreement with Tecovas. The dream of cheap suede boots has died.
June 6, 20214 yr If you buy anything Cuero or Tecovas you aren’t buying for quality anyways so I’m not sure what your point is.
June 6, 20214 yr My guy in The Colony I took em to said they were well made. So I’ve got that going for me. Which is nice
June 9, 20214 yr Pretty good video. Trying to sell you on his $500 boots, but well done and he know what he’s talking about. https://chisos.com/blogs/cowboy-boot-blog/thou-shalt-not-cut-corners
June 13, 20214 yr My ex wife bought our 23 yr old son a pair of custom made cherry alligator Luchesse's. I am so jealous. They are the prettiest boots I've ever seen. I told him congrats, thats like having a Lamborghini as your first car.
June 13, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, BearSchlong said: My ex wife bought our 23 yr old son a pair of custom made cherry alligator Luchesse's. I am so jealous. They are the prettiest boots I've ever seen. I told him congrats, thats like having a Lamborghini as your first car. She's ruined him, for sure. That said, I'm perfectly happy with my Dan Post calf skins that I've owned for 30+ years and have had re-soled twice. Edited June 13, 20214 yr by DalTxHornFan
June 13, 20214 yr Boot newb here. Got a free pair gifted to me but they are going to need to be stretched a bit to fit my wide ass hobbit feet. Can I get a recc on a good place in ATX to take them?
June 13, 20214 yr How badly do they need to be stretched? A 50/50 mixture of water and rubbing alcohol is the moisturizer of choice to get leather to loosen. If you can, put them on and douse them good, then wear them dry. If it needs significant stretching any Cavender’s will do it for free.
June 14, 20214 yr On 6/12/2021 at 7:32 PM, BearSchlong said: Me too, thats my speed. On 6/12/2021 at 7:12 PM, DalTxHornFan said: She's ruined him, for sure. That said, I'm perfectly happy with my Dan Post calf skins that I've owned for 30+ years and have had re-soled twice. Why not both?
June 19, 20214 yr My father in law is a farmer/rancher in the Permian Basin. Family farm going back to the 1930s. When he gets gussed up he wears Anderson Beans. Red Wings when he’s working. They’re not for me, but people that make their living from land wear this stuff.
June 19, 20214 yr My father in law is a farmer/rancher in the Permian Basin. Family farm going back to the 1930s. When he gets gussed up he wears Anderson Beans. Red Wings when he’s working. They’re not for me, but people that make their living from land wear this stuff. I just checked out the AB website. Props to them for making the worlds worst lineup of boots. Damn their shit is ugly.
June 19, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Handcruser said: I just checked out the AB website. Props to them for making the worlds worst lineup of boots. Damn their shit is ugly. For whatever reason, "working cowboy" boots, if not Red Wings (I think those that actually ride eschew Red Wings), have tended to be pretty loud (red, green, blue tops, pretty bright). You could see that on working ranches and in the pens at a rodeo or state fair going back decades. AB carries that trend forward. As a non-cowboy, I (and those I knew) tended to wear dressier boots, brown, black, tan, black cherry, exotics, mostly subtle stitching on the tops. If things were going to get "radical," it was in top stitching. After law school, I moved to Fort Worth. And there I encountered lots of very loud "Garth Brooks" shirts, and the trend back then (90s) was the Lacer Ropers. These guys were not cowboys either, but doing their damnedest to try to emulate some image of a cowboy. Very "drugstore cowboy." A couple of us more conservative boot wearers used to joke that the "northside cowboys" would wear fucking elf shoes if Justin came out with them and promoted them. Right, wrong, or indifferent, I tend to associate the loud boots, and square toes, with a "trend" in western wear, like the Garth Brooks shirts and lacer ropers.
June 19, 20214 yr Working cowboys have worn loud colors and stuff going all the way back to the days of the trail drives. Maybe brighter colors stood out better in the dust?
June 19, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: Right, wrong, or indifferent, I tend to associate the loud boots, and square toes, with a "trend" in western wear, like the Garth Brooks shirts and lacer ropers This has been covered a dozen times here, but since they’ve been readily available, square toe has been extremely popular with working cowboys.
June 22, 20214 yr On 6/19/2021 at 11:56 AM, fattyflattie said: This has been covered a dozen times here, but since they’ve been readily available, square toe has been extremely popular with working cowboys. Doesn't mean it's not a trend. Lacer ropers are a variant of packers that far western "cowboys" have worn for a century. I don't know that the lacer ropers ever caught on amongst the working types. They were still goofy as fuck and went away. Edited June 22, 20214 yr by TwiceHorn
June 22, 20214 yr 33 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Doesn't mean it's not a trend. Yeah I don’t disagree, it can obviously still be a trend. But it’s a trend of imitating work wear. Where as a Garth Brooks shirt or Tim McGraw black straw hat are trends geared towards being a goat roper.
June 22, 20214 yr Yeah I don’t disagree, it can obviously still be a trend. But it’s a trend of imitating work wear. Where as a Garth Brooks shirt or Tim McGraw black straw hat are trends geared towards being a goat roper. Goat Ropers need love too!
June 22, 20214 yr 16 hours ago, fattyflattie said: Yeah I don’t disagree, it can obviously still be a trend. But it’s a trend of imitating work wear. Where as a Garth Brooks shirt or Tim McGraw black straw hat are trends geared towards being a goat roper. I no longer oppose square toes on any general basis. They're just not for me, I don't believe. And I am more than a little annoyed that square toes have almost completely supplanted round toes in available boots, see Anderson Bean. I can totally get that they are more comfortable than narrower toes, particularly when the boots don't fit as well as they should. But I would think that working cowboys, who often spend a lot of money on custom or semi-custom boots, would want that really right fit, because the arch and foot support is so fantastic. I don't know if square toes are as well-suited to stirrups and riding as narrower toed boots. I think it's accurate to say that working cowboys have favored broader toes, period, so I tend to think not. Edited June 22, 20214 yr by TwiceHorn
June 22, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: I don't know if square toes are as well-suited to stirrups and riding as narrower toed boots. I’ve never really noticed a difference in any thing from my roach killers to my square toes to my sperrys. The only thing I don’t like riding in is my work boots (square steel toe). Those don’t fit worth a shit.
June 24, 20214 yr They’re also one of the only mass producer of boots that still use lemonwood pegs in the sole, and they use a lot of them. Also one of the only manufacturers that will refurb your boots as well.
June 24, 20214 yr On 5/7/2019 at 8:42 PM, billfromlaketravis said: It’s no big deal, but some of the piping came loose on my Tecovas Cartwrights after only 3-4 wears. My cobbler is fixing it for 7 bucks, but still the boots shouldn’t do that after such light use. was browsing old posts and saw this, who is your cobbler??
June 24, 20214 yr 5 minutes ago, gsoda3 said: was browsing old posts and saw this, who is your cobbler?? I’m in Houston. Arris once did really good work, but they closed during the pandemic. I use Alberto’s now in Memorial. If you have some really expensive boots, I’d recommend Maida’s in River Oaks.
June 26, 20214 yr 13 hours ago, gsoda3 said: i'm not a tecovas fan but i love these. Not bad. Kind of a Republic of Texas look to them. I wish Tecovas would bring back the Coopers. They're $900 cheaper than The Marshall, and essentially the same thing.
June 26, 20214 yr Not bad. Kind of a Republic of Texas look to them. I wish Tecovas would bring back the Coopers. They're $900 cheaper than The Marshall, and essentially the same thing. That’s a big price difference.
June 26, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Steel Shank said: That’s a big price difference. The shafts of The Marshall are Nile crocodile, $1,495. The shafts of The Cooper are calf skin, $595. So if you wear The Marshall with shorts you’ll be sure to catch plenty of compliments.
June 26, 20214 yr On 6/19/2021 at 8:00 AM, TwiceHorn said: For whatever reason, "working cowboy" boots, if not Red Wings (I think those that actually ride eschew Red Wings), have tended to be pretty loud (red, green, blue tops, pretty bright). You could see that on working ranches and in the pens at a rodeo or state fair going back decades. AB carries that trend forward. As a non-cowboy, I (and those I knew) tended to wear dressier boots, brown, black, tan, black cherry, exotics, mostly subtle stitching on the tops. If things were going to get "radical," it was in top stitching. After law school, I moved to Fort Worth. And there I encountered lots of very loud "Garth Brooks" shirts, and the trend back then (90s) was the Lacer Ropers. These guys were not cowboys either, but doing their damnedest to try to emulate some image of a cowboy. Very "drugstore cowboy." A couple of us more conservative boot wearers used to joke that the "northside cowboys" would wear fucking elf shoes if Justin came out with them and promoted them. Right, wrong, or indifferent, I tend to associate the loud boots, and square toes, with a "trend" in western wear, like the Garth Brooks shirts and lacer ropers. Fight me!!
June 28, 20214 yr On 6/25/2021 at 6:22 PM, gsoda3 said: i'm not a tecovas fan but i love these. Those are pretty. Tecaovas may be made using cheaper methods aimed at city folks, but they do know how to make a pretty boot.
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