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Telecom Ronin |
Wow....think I found my next pair | |||
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I haven't done it, but I'm going to eventually - I have a couple of alligator hides from alligators my dad killed maybe 25 years ago. I was there for at least one of them (I was a little kid at the time). They are obviously sentimentally irreplaceable. I want to get boots made out of them, and I want to get the best boots I possibly can that will fit perfectly and last forever. Based on my one pair of off-the-shelf Luccheses (buffalo calf almost-ropers that are head and shoulders above any other pair of boots I've had), that means getting Lucchese to do it. | |||
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Truth Seeker |
I had several pairs of boots I wore long ago and then stopped wearing them. I recently started wearing boots again and bought a pair of Lucchese and I love them. They fit great and there wasn't a break-in period. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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Frangas non Flectes |
Well, I got a pair of the Ariat Heritage Ropers in Deertan Black for Christmas and decided to wear them to church this morning to start breaking them in. I would say the bulk of the work was pretty well done after about two hours. Ridiculously comfortable! Even more so than the other pair in weathered brown, if that's somehow possible. In fact, I have been wearing them all day and when I do kick them off, they go back on in short order. Would highly recommend for a plain, affordable western boot style in either leather finish. Between the two, I can see myself being happy for daily wear and even dress events for quite some time. However, it has ignited a new passion, and an American made (and likely made in Texas) pair will be in the future. ______________________________________________ “There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.” | |||
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Charlie Dunn. Long Dead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fg3y_PvUxM Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. “If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 | |||
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| Like a party in your pants  |
I have had a pair of Lucchese boots for over 30 years.I quit wearing them about 10 years ago because my feet changed (got fatter)and the boots were no longer comfortable to wear. A post about boots here about a year ago got my interest in them again. I contacted Lucchese to see if they could fix my old pair. They sent me a pre-paid UPS sticker and said send them back. It took about 2 months but they stretched my boots and re-conditioned them FREE OF CHARGE and then sent them back to me paying the return shipping.They did not ask for one penny to cover anything. You don't find customer service like that much any more. I wouldn't think of ever buying another brand. | |||
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rush chairman |
Have to jump on the Lucchese bandwagon. They last and are easy to break in. One brand I haven't seen mentioned yet is Twisted X. Great daily boot. The sole is rubber and the inside feels almost like a tennis shoe. Durable and comfortable. | |||
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I can only wear square toed boots. I have 2 pairs of luchesse that I love. Also have a cheap pair of ariats that are pretty comfortable. ----------------------------------------- Roll Tide! Glock Certified Armorer NRA Certified Firearms Instructor | |||
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| Ammoholic |
All depends on what you are doing with them. I use Ariat ropers for ranch work boots. Beat the crap out of them every single day and don't think twice about it. They are a consumable and and when snow seal can now longer make them waterproof they get tossed and replaced. Some of the boots in this thread are flaming works of art though and subjecting any of them to the kind of abuse my work boots get would be criminal. I think I have learned about some options for a really present for myself one of these days... They'll never be work boots though.  | |||
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| Husband, Father, Aggie, all around good guy!  |
I have picked up four pair of Lucchese's over the years, my first pair was picked up just after college still have them in peanut brittle full quill ostrich. Then a pair of smooth ostrich ropers for work. Then a pair of black elephant ropers at their San Antonio store. Last pair was a gift from my wife of Black Cayman belly, that I wear out to dinner and with my suit. I have a high instep and Lucchese's fit me well with their twisted cone last designs. I also have had Justin's and a pair or Nocona roach killers. All made in Texas as god intended it! HK Ag | |||
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A duel?  _________________________ | |||
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Gone to the Dogs |
Coming in late to the boot thread A couple of mine, made in USA Coffeeville on the left, Justins on the right....  my wifes Dan Post, something about a girl in boots   | |||
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My hypocrisy goes only so far |
Pulled out my two ostrich boots for some pics. The first are Lucchese cognac ostrich leg. The second are cognac ostrich quill from the African Boot Co. Nairobi's oldest shoe store established in 1927. I wear these more than any other boot I own.       U.S.M.C. VFW-8054 III% "Never let a Wishbone grow where a Backbone should be "  | |||
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Ariats for work. Lucchese for pleaure & everything else! Also fond of the T-Lamas... ______________________________________________ Life is short. It’s shorter with the wrong gun… | |||
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| Gone to the Dogs |
GrumpyBiker.....beautiful boots! | |||
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always with a hat or sunscreen |
Try to find quality 4E or 6E wide boots.... Had a horsehide pair custom made for me by Stewart out of Tucson back in the very early '80s. Spendy! Had 'em resoled and even the whole bottom redone. Finally retired them after 30 years of hard wear. Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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Nosce te ipsum |
Yup. The pair I want are under $600, which is cheap for handmade. This guy here, Jerry Hill, knows boots. North Scottsdale, Saba's Western Wear.  | |||
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| Gone to the Dogs |
I shop at the store the OP mentioned in the first post in this thread, amazing store! It's been there forever. Kinda like stepping back in time to go there now. http://www.countrysquarewesternwear.com/ | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
I have never tried a pair of their custom boots, but I sure enjoyed looking around M.L. Leddy in the historic Ft Worth Stockyards area. I believe all I left there with was a cool necktie, but the people were great and store is cool as hell _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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