| Author | Message | ||
| Jennifer June (Jenniferjune)
New member Username: Jenniferjune Post Number: 11 Registered: 11-2004 |
 So... if you have any misfits sittin' in the shop, I recommend you take a piece of sandpaper to 'em, double your asking price ...and head to eBay. These "hand worn" Luccheses are flying off the shelf at $ 898.95 -- Jenn | ||
| Tex Robin (Tex_robin)
New member Username: Tex_robin Post Number: 924 Registered: 1-2004 |
Jenn, Glad to see you posting. Yeah, you ought to see my moving boots if you think those are distresed! Tomorrow I will cut my first pair of tops in the new Abilene boot shop. Brian , you are no longer the new boot shop in town!...TR | ||
| Carrlyn Miller (Carrlyn)
New member Username: Carrlyn Post Number: 646 Registered: 1-2004 |
Happy to see you back here Tex. We've missed you. Can't wait to see the pictures of your new shop. Lee & Carrlyn | ||
| Joe Patrickus (Jps_boots)
New member Username: Jps_boots Post Number: 154 Registered: 1-2004 |
Yes Tex: We all want to se how you downsized from 5000 sq. ft. to 750 sq. ft. Good thing you have a lot of elves and not a lot of Brian's... JP | ||
| Tex Robin (Tex_robin)
New member Username: Tex_robin Post Number: 925 Registered: 1-2004 |
Carrlyn, Joe, Give me a week or two to get it all adjusted for any pics. But I assure you that it doesn't take a lot of room for the essentials in a boot shop. I have an old style finisher, a Jack Sander, 2 curve needles, 1 Straight needle, 3 flat top machines, 1 post machine, 1 patching machine, 1 skiving machine, the usual benches, leather rack, show case and my essential CD player. The only problem is I don't have my 24 peanut sacks full of lasts in the shop yet! But today I needed a pair to build up and went to the storage shed and found it with no problem. With the 750 sq ft bldg I also have a 100 sq ft breezeway I can stack some stuff in. I don't have any Brian benches in the shop!....TR | ||
| Alexander John Edwards (Alex_alexander)
New member Username: Alex_alexander Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2008 |
I am looking to find a souce for some of that 'antiqued-painted' surface leather for a customer. The request is for white, cracked and distressed leather like that used in some Justins' or Frye boots from about 2005-2006. Does anyone know where to start looking for this type of skin? I thought it was cowhide they processed to look this way. Do I need to go find a photos? Thanks! | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 876 Registered: 1-2004 |
Alex, If you can find some photos it might help. |