Cowboy Boots

[Recoil Rob]

My first pair of Fryes c. 1971 had a squared toe and stirrups, I could live with these big ..."snip" toes. The newer "duckbills", no thanks

 

[Hagwood]

^^^^they remind me of those ridiculous looking square toe’d dress shoes that look like flippers. If i want to wear flippers i’ll go scuba diving that way i don’t trip over my own feet and look stupider.
But hey, maybe if i had no shoes.
B

Ha ha, yeah I forgot about the square toed dress shoes.....

 

[Hagwood]

My first pair of Fryes c. 1971 had a squared toe and stirrups, I could live with these big ..."snip" toes. The newer "duckbills", no thanks

Those are definitely a different kind of square toe. Nice !

 

[Hagwood]

View attachment 187748 While i’m here.
Grey Nocona’s today.
B

Love the old Nocona's ! Some of my favorite boots. I have a kangaroo pair that is the most comfortable thing I've ever had on my feet.

 

[Recoil Rob]

I still have those old Frye's, minus the stirrups. Close to 50 years old, now, I wore them everywhere. My friend's dad was a cobbler, he must have re-heeled them 8-9 times and soles at least 4.
Now they're like a pair of large socks....I keep them around for sentiment.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

You can't make boot toes like these with plastic toe boxes on a machine. They can only be made by hand by master bootmakers using leather toe boxes.

 

[Woodtroll]

And you wont, Rob. Not unless you find some museum examples when boots were made with no left or right and were essentially shrink to fit. I don't remember seeing these type boots since then until Ariat came on strong, with a few others promoting wide square toes and double/triple sewn welts.

I see a lot of photos of square-toed “cowboy “ and farmer(?) boots from the late 1800s and always liked the way they looked, but they look a lot different (better, to my mind) than the current style that is as flat and wide as a coal scoop. I don’t care for those at all. I expect the old style square toe is indeed a holdover from the boots that fit either foot, as already mentioned.

 

[Bamaboots]

You can't make boot toes like these with plastic toe boxes on a machine. They can only be made by hand by master bootmakers using leather toe boxes.

You could stab a man with the x toe on those sharks. Those are Bond's, aren't they, Jack?

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

You can't make boot toes like these with plastic toe boxes on a machine. They can only be made by hand by master bootmakers using leather toe boxes.

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After lookin at this toe art...i had to change boots.
Super boots!!
B

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All:
Hate to be a copycat but those toes led me to wear these today. Thanks Jack.
Paul Bond 77
And thank you Bama for giving me the heads up on them.
B

 

[Hurricane Jack]

You could stab a man with the x toe on those sharks. Those are Bond's, aren't they, Jack?

The sharks are Steve Osuna. The other pair are Paul Bonds.

 

[Bamaboots]

The sharks are Steve Osuna

Yeah, I remember them now. Great boots.

 

[Bamaboots]

All this flat, duckbill platypus square toe talk caused me to break out a pair. Brogued wingtips as well.

 

[dh66]

All this flat, duckbill platypus square toe talk caused me to break out a pair. Brogued wingtips as well.
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I like that narrower squared toe a lot, Cuz. I've got a few pairs of old peewees from the late 40s and early 50s with a similar toe shape.

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

All this flat, duckbill platypus square toe talk caused me to break out a pair. Brogued wingtips as well.
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Love those Greg. Horsehide??
And the hat, yes that hat!
B

 

[Bamaboots]

I like that narrower squared toe a lot, Cuz. I've got a few pairs of old peewees from the late 40s and early 50s with a similar toe shape.
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Thanks, Cuz. I have a couple more pair with similar toes. All approx. 1". Wide as I can go. When I picked these up, I thought they had a sort of vintage look to them with the toe and style of wingtip.

Love those Greg. Horsehide??
And the hat, yes that hat!
B

Thanks, B. These are water buffalo. I would love to have a pair of horsehides, though. Probably told of this around here somewhere. The first really good cowboy boots I bought were a pair of Justin mulehide that I picked up at J R's Western World around 1978. Almost indestructable. Wore them until they couldn't be rebuilt anymore. My mom finally threw them away when I left the state for a year. Can't remember the last time I saw a pair of equine skin boots for sale retail. I know makers can get it for a build but I've never inquired. I believe they would be expensive. The hat is the #1.

 

[Hagwood]

All this flat, duckbill platypus square toe talk caused me to break out a pair. Brogued wingtips as well.
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Those are definitely not the ‘duck bill, platypus’ toes, LOL.


These are:

 

[Hagwood]

Thanks, B. These are water buffalo. I would love to have a pair of horsehides, though. Probably told of this around here somewhere. The first really good cowboy boots I bought were a pair of Justin mulehide that I picked up at J R's Western World around 1978. Almost indestructable. Wore them until they couldn't be rebuilt anymore. My mom finally threw them away when I left the state for a year. Can't remember the last time I saw a pair of equine skin boots for sale retail. I know makers can get it for a build but I've never inquired. I believe they would be expensive. The hat is the #1.

I have some AE Cordovan dress shoes, but never seen western boots with it. Not sure if it would be as suitable for those, but would be expensive !

 

[Bamaboots]

I have some AE Cordovan dress shoes

Well, the Cordovan would be fine but just enough for the vamp and heel counter if it can be found in a suitable size. Much of the hide would be suitable for boot/shoe building, there just doesn't seem to be a big call for it. A lot of boot makers prefer horse hide for their boot liners.

 

[Hagwood]

Seeing Jack’s Sharks reminded me I had a pair of old Tony Lamas I completely forgot about. Haven’t been out in years, needed new soles and I never got around to it. Put some conditioner on them and Think I’ll get them done now. The camera made them look purple, really a deep burgundy/black.