Cowboy Boots

[jeepTj98]

I have never used these folks but I've seen some of their finished work and it's very good. They can apparently do a complete rebuild.

Cowboy Boot Resole Repair and Restoration Specialists | Your Satisfaction Guaranteed Since 1928!

So $125 for a resole and $35 for a rubber heel cap. Sounds pretty good to me. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[jeepTj98]

I see what you mean about allen not being busy.. that ****!

 

[BobHufford]

Not Allen Trushkov.

Was it the quality of the resole work? ;-)

 

[大馬伕]

Mr. Trushkov had very unfortunate life events happen.

 

[大馬伕]

I don’t regrettably ride horses but I am a plumber

I do homeowner plumbing. Replace faucets, unclog toilets, run a sewer jet, install a water heater....... Nothing like new construction where I am dealing with bundles of pipe. I don't need safety toes. I just need comfortable. Usually cheap Wolverines. The injection molded soles are better since they don't leak. I don't want fancy, high price leather boots, with a leather welt, leather midsole, etc to soak up chemicals and waste. I'm not planning to resole them for years of wear. I need about one year. Who wants to keep a pair of boots that have seen sludge and sewage? I can't imagine working in cowboy boots.

 

[jeepTj98]

I do homeowner plumbing. Replace faucets, unclog toilets, run a sewer jet, install a water heater....... Nothing like new construction where I am dealing with bundles of pipe. I don't need safety toes. I just need comfortable. Usually cheap Wolverines. The injection molded soles are better since they don't leak. I don't want fancy, high price leather boots, with a leather welt, leather midsole, etc to soak up chemicals and waste. I'm not planning to resole them for years of wear. I need about one year. Who wants to keep a pair of boots that have seen sludge and sewage? I can't imagine working in cowboy boots.

Thanks for pointing out my typo lol… I meant to say I regret not riding horses. That entire life style I think would suit me perfectly..

As far as the plumbing, I do mostly residential plumbing and I never run a jet machine. I do run cables for all drains including the mainline sewer. I agree with you, if I had **** hitting my shoes, I wouldn’t keep them more than a year either. When I run mainlines, I pull off my hondo wéstern boots and throw on a different boot that is only used for drains like that. Western style (cowboy boots) are what I primarily wear every day. When I come home from work hand need to leave the house, I throw on a different daily western boot that matches what I am wearing at the time. It’s funny though, I can work in my boots but if I go to the mall or any type of shopping with my kids, my feet and back will start to hurt lol

 

[jeepTj98]

I do homeowner plumbing. Replace faucets, unclog toilets, run a sewer jet, install a water heater....... Nothing like new construction where I am dealing with bundles of pipe. I don't need safety toes. I just need comfortable. Usually cheap Wolverines. The injection molded soles are better since they don't leak. I don't want fancy, high price leather boots, with a leather welt, leather midsole, etc to soak up chemicals and waste. I'm not planning to resole them for years of wear. I need about one year. Who wants to keep a pair of boots that have seen sludge and sewage? I can't imagine working in cowboy boots.

I’m just curious.. are you a plumber in the US or outside of the states? I ask because I don’t know any plumbers that use the terminology that you used. We also don’t typically run a jet machine on residential plumbing either.. hardly ever.

 

[大馬伕]

The sewer jet is.more efficient.

I'm not a plumber. Just a homeowner, with a few units. You would be surprised by 100+ year old homes and city infrastructure. As if hair,grease,sludge, etc has been collecting for 100 years, waiting for you.


There was a big storm about 15 years ago. Sand and silt from the hillside filled in a drain and p-trap. The snake went through the sand with no resistance, and came back out with no results. Sand. It just shifted as the auger went in, displaced, and filled in again afterwards. Ever stick your finger in sand, pull your finger out, and there's no hole? The sewer jet flushed it in minutes.


The sewer jet is designed so that it also cleans the pipe. You never know what tenants will pour down a drain or flush down the toilet.

 

[jeepTj98]

The sewer jet is.more efficient.

I'm not a plumber. Just a homeowner, with a few units. You would be surprised by 100+ year old homes and city infrastructure. As if hair,grease,sludge, etc has been collecting for 100 years, waiting for you.


There was a big storm about 15 years ago. Sand and silt from the hillside filled in a drain and p-trap. The snake went through the sand with no resistance, and came back out with no results. Sand. It just shifted as the auger went in, displaced, and filled in again afterwards. Ever stick your finger in sand, pull your finger out, and there's no hole? The sewer jet flushed it in minutes.


The sewer jet is designed so that it also cleans the pipe. You never know what tenants will pour down a drain or flush down the toilet.

Yep, a jet will be much more effective with sand. I have a few rental properties and I’ve seen it all except sand lol

 

[BobHufford]

 

[jeepTj98]

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Those are working boots and no other boot type in the world will clean up as nicely!

 

[Bamaboots]

HJ posted some great pics and info on casino owner, Bennie Binion in the Show us their hats thread. Binion was a huge fan of cowboy boots and it's said Willie Lusk was his favorite maker. Here are some links about Lusk.

The best cowboy boots in the world are too good for a mere working cowboy - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com

These boots were made for world history, and they came from Lubbock, Texas - Lubbock Lights

Willie Lusk Boots - Storytelling Video » Stellar Media

 

[Bamaboots]

Meyer of Houston in some good light.

 

[Bamaboots]

Jesse Bogle FQ ostrich.

 

[jeepTj98]

Los Altos…

 

[Fifty150]

Not the best. Allegedly real ostrich. Buttery soft. It does have weed pegs and tacks holding the sole to the bottom. I don't even know if you can call them cowboy boots. A real cowboy may have difficulty with a square toe going into a stirrup. I'm not a real cowboy. I just wear these as a casual shoe.​

 

[Bamaboots]

Not the best. Allegedly real ostrich. Buttery soft. It does have weed pegs and tacks holding the sole to the bottom. I don't even know if you can call them cowboy boots. A real cowboy may have difficulty with a square toe going into a stirrup. I'm not a real cowboy. I just wear these as a casual shoe.​

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I appreciate you posting these. Hard to tell from pics but it appears to be ostrich. The fake stuff is usually too uniform and texturally, ostrich leather has a different feel, not the quill areas but in between. It's also very tough and resilient. Not a fan at all of the big square toes, especially the double sewn welts but they are popular. I can remember seeing them for the first time and thinking 'those will be short lived'. That was many years ago and a visit to any Boot Barn or online search will show how wrong I was. Custom shops are building them too. I remember reading Tex Robin proclaiming his disdain for the style and now his grandson builds them for customers.

Longtime boot maker, Manny Lustiche builds a lot of big square toe boots for working cowboys.

 

[Fifty150]

it appears to be ostrich

It's real ostrich. Dan Post sells ostrich boots for about $500. They bring the price down with things like synthetic lasting boards which use a gemming, instead of leather insoles with holdfast construction, synthetic heel stacks, poron, and labor in Mexico. Labor costs more than raw materials.

 

[Corvette]

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Wow! Gorgeous boots I gather these are their going out pairs. I would certainly have trouble finding such variety off the shelf today.

 

[Bmiller01]

Been loving to get my Pre 1986 Lucchese san antonio’s out here recently.