Role Club By Brian the Bootmaker

[BrianTheBootmaker]

There are certain steps I would choose machine made over handmade, but hand-welting is a step in my opinion that should never be skipped. "Pride Produces Quality Work." -Role Club

[Bluegrass]

Words can't describe how pleased I am with the work Brian did on my Champs (upsize 1/2 and resole)…

[Sugar Mountain]

… Just awesome.

[grandmasterben]

Wow…those are looking really spectacular. Those have to be in the running for my first engineers... Will the black horse that you're using be dyed all the way through or will it have a tan base?

[BrianTheBootmaker]

@Bluegrass  Glad they made it safe!

@grandmasterben the goes hide will have a natural brown flesh side.

Inspecting the shafts alignment before lasting the counter. You use one knee for the height of heel. This quick inspection was used by my teacher when he had to last 75 pairs a day. My hats off to his hard work.

This is the black CXL horshide.

[superfuzz]

Brian was dropping mad knowledge about toe tracks over on Denimbro. Worth reading for anyone that's interested.

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[Bluegrass]

where to find it?

[grandmasterben]

@Bluegrass http://www.denimbro.com/role-club-by-brian-the-bootmaker_topic1076_page16.html

[Bluegrass]

Thanks my friend.  Very cool.  You can see some very faint toe tracks on my RCs, but nothing like you see on the Bucos.  Very interesting to read about it and better understand what it is.

[grandmasterben]

No worries!  And agreed, stuff like that is rarely something that you can learn about.  I love how toe tracks look!

[Chris]

Interesting.  Cowboy boot makers crimp the vamps exactly the same way, but I've never seen a pair with toe tracks.

[mclaincausey]

My RCs don't have them but I do like them.

[Bluegrass]

Tracks on mine are very faint… more pronounced on left boot.  Maybe it's not even toe tracks?  Nothing like on Bucos.

[sam a]

^^ yeah I've got tracks on my road champs too. It's subtle compared to bucos, but definitely there. Same on my ace engineers.

[davito]

@BrianTheBootmaker thanks much for the insight of your upcoming engineers wow

Update on my RW makeover by Brian, going strong and still glossy

[BrianTheBootmaker]

@davito my pleasure!

"Wear'Em with Pride." -Role Club

[BrianTheBootmaker]

Before and after shaping the heel.

[BrianTheBootmaker]

When I worked on vintage Chippewa & Sears engineer boots I always thought it was COOL how they put a small double capped rivet to keep the buckle in place. This little guy will age well with the brass roller buckle.

[BrianTheBootmaker]

Alden chukka boot resole w/ Biltrite Halfsoles and Catspaw heels

[BrianTheBootmaker]

Role Club engineer boots. Wear'Em with Pride!