Viberg
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scotty…your service boots above. are those horsehide?
Yes mate, a heavyweight black Horsehide from Japan's famous Shinki Leather Tannery. For something heavyweight, it's surprisingly soft and comfortable. Not like you I only have 4 pairs, but you know what, I have never got a blister wearing them in. Even my Brown wax flesh is thick and tuff, and no blisters or soreness of feet.
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Viberg got back to me regarding sizing on the Horse engineers …suggested they are a full size bigger and that I would most likely take a 9 (from my usual US 10)
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Just my two cents on sizing: I think the full down rule becomes less reliable at size 10 UK and up. Not sure why. I'm only a half size down in Viberg (I've only ever tried on two different lasts, but still), I'm usually 11-11.5 in US sizing depending on the type of shoes. Viberg 10.5 is just right, though I'm sure I could comfortably wear an 11. Bigger feet are big.
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Viberg got back to me regarding sizing on the Horse engineers …suggested they are a full size bigger and that I would most likely take a 9 (from my usual US 10)
if what you meant was from a US10 to a US9, i think its a bit risky bearing in mind that Viberg engineers/pull up boots tend to be a bit tight around the instep area. But if sizing one down to the stamped UK sizing as what Finn had mentioned, its going to fit you fine. Also you need to consider the kind of socks you're going to wear as well. My 2 shillings.
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I'm a 9.5D digitally measured by Red Wing and a roomy 8.5D on Viberg. Feet are weird, Rafa's a half size up on Viberg and a half size down on RW from me.
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Black rough-out is so nice!
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been meaning to post these for a bit.
they're wax flesh boondockers with speed hooks on the top and a pull loop on the back, atop a commando sole.
if you're looking for a pair to age well and stand up to abuse the wax flesh is the way to go.
here's some images:
here they are with some of the viberg beeswax blend put on them a month or so after the above images were shot.
it's not exactly the same finish as the original wax flesh but it did mask the rough out a bit and gave them some more resistance to the snow that seems to constantly be falling here in chicago.
also - here's a pair of horse engineers on the 2045 last that are currently en route, looking forward to these a bunch!
they've cat's paw soles, mccoy's roller buckles, and longer straps and a deeper gusset.
should be great, the toe's unstructured and we went with the 2045 because i had a pair of engineers which didn't fit right and we knew the 2045 worked from another pair i have on that last which are chicago tan service boots on a dianite sole with an unstructured toe. it's essentially the same boot brett has in cordovan that he had when we did their lookbook in nyc this past spring.
no better boots in my opinion.
looking forward to these engineers which should be here this week.
cheers,
jesse
