Cowboy Boots

[Hurricane Jack]

Snakes look good as triads. Seeing this pic reminded me that I have a pair of TL ostrich triads I haven't had out of the box for a long time.

 

[Desert dog]

Snakes look good as triads. Seeing this pic reminded me that I have a pair of TL ostrich triads I haven't had out of the box for a long time.

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I'd like to see those ostrich triads.

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[Hurricane Jack]

I'd like to see those ostrich triads.

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I'll dig them out when I get home. Don't remember the name for the color but they're a tobacco color.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

^^^^ok...what’s a triad in boot lingo??
3 pieces, 3 side, 3 somethings??
I’m guessing 3 pieces since boots ain’t people.
B

 

[Hurricane Jack]

^^^^ok...what’s a triad in boot lingo??
3 pieces, 3 side, 3 somethings??
I’m guessing 3 pieces since boots ain’t people.
B

Bowen, triads are a good style for exotic leathers. They are made from 3 pc construction rather than 4. They have no heel counter & the vamp doesn't wrap around to the side seam, making for fewer patchwork pcs & seams for smaller skins like lizard. The top extends all the way down to the soles. They create a nice contrast for various leathers together, & with the right contrast give the look of an overlay. You see them mostly as dress boots.

To me some exotics look gaudy; just too much of a "good thing". Triads are a way to limit the amount of exotic leather & not over do it.

A tooled leather vamp can look like an overlay.

 

[Bamaboots]

Though not a triad in the truest sense due to the heel counter, I've always admired these Tex Robin boots. Triads often have heel foxing and I don't know why the buyer wanted a full heel counter. Beautiful boots though.

 

[Desert dog]

Bowen, triads are a good style for exotic leathers. They are made from 3 pc construction rather than 4. They have no heel counter & the vamp doesn't wrap around to the side seam, making for fewer patchwork pcs & seams for smaller skins like lizard. The top extends all the way down to the soles. They create a nice contrast for various leathers together, & with the right contrast give the look of an overlay. You see them mostly as dress boots.

To me some exotics look gaudy; just too much of a "good thing". Triads are a way to limit the amount of exotic leather & not over do it.

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A tooled leather vamp can look like an overlay.
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Those tooled ones are awesome!

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[Desert dog]

Though not a triad in the truest sense due to the heel counter, I've always admired these Tex Robin boots. Triads often have heel foxing and I don't know why the buyer wanted a full heel counter. Beautiful boots though.

Beautifu! The color combination and stitching are stunning. I want some!

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[RJR]

Beautifu! The color combination and stitching are stunning. I want some!

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+1

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Those tooled ones are awesome!

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Beautiful lines on a boot! Back when the Stallion Boot Co & the Liberty Boot Co. we're making handcrafted boots & not so much a boot factory, they both made some nice tooled leather boots.

 

[Bamaboots]

Stallion Boot Co

I've seen some of those, HJ. Really great looking boots and Tres Outlaws used to do some as well. I need to get my Stallion's off the shelf.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Bowen, triads are a good style for exotic leathers. They are made from 3 pc construction rather than 4. They have no heel counter & the vamp doesn't wrap around to the side seam, making for fewer patchwork pcs & seams for smaller skins like lizard. The top extends all the way down to the soles. They create a nice contrast for various leathers together, & with the right contrast give the look of an overlay. You see them mostly as dress boots.

To me some exotics look gaudy; just too much of a "good thing". Triads are a way to limit the amount of exotic leather & not over do it.

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A tooled leather vamp can look like an overlay.
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Thank you Jack for taking the time to put that inservice together. The pics really help see what you’ve described so well.
I’ve seen that style but never gave it much consideration but seeing those boots really speaks to how much contrast, when done right, can be done in breaking up the boot bottoms and all those boots are done right!!
Just gorgeous!
Thanks again Jack

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Though not a triad in the truest sense due to the heel counter, I've always admired these Tex Robin boots. Triads often have heel foxing and I don't know why the buyer wanted a full heel counter. Beautiful boots though.

Thanks Greg. These boots are beautiful!!
I could easily see them propped up on your truck! Thanks for mentioning heel counter foxing of the ostrich. I’ll have to be carefull with mine. (I’m assuming foxing is wear/staining on the heel from like auto floormats etc).
I think these are about the nicest natural ostrich i’ve seen.
Thanks.
Bowen

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Hey guys: I have another question. I can prob figure out a solution but thought i’d ask what tricks wisdom here uses to keep your heals from getting wet/worn/rubbed etc while driving? I know...pick up you feet...sit up straight...don’t buy a go cart. Lol But car-mats get wet and dirty too. Do you all put down a towel, a piece of fleece?
I am curious.
Bowen

 

[Bamaboots]

Thanks Greg. These boots are beautiful!!
I could easily see them propped up on your truck! Thanks for mentioning heel counter foxing of the ostrich. I’ll have to be carefull with mine. (I’m assuming foxing is wear/staining on the heel from like auto floormats etc).
I think these are about the nicest natural ostrich i’ve seen.
Thanks.
Bowen

Hey, B. I'd love to have a pair like that to prop up on my tailgate. The wait time on a pair of his boots is around 3yrs now and unless I get some personal longevity guarantees, I doubt I'll be placing an order.

Heel foxing is just an overlay on the heel area of the boot. Fairly common on a boot with wing tips and triads as well. Here are a couple pics of my Stallion's showing the wing tips and heel foxing.

In regards to your heel wear question, I think a piece of fleece is a good idea but I've never done it. Carpeted mats work pretty well but my current rubber mats are rough on some of my boots. Mostly it's a byproduct of wearing them. We call it accelerator burn. Boots with a spur ledge help but the back of the heel itself will still show wear. Hard to keep them perfect unless they're kept on the shelf

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All again:
Since i’m here and since i put on the Bonds after seeing Bama’s Tex Robbins pic and DD’s Ray toes here’s a status update pic. The toes are like yours DD and i think they are my favorite style.
My plan today is to try and get some Willow Bond Pop pop pics later when i go watch her. We’ll see.
By the by, one of her first words she’d say when she saw something she recognized, you know like dog, Pop pop, was “boots”. When i come in and take em off, she stops all and stares then tries to get em.
You’all be proud!! Lol
B

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Hey, B. I'd love to have a pair like that to prop up on my tailgate. The wait time on a pair of his boots is around 3yrs now and unless I get some personal longevity guarantees, I doubt I'll be placing an order.

Heel foxing is just an overlay on the heel area of the boot. Fairly common on a boot with wing tips and triads as well. Here are a couple pics of my Stallion's showing the wing tips and heel foxing.

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In regards to your heel wear question, I think a piece of fleece is a good idea but I've never done it. Carpeted mats work pretty well but my current rubber mats are rough on some of my boots. Mostly it's a byproduct of wearing them. We call it accelerator burn. Boots with a spur ledge help but the back of the heel itself will still show wear. Hard to keep them perfect unless they're kept on the shelf

Ahh...foxing good on boots...bad on hats. Got it. Once again “assume”=duhh
This pic’s what let me know my floor mats were wet. Also got me thinking about heel wear driving. Now i’m not to impressed with Rio heel dressing!! No other boots have done that.
Also, i’m totally stealing that “personal longevity guarantee” phrase! Lol
B

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Hey guys: I have another question. I can prob figure out a solution but thought i’d ask what tricks wisdom here uses to keep your heals from getting wet/worn/rubbed etc while driving? I know...pick up you feet...sit up straight...don’t buy a go cart. Lol But car-mats get wet and dirty too. Do you all put down a towel, a piece of fleece?
I am curious.
Bowen

Most crafts stores sell dyed rabbit pelts & sheep skin remanents pretty cheap. I buy mine from a Tandy Leather store. Whenever I'm wearing boots I grab a clean one & throw it on top of the carpet mat in my truck. If I'm going to be driving some distance I use some tape on the underside to hold it in place. The fur will collect small dirt & gravel if left in there all the time so I don't. Otherwise just shake them out when you remove them & they will last for a long time. I don't wear my good boots in rain or snow, so never had a problem with getting the pelts wet.

 

[Bamaboots]

Most crafts stores sell dyed rabbit pelts & sheep skin remanents pretty cheap. I buy mine from a Tandy Leather store. Whenever I'm wearing boots I grab a clean one & throw it on top of the carpet mat in my truck. If I'm going to be driving some distance I use some tape on the underside to hold it in place. The fur will collect small dirt & gravel if left in there all the time so I don't. Otherwise just shake them out when you remove them & they will last for a long time. I don't wear my good boots in rain or snow, so never had a problem with getting the pelts wet.

You guys have made me feel so stooopid, today. Wearing cowboy boots longer than anything else and this never occurred to me. I just keep putting dressing on the heels and polishing the counters.

 

[Bamaboots]

Stallion Boot Co. Did pull them off the shelf today. Think I've had these close to 3 yrs. and this is maybe the 5th time out of the house. More bells and whistles on them than any I own. May be why I don't wear them much. Wingtips and foxing with brogueing. The wingtip and foxing overlays have a brown underlayment that appears as trim on the outside edge of the overlays and is visible through the punch holes of the brogueing. The pull straps have the same treatment and the shafts have two rows of stitching along with a row of buck stitching along each side of the side seam piping. These boots are black water buffalo but the brown trim makes them look more chocolate to me.