light tan boots upside down on racks in production

Factory Friday: March 27th

It's Friday and we're here with some behind the scenes shots from the production floor. We build our boots here in Eugene, Oregon and we're very proud of our process and the end result, and we think you will enjoy some behind the scenes action.

bog shrunken bison leather close up showing texture
Some new samples arrived this week.

turquoise bison leather close up swatch
Turquoise Shrunken Bison!

animation of cutting machine topdown showing leather and overlaid patterns
British Tan Grizzly arrived and getting cut up.

close up animation of sewing pull tab on brown leather uppers
Sewing up this smooth, weather resistant auburn leather.

stacks of brown leather boot uppers on table
All sewn-up.

stack of chestnut waxed flesh boot uppers on table
A few samples of Chestnut Waxed Flesh, the rusty reddish brown version of the leather.

animation of woman setting eyelets using eyelet machine in red boot uppers
Setting eyelets on a sample pair of Russet Red Rambler.

close up eyelet being applied to upper with red dot focus
Last eyelet set on this pair of Gingembre Cammo.

samples of c.f. stead leathers in upper form on table
A stack o' samples from C.F. Stead sample hides.

brown oiled rough out moc toe uppers waiting to be lasted
Oiled Rough Out Moc Toes waiting to be put on the line.

close up application of staples to uppers in lasting
Attaching the upper before welting.

light tan leather boots upside down on racks in production
A very light rough out leather.

tan boots upside down on racks in production
VERY light.

man applying adhesive to welt of corked boot in production
Welted, corked, and almost ready for the midsole.

man outsole stitching commando sole using rapid stitcher
Laying down the line of stitches on this commando sole.

racks of outsole stitched boots with commando soles
What do you think of the 360° welt and stitching?

animation of man hammering nails in heels of boots
Nailed it.

person reviewing tags on boots on finishing rack
Tobacco Snakebite just before being boxed up.

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5 comments


  • Merlyn Huguet

    I’m hoping that the photographs of the CF Stead leather means you’ll be bringing back the rambler leather once again. Well, I admire the fact that Vince is trying to be 100% made in America, one of the things which drove me to purchasing Truman boots in the first place was the exotic leathers. By the way, as soon as you did, the MTO coach rambler boots my credit card came out so quick it wasn’t funny and the next thing I knew I will be sitting here waiting the next few months for them to arrive. By the way, I have a feeling I’m gonna be sleeping on the couch after they arrive because my wife says I already have too many boots lol


  • Adrian

    Love seeing all that’s happening there right now!


  • Peter

    Thanks for sharing the awesome content. Great to see the process and all the leathers coming through!


  • Jordi

    Good lord! 😍


  • Chris Wittrig

    Bought my first pair of Truman’s a week ago and I wanted to say I love your leather selections. Keep up the good work folks!


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