animation of using leather splitter with piece of leather coming forward

Factory Friday: March 6th

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.

leather belt blanks hanging together on wall
Thick, heavyweight belts coming your way.

close up of black cherry shrunken bison leather texture
Shrunken Bison in Black Cherry, a punchy magenta color.

operator using moc toe stitcher to stitch a moc toe vamp
Sewing up a moc vamp.

animation of using leather splitter with piece of leather coming forward
Tongue leather if it is too thick is very uncomfortable, so we split it to a light enough weight that it is comfortable without sacrificing strength.

close up shot of attaching ankle strap to quarter
Sewing up some Java Waxed Flesh.

hand using utility knife to remove excess leather from gusset
Trimming any excess leather.

stacks of pull up rich tobacco snakebite leather boot uppers
New build for Tobacco Snakebite, cap toe on the casual last.

stack of brown bison leather uppers showing variety of textures
Shrunken Bison features a range of texture, and you can see here each pair is cut to match each other.

coyote oiled rough out uppers on rack waiting to be lasted
More mocs in Coyote Oiled Rough Out coming through.

custom black cherry shrunken bison leather  boot
Black Cherry, sewn up.

uppers in java waxed flesh with brown tongue stacked
Restock for our plain toe in Java Waxed Flesh; this boot has a contrasting brown tongue.

java waxed flesh leather on rack in production
More of the best selling cap toe in Java Waxed Flesh.

animation of applying glue to inside of upper prior to lasting
Prepping the upper for lasting.

 boots upside down on racks in production in coyote oiled rough out leather
The previously mentioned Coyote Oiled Rough Out.

boot maker in brown oiled rough out moc toe boots and khaki pants on factory floor
Testing out the Brown Oiled Rough Out.

reddish brown leather  boots upside down on racks in production
Rusty redwood before it finished up.

prepping outsole for heel application on reddish brown leather boot
Sanding the heel ...

animation of man using sanding wheel to refine silhouette of outsole/midsole/welt
... and sanding the toe before outsole stitching.

man holding boot starting outsole stitching on commando sole
Attaching the commando sole.

rack of upside down boots from topdown view showing outsole stitching on commando sole boots
We're doing more and more 360° stitched boots.

laced up glossy tan leather boot sitting on rack
Going to have some unique samples in our Seconds & Sample collection soon.

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Trimming up work mocs in Coyote Oiled Rough Out.

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2 comments


  • Matt Stauffer

    What do I find this so satisfying to watch


  • Brian

    That redwood DS would be great in a 79 last upland with the heavy lug 😁


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