animated image of sewer sewing green horse leather boot

Factory Friday: August 21st

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.

close up swatch of black washed horse rump leather
Washed Horse Rump results in a distinct texture paired with extraordinary suppleness.

pieces of green horse leather on table before being sewn
A batch of horse rump leathers arrived from Italy's Maryam and we've already got samples going.

animated image of sewer sewing green horse leather boot
Lime?

bin filled with boot upper pieces of purple horse leather
Grape?

animated image of hands guiding leather through moc toe stitching machine
A restock on Tobacco Snakebite mocs is being sewn up.

tobacco snakebite moc toe upper sitting on sewing desk
Snakebite leather has rich coloration and features strong pull up from tanning.

black oiled rough out boot upside down on production rack with out of focus factory background
Black Oiled Rough Out looks great on each one of our lasts; here it is on the formal last with a plain toe.

close up shot of hands guiding black leather boot in welting machine
Black Cypress preorder going through production.

hand swinging hammer in motion against nails in heel of black oiled rough out leather boot
Swinging hammers every day, all day.

photo slideshow flipping through stages in production of bottom of black oiled rough out boot showing uncorked to outsole stitched progress
From lasting to outsole stitching, the progress of the bottoming process.

animated image of aligning outsole on black oiled rough out boot
Aligning the outsole to the midsole.

close up shot of outsole being sanded against belt sander
Touching up the edge of the Black Oiled Rough Outs released.

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