hand guiding a blue textured leather boot along welting machine

Factory Friday: June 26th

It's Friday and we're here with some behind the scenes shots from the production floor.
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.

turquoise bison hide showing aggressive texture
Earlier this week we were cutting and sewing up this wild shrunken bison.

turquoise textured leather pieces in bin on rollers
Turquoise Bison is a bold choice.

sewer guiding turquoise textured leather pieces through sewing machine
Very attention grabbing.

stacks of orange textured leather boot uppers
Coach is similarly eye catching.

stacks of brown textured leather boot uppers
The deep dark chocolate of snuff makes for a more traditional boot, but still holds that shrunken charm.

animation of welt machine attaching welt to coach rambler boot
A Coach Rambler preorder being welted.

hand guiding a blue textured leather boot along welting machine
Azul Crazy Cow matching our welting machine.

blue textured leather boot upside down in production before midsole is attached
Classic cap toe on the casual last.

textured leather boots upside down after midsole is attached
The midsole has been glued on before the outsole is placed.

animated image of refining the edge of the outsole using belt sander
Here the edge of the outsole is being sanded before being stitched.

animated image (topdown view) of man using outsole stitching machine on heavy lugged boot
It looks a lot easier than it is.

hand using foam brush to apply edge stain to garnet rambler boot
Edge stain is applied, then cured, then buffed.

finished green textured leather boots on storage rack
The sushi is ready.

person wrapping up finished boot in white tissue paper
QC'd and finishing up a pair of Burgundy Rambler moc toes.

burgundy rambler boots in background with one tissue wrapped boot in foreground
That's a wrap.

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