finishing rack filled with burgundy rambler boots

Factory Friday: June 5th

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.

lining leather resting on rack
Lining leather quietly waiting to be cut.

swatch of tobacco snakebite leather with pull up visible
Big load of Tobacco Snakebite arrived here in Eugene.

animation of eyelets being set on burgundy rambler boot
Eyelets being set before the uppers head to lasting.

coach rambler uppers stacked before being lasted
Some of the Coach Rambler preorders all sewn up and ready to last.

animation of using machine to trim upper leather on coach rambler boot
After lasting but before attaching the welt, the upper leather must be trimmed down.

Attaching welt to this Coach Rambler boot.

overcast crazy cow boots in production focussed on cork filling
Overcast Crazy Cow stock run will be ready next week.

animation of applying adhesive to midsole on coach rambler boot
Applying glue to the midsole. Just look at that Rambler texture.

animation of trimming outsole on 5-in-1 machine
Trimming the outsole before it gets stitched.

topdown animation of outsole stitching a boot with eugene outsole
Topdown view of the outsole stitching process.

burgundy rambler boots before being boxed up
C.F. Stead knocks it out of the park with their bold and punchy Ramblers and Crazy Cow leathers.

pair of black cypress boot sitting on heavily used workbench
Glad to have some smooth black leather in the house.

rack full of custom coach rambler boots on wedge soles
Custom Coach Ramblers from the preorder heading out.

custom pair of coach rambler boots about to be boxed up
Quite the variety of builds from this Coach preorder.

custom coach rambler preorder as a moc toe boot
Coach on our work last with a moc toe.

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