Engineer Boots

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   Those look great John and smoothsailor!
I was wondering where the grey tint came from. They do look more brown than grey now after the cleaning and conditioning, but they still look a little grey to me. That might change when they dry down completely, but I don't think it looks bad. It's quite a unique patina, especially given how light the upper shafts still are. Very cool.

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dudewuttheheck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 25 Sep 2016 Location: OC Status: Offline Points: 7189	Post Options Post Reply Quote dudewuttheheck Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2019 at 7:59pm
	Those look great John and smoothsailor! I was wondering where the grey tint came from. They do look more brown than grey now after the cleaning and conditioning, but they still look a little grey to me. That might change when they dry down completely, but I don't think it looks bad. It's quite a unique patina, especially given how light the upper shafts still are. Very cool.

canucklehead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List crocked Joined: 16 Jul 2016 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 114	Post Options Post Reply Quote canucklehead Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Dec 2019 at 8:12pm
	Question for everyone... If you were to build your perfect pair of Engineer boots, what are the characteristics you'd want to see? Some things that come to mind for me would be: 1. Japanese roller buckles 2. Longish instep straps (extending an about 2 inches from buckle) 3. unstructured, slightly flatter toe box 4. horsebutt leather with a nice pull-up... brown/tan base vs died right through 5. 1 5/8" - 1 3/4" heel height How many rows of stitching do you prefer (2 or 3 or other)? Storm welt or not? Vibram or Cats Paw soles/heels? Stitch-down or nailed down? Shaft height? Rolled or cut top edge of shaft? Which of the major vintage-style, hand-made brands is your favourite and why? Lofgren Role Club Attractions Mr. Freedom Clinch Real McCoy Toys McCoy Other? I may have the opportunity to help design something and wanted to know what people like and why. Would be interested in hearing people's thoughts. Edited by canucklehead - 18 Dec 2019 at 12:39am

The Librarian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 28 Aug 2015 Location: Bellingham, WA Status: Offline Points: 3447	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Librarian Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 2019 at 4:24pm
	Obviously build quality is the most important. Ss far as details the 2 most important to me are having half soles instead of a full Vibram 700 esque sole. That way the boot can be resoled without having to take the whole heel off. The other thing that is important is making sure the boot isn't too heavy. This is something that the Japanese makers do better than the American ones. Wearing a pair of heavy engineers for a whole day can be cumbersome as hell.

Fre-co Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 13 Dec 2015 Location: The cuntry Status: Offline Points: 888	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fre-co Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Dec 2019 at 1:32pm
	I think for me, attractions have nailed the perfect balance between beauty, shape, leather, quality and price

smoothsailor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered anonymous Joined: 25 Mar 2013 Location: groningen Status: Offline Points: 10827	Post Options Post Reply Quote smoothsailor Report Post Thanks(4) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Dec 2019 at 4:28am
	lofgrens resoled by brass. this after I cleaned them. Now they are in leather conditioner. So they look "wet".all black. When they are dry i will post pictures of the tea core
	dislectic

dudewuttheheck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 25 Sep 2016 Location: OC Status: Offline Points: 7189	Post Options Post Reply Quote dudewuttheheck Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Dec 2019 at 6:25pm
	Awesome Smoothsailor! Can't wait to see them after. They look very heavily worn.

belopsky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 20 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 313	Post Options Post Reply Quote belopsky Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 4:53am
	Shameless admittance: I have not worn my boots in some weeks now. I got annoyed with my gait in them. Should I lower the heel? I definitely like them but wondering what y'all think I can do to make it easier to walk in them..

CSL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MODERATOR anonymous Joined: 15 Feb 2014 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 16907	Post Options Post Reply Quote CSL Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 7:28pm
	What are they making you do?

silencejoe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 24 Feb 2012 Location: HK Status: Offline Points: 831	Post Options Post Reply Quote silencejoe Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 9:13pm
	Year end

belopsky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 20 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 313	Post Options Post Reply Quote belopsky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 3:25am
	I heel strike/land on my heel because I am used to 'rocking' when I walk