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Made by the West:
The Handcrafted Collection
There are various ways to make a cowboy boot and handcraftsmanship is among the top form. With a handcrafted boot, the artisans have the boot in their hands from start to finish, feeling the lining with their hands being stretched over the last, physically ensuring they have just the right stretch over the boot, and then hammering the tack into the boot by hand and tool. The fundamentals of how to make a cowboy boot the right way thrive through the rich tradition of craftsmanship carried out by the skilled boot artisans who handcraft their boots from start to finish.
The artisans that are building the boot in a handcrafted environment are taking top care with their part of building that boot. If it's handcrafted, they've got their hands right into it, and it's part of them. Every single person who takes these boots into their hands looks at it like a piece of art.
We believe that the cowboy boot is an American icon, and we treat it as such with each of our handcrafted boot brands. Our objective is to build the perfect boot. We only use the best materials—imitation and synthetic leathers are never used. We hand select top-quality leathers and exotic skins so that we produce the finest quality product, crafted by hand.
We take cowboy boots very seriously and have for over forty years. We have spent the last four decades in the boot industry studying what makes a good cowboy boot great. Our design team studies old cowboy boots as research for further improvements. We are constantly in pursuit of perfection when it comes to handcrafting cowboy boots. With our handcrafted collection, we have cut out the middleman and sell boots directly to you. Our direct-to-you boot method guarantees that you get top-quality boots at the lowest price.
We have an in-house design team, a group of artists who sketch and craft each unique creation before they are handcrafted by the artisans in the factory. From there, our handcrafted boots are placed on store shelves and brought directly to you. Because each boot in our handcrafted collection—Cody James, Shyanne, Idyllwind, Moonshine Spirit, and El Dorado—are made to be worn, not collected.
To capture the historic vibe of a cowboy boot, the artisans are actually trying to reenact how cowboy boots used to be made: with the best materials and done by hand, not by automated machinery.