Using the traditional, time-honored way of
building a hand-made boot, a welt is sewn to the vamp (toe) leather
through a grooved channel on the bottom side of the inner sole. This
step is done by hand using an awl and special waxed hand sewing thread.
The inner sole is stitched to the vamp & welt before the arch and
twelve iron mid-soles are glued and nailed on. Now the rubber
outsoles are added and the soles, mid-soles, vamp, and welt are all
stitched together with two rows of interlocking stitches. (The
heavy Vibram sole is glued and screwed on for extra support.)
The heels are then attached and the boot is sanded and finished.
