After writing the glossary for my book, I realized how difficult it is to describe boot terms like side welts and insoles without using pictures.
Bootmaker Glenderson Daly provides an excellent diagram of a cowboy boot on his website …detailing many parts of a cowboy boot which are typically hidden from view.
(Photo courtesy of Daly Boots.)
Today, I’m picking up some of the pieces I dropped to work on my book about cowboy boots.
My list of custom bootmakers has a new look…and some groovy new features. Now it’s easy to e-mail, bookmark and print each state list. You can quickly find all the list updates by visiting my new blog (…or subscribing to its rss feed.)
…and I’m also making some final travel arrangements for my trip to the Boot & Saddlemakers’ Round-Up next month. Will I see you there?
El Paso, Texas …it’s where it’s where boot nuts go on vacation. Remember, you gotta play to win!
(Courtesy of Texas Monthly.)
I’m all for trying new things. Here’s one of them…
I just posted a few photos on Flickr.com. I’ll post more soon, but in the meantime you can look at a thousand other “relevant” and “interesting” photos of cowboy boots… you can even add some of your own photos or comments (for free!)
I’ve already started collecting a few favorite photos. Also, I think you’ll like the McStewarts’ trip to a Leon Cowboy Boot factory.
I hope you get inspired to post pics of your own travels and cowboy boot collections. Flickr makes it easy to post several photos in batches…all at once, straight from your home computer. C’mon show us what ya got!
Sad, but true. The landmark Wichita Falls (TX) store will be closing this month. You can read the details here in the local Times Record News story. Beginning on July 5th, Cow Lot will begin selling off the store’s entire inventory. (Map)
The Cow Lot has always been a destination spot for the “hard-to-fit.” Owner Nat Fleming typically carried more than 80 sizes/widths of cowboy boots. Narrow…wide…long or short…someone would bring out box after box until the right pair was found.
So many family run western wear stores seem as if they’ve been caught in an awful time warp, many flat-out refusing to give up on those late 80’s urban cowboy leftovers, still on their racks.
But, this wasn’t the case with the Cow Lot. They maintained a healthy stock of classic cowboy boots, and tried their best to keep up with all the newest styles. Many folks made a special trip to Wichita Falls simply for the selection of Rios of Mercedes boots and the customer service they’d find at the Cow Lot.
The Cow Lot will be greatly missed.
Store Location: 1200 E Scott Ave, Wichita Falls, 76301 – (940) 767-3255 (Map)
