Mike Kotting's the one you'll see in the window. He does the shop's bottom work...shaping the lasts, heels, and soles. From as near as I can tell, he came to bootmaking by way of the scenic route...travelling through Europe...studying industrial design...and falling in love with the red dirt of Arizona.

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