Our soles are from the heaviest leather available.	Everything we do, even gluing the soles of our Civil War boots and shoes, is done one at a time, by hand.
Our Civil War boots are made in Laramie, Wyoming. Even our machinery is American made!	All of our sewing is done with either black polished linen or natural flax linen thread.
Jordan Thatcher and a crimping board. There are very few people today who can perform this highly skilled bootmaker's task. In the 1800's, crimpers were the highest paid workers in the shoe trade.	Willy Capps hammers wooden pegs into the soles of the shoes. This is the same technique used in 1860. We still put our pegs in by hand!
Owner and founder Tom Mattimore sewing a side seam on a pair of our Randolph Boots. Boots are sewn inside out and then turned.	Our boots are made inside out at first… then the leather is pulled through and reversed to bring the outside to the outside. Jordan Thatcher starts the process here.

Caring for your shoes and boots:
Never allow wet leather to get hotter than 187 degrees. This voids the warranty and destroys the leather. Clean your boots with mild solution of soap and water. While still damp, oil with pure neatsfoot oil or lexol leather conditioner. We highly recommend shoe trees for storage. Never use neatsfoot compound or heavy paste conditioners!