How $3,000 Custom Cowboy Boots Are Made | Master Craft | Insider Art

Lee Miller is a master boot maker in Austin, Texas. His shop, Texas Traditions, is the place to get the best custom cowboy boots. They start at $2,900, and there's a four-year waiting list. We visited him to learn how he creates his leather masterpieces.

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How $3,000 Custom Cowboy Boots Are Made | Master Craft | Insider Art

[MrNahatej]

Oh man, just imagine the gorgeous smell of the workshop.

[slowly.but.surely]

I make boots by hand and have learned an enormous amount from Lee and the team in his shop. It's a welcoming, respectful place where an enormous weight is placed on quality, tradition and passing on the craft.

[potatomatop]

Cowboy Boots: i'm $3, 000
Rick pawnstars: $1 and i'm taking a risk

[vd]

I recently purchased a pair of Caborca boots made in Guanajuato Mexico. It's the closest thing I ever come to wearing what feels like a custom made boot. These boots are incredibly comfortable. I can only imagine what an actual custom tailored boot feels like. I'd love to own a pair but 4 years is just too long LOL. We got a boot maker down here in San Antonio, TX called Little's Boots. Great vid btw 👍

[chandlerbabin]

$3, 000 and 4 years of waiting, they better feel better than my running shoes 😂

[craigluhr]

I have a pair of Lucchese boots I bought 25 years ago. Not custom handmade, but I have had them resoled several times. They get worn and still feel like wearing a pair of slippers. The most comfortable shoe I have ever worn.
I would love to have a pair of custom boots one day.

[lucasoln]

So this is how a country country boy flex’s

[tompajo]

The quality of these boots is like 10x better from a hermes shoes

I would buy this instead of designer shoes

[Ragnar]

People don’t realize good quality boots are some of the most comfortable things on the planet they mold perfectly to your feet you just don’t wanna take them off

[pennjacksonjr.]

You can get custom handmade boots in San Antonio from Little Boots in 4-5 months for a better price. They’ve been in business over 100 years.

[borogers]

The best feeling in the world is seeing boots your size in the boot country clearance section

[internetcomment]

He’s has that reindeer leather. That’s crazy. Super rare

[ewill]

This coming from an amateur leather worker, but for the people wondering why someone would shell out thousands and wait years for a pair of boots, here's why.
1) There's the legacy; there very well may be better boot makers out there, but this place has a reputation so people go there.
2) While the techniques used here are pretty rudimentary on their own, when combined with the creative element of the decor on the boot, it takes a practiced eye to determine whether or not something would even look good or should be done a certain way.
3) As far as I know, there aren't a ton of handmade cowboy boot makers out there whereas there are many more generalized cobblers around.
Personally, I don't think I would ever bother getting a pair of boots from here and that isn't because I think they're expensive or over sold, but simply because I find quality store bought boots comfortable enough as is and because I'm learning to cobble boots myself, so if I get good enough then there would be no reason to buy a pair!

[matthewmoser]

"I didnt know there was varieties of leather"

Wow chose a great reporter to cover this piece lol.

[tommygarcia]

I worked in a boot factory for the Texas prison for 8 years. Then I would go to my part time job at a shoe store. The smell of leather never got old. People would always tell me I smell like leather at the grocery store alot. I loved and miss that smell.

[freckles]

I have a pair of Dingos I paid $200 (saved up for them) for in 1996 that I danced in 3 nights a week 6 hours a night. I no longer dance but they are the most comfortable shoes I wear. Love my boots.

[GediSpock]

I used to make boots like this years ago.
All hand made.
Hand sewn welts with hand made chord.

Wish I could get a job in a place like that.

[brendanpasillas]

EGON!! Mans left the Ghostbusters to create custom boots. Respect.

[darylleonard]

We need more hand made boots and shoes their wonderful

[yabbadabbadoo]

$5k for a life time item is excellent value.