Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chapters (timestamps in progress, feel free to help out in the comments!)
1. Leather Choices: What to look for
- Color
- Temper
- Thickness
- Cow, Horse, Shell, Exotics
- Brands
- How it affects later choices
2. Welt Types
- Stitchdown
- GYW
- Handwelt
- Norweigan Welt
- Double Welt/Stair Welt
3. Roughout vs Smooth
- Two Tone Leather
- Toe Cap
- two or four row
- medallion toe cap
- toe bug
4. Toe shapes
5. Pull Loop
6. Pull Holes
7. Padded Collar
8. Rolled Top
9. Zipper Conversion for laces
10. Eyelet and Hooks
a. All eyelets
b. hooks and eyes
c. colors
11. Stitching and colors
12. Leather Liner
13. Insulation
14. Soles
a. Full Soles
b. Half Soles
c. Wedge
d. Options
e. WHY?!?!?!
15. Metatarsal Guards
16. Welders Tongue
17. Lineman shank(midsole)
18. Lineman Patch
19. Lineman Flap
20. Toe reinforcements
a. Steel
b. Composite
c. Celastic
21. Lift and Adjust
22. Wedges
a. Heel
b. Full
23. Mismates
24. Custom Uppers
a. Hand cut
b. totaly custom
25. Double Midsole
26. Lacing Belts

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