If you get a set and break them in, but don’t want to keep them, you can throw those bastards on Ebay and recoup enough money to buy a new set of Thorogoods or Redwings. They’ll send a set to try on for sizing before building anything custom. For any of the makers I mentioned, if the first set you order doesn’t fit, they’ll exchange sizes for you without charge. My Frank’s break in was a fluke, it takes a good while to break in handmade PNW boots, but afterwards, they’ll fit like your favorite pair of jeans, and you won’t feel that need to GTFO out of them when you get home from work. JK’s sizing was weird when I ordered my set, I think they’ve changed to a more standard sizing setup these days. Generally speaking, for all but JK, go down half a size from your normal brannock length, and up a size in width. It feels odd at first, but feels natural after the first hour or two. Unless you have flat feet, get the 55 classic arch. I’d only order if they have what you want in stock. Pick any three leather colors by preference, they’ll build with whichever they have on hand, or call and ask if they don’t have any of the three.ĭrews are good and solid, same quality as any of the above, but they don’t do anything custom. Nicks are probably what you’ll want to go with, they offer “cutter’s choice” for a quick ship option, 4-6 week lead time. JK can do much more as far as custom orders, specialty sizing or modifications, and has a shorter lead time than Franks or custom Nicks. ![]() Downside is, I don’t think they carry steel toes or composites in stock, so you’d have a fairly long lead time, 2-4 months. Despite being fairly heavy, I don’t notice the weight at all, and they breathe better than any synthetic or big box brand, aside from unlined Thorogoods or Redwings. The leather was more supple than that of Nicks, Drews, or JK, but still tougher than anything from a big box store. Frank’s are my favorite, got a set of Commanders that were comfortable and fully broken in within 20 minutes of putting them on.
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