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Stefan
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Stefan
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 Mon Jan 06, 2003 10:44 am |
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Where can I go in the Puget Sound region to get some custom made leather hiking boots for me? I have a big nob on the instep of my right foot (due to my injury) and I will need new boots.
Please let me know. Thank you.
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salish
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Mon Jan 06, 2003 11:12 am |
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Stefan,
If I were you I would call Dave Page @800-252-1229, for info on local custom bootmakers (sorry, I don't have his local number). If you find anything interesting please post it here, as I am interested myself. I'm currently in the long & painful process of trying to break in a pair of older Raichle leather mountaineering boots, and ultimately I may want custom boots myself.
I've done a little research into custom boots myself, and although they are not located in the Puget Sound region, there are two bootmakers nearby who include hiking boots in their lineup, and I believe you can have them custom built. Here are the urls:
Crary Custom Boots www.craryshoes.com (Portland, OR.)
Viberg Boots www.workboot.com (Victoria, BC)
Viberg has two models to chose from. Hope this helps.
Cliff
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Backpacker Joe
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Stepahn, you cant get these here, but you can made molds and send them in.
Here you go Mr.
http://www.limmerboot.com/home.htm
http://www.finecraftgalleries.com/boots/index.html
This is another custom made boot company. Names Gary Barlow. The link doesnt appear to work now, but keep it incase it does in the future!
TB
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Dante
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Dante
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Mon Jan 06, 2003 12:17 pm |
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Second Dave Page. Depending on how big the knob is, any decent cobbler should be able to stretch a good leather boot to fit. You might not need custom made boots. Chick's on Mercer Island is good, too, if they are still around.
I think there was a place that made custom boots in Puyallup or Chehalis. I stumbeled accross it online once. You might try a Google search. The boots looked a lot like Danner Mountain Light's . . .
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Timber Cruiser
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Kulien's Hand Made Shoes
611 Tower Ave.
Centralia, WA 98531
360-736-6943
I've worked with people who had boots made there in the past. Expensive, but definitely worth it for those of us with non-standard feet!
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Dante
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Dante
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Mon Jan 06, 2003 4:05 pm |
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 Thats the place I was thinking of! Centralia, not Chehalis! If you try them, please let us know what you think 
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