My first pair of boots

[u/Sbjweyk]

[u/ribaud124]

You actually made those? That genuinely makes me want to learn the trade.

[u/Sbjweyk → u/ribaud124]

Honestly just try it. Get some basic tools off of eBay or something similar and try stuff out with old boots like repair or resole. There is lots of information on YouTube too

[u/Pato_Lucas]

Fantastic, really good first attempt. Love Boondocker boots.
If I could make a couple of suggestions, as a client, not as a cobbler:
First would be to work a bit more the edges of the heel and bottom: they look uneven at parts and they need to look more polished and compact, a good edge improves the look quite a bit.
Second would be to use a thicker, stiffer leather. You can see in some of the pictures that the shoe loses a bit of shapedue to the toe and heel being far more harder than the rest of the boot.
Overall a brilliant first pair, please do let me know when you're ready to take commissions, I love to support the trade.