This item is rare these days: cowboy boots made from just two pieces of leather. (The usual number is four: one piece for the “vamp”, or foot, one piece for the “counter,” or heel, and two pieces for the shaft. To make these “dyads” properly requires an extraordinary skill, for the two pieces must mold perfectly to your foot and leg. But when they fit, they’re the most comfortable boots around, as there’s no seam where the vamp meets the shaft.
This custom pair, obtained on eBay, is by the renowned bootmaker Terry Stanley, now in El Paso. Guess what hide (it’s not cow).
I guess lamb.
🐏 baaaaaa
Elk/moose
(And if not, is that hide ever used for boots?)
Elk is used for boots, though I’ve never seen moose. But these boots are made of some other hide.
In that case, how about caribou?
…wapiti…?
b&
Nice vintage look with a modern toe.
They weren’t made in Roswell, NM by any chance … 👽
Otherwise I’ll guess goat.
I’m torn between snake and aligator, but I’m pretty sure it’s leather from a reptile. Those boots are from the South after all.
smooth ostrich
Elephant?
Mike
Obviously! It’s gray, right? lol
Looks like kangaroo to me.
I’m guessing kitty cat
No, that would be blasphemy. But I wouldn’t be surprised if the leather is made from dogs.
Pig.
Pig hide has large pores, so it is easy to pick out. Which is also why it is one of the cheapest leathers.
aardvark
Buffalo
Kangaroo … ??
The answer is . . . GOAT.
That’s a baaaaad answer, kiddo. Maybe give us something easier to chew the fat on?
b&
Jerry must’ve really got your goat!
Nah…I’m just trying to ham it up.
b&
Well, as long as you don’t pig out.
I would, but, if I tried, my goose would get stuffed.
b&
Nay! It’s more about getting horse.
Of course, of course!
b&
ManOutOfTime was correct. Congratz to him.
No one is going to believe this; but that was my next guess (it looks like the goat skin gloves I have in my shop).
These boots look a little worn with a few spots on them. Often when I get leather goods, there is this disclaimer on them that I should ignore flaws as the animal may have rubbed against a barb wire fence or something and it just adds to the beauty, etc. Is there a point at which natural flaws ruin the product?
I don’t own a pair of boots, haven’t for years but I keep seeing these and wonder what I’m missing.
Very appropriate for the year of the goat, or some say sheep”