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Construction & Terminology

Get to know the parts of a boot and the details of its construction.

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Brown Western boot with elaborate stitched shaft and textured vampPattern and hideTwo-tone Western boot with a red shaft and dark exotic vampContrast and proportionBrown Western boot with dense decorative shaft stitchingStitching as signatureBrown Western boot with dense decorative shaft stitchingNumber Ten flame stitch / toe bug & medallion atlas

Bootmaking glossary

ExoticHeel counterHornbackLastNapOutsolePegsPipingPull strapsRoughoutShaftShankToe boxToebugVampWelt