Bootmaker
Paul Krause
Paul Krause is a custom bootmaker in Prescott, Arizona, who got his start in boot repair in 1979 at a shop in Auburn, California, during the Urban Cowboy boom. He made his first pairs in his own shop in the early 1990s using D. W. Frommer's bootmaking book, and in 2006 spent three weeks studying with Frommer directly to learn the two-piece boot, also called the full Wellington.
Known for
Learned the full Wellington boot directly from D. W. Frommer
Biography
History
Paul Krause is a custom bootmaker in Prescott, Arizona. In a 25 April 2019 interview, he says that after his 1971 discharge from the U.S. Air Force he worked in a shoe-repair shop on California's Central Coast, and in 1979 went to work for Western Boot Service in Auburn, California, repairing boots for factories during the Urban Cowboy boom.
He credits a semi-retired Utah shoemaker, Joe Henderson, with helping him build his first pair using a book by Joe and Jeri Wise. After about ten years in shoe repair, he made two more pairs in his own shop in the early 1990s, working from a book by D. W. Frommer, then moved to Prescott and kept that book on his bench for five years. In 2006 he spent three weeks studying directly with Frommer, learning what Krause calls the two-piece boot, also known as the full Wellington.
Construction / ID tells
- Krause uses "two-piece boot" and "full Wellington" interchangeably for the construction he learned from D. W. Frommer.
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Identification and markings
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Sources and references
Historical references are cited with the history above. Each catalog record includes its own supporting evidence.
Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.