Bootmaker
Seth Teichert
Seth Teichert is a custom bootmaker near Mackay, Idaho, who builds pull-on cowboy boots with tall tops and an underslung heel out of his ranch-house garage. He apprenticed with Steve and Bev Gilger starting in 2004, studied pull-on construction with Kurt Klemmer, and trained with Texas bootmaker Carl Chappell; his wife Natalie works alongside him as his apprentice.
Known for
Pull-on boots with a tall, underslung heel; works with wife Natalie
Related: Morgan Buckert · Natalie Teichert · Carl Chappell
Biography
History
Seth Teichert is a custom bootmaker who works out of the garage of his ranch house near Mackay, Idaho. Boise State Public Radio's 2018 profile describes him building pull-on cowboy boots with tall tops and a slung-back heel — what he calls ‘kind of the underslung look’ — with a small heel cap on most pairs.
An Idaho Commission on the Arts report says he apprenticed in 2004 with Steve and Bev Gilger of Dubois Leather and Shoe to learn basic lace-up construction, took a class with Kurt Klemmer for pull-on bootmaking, and studied cowboy-boot construction with Carl Chappell of St. Jo, Texas (the report spells the name ‘Carl Chappel’). By the time of that report he had built about 70 pairs in his spare time while working as a ranch manager.
Morgan Buckert names him as her mentor in Mackay; his wife, Natalie Teichert, works as his apprentice.
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Sources and references
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Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.