IHWE-Build-3 - Iron Heart/Wesco® - 1930's Boss Boot
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Thanks for the feedback @Bluegrass
I guess Wesco can build anything once the specs are solid. Good to know that the boss boots work on your 666 and 555 fits. Both particular favourites of mine.
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Thanks Superfuzz. I wear 30 in 666s and guess that the Bosses would work with that but definitely not with my sized down 555s. It might be so tight that a vacuum would be created resulting in my balls dropping by about a metre…!
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Good point, I'm a 38 and size 12.5, and while the 555s do fall over the shaft it is pretty close. If you were thinner with a big shoe size I can see you'd never be able to do that.
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Dear Giles,
the sheer beauty of these boots is captivating! I have never thought of buying Wescos before, having forever associated the legendary brand with the fearsome die-hard 17" beasts with lug soles, which are definitely not my cup of tea. But this beauty is another thing altogether! Any idea about how it fits? I have narrow feet and a low instep, which can be a problem with engineer boots. In comparison, I wear US9/UK8/EUR42 Frye 12r engineers (a tight fit) and Viberg 83 engineers, and US9,5/UK8,5/EUR42,5 Red Wing 2990 engineers (with a thin insole) and Chippewa 97863s. Any suggestions from other forum members?
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Yes I do, I took a 9.5D in the Wild Ones and a 10D in these. The WO's were quite tight at first but have formed perfectly, these a little looser as you'd expect being a 10. I usually wear a 9.5D in Redwings, not sure if that helps much, I hate giving sizing advice.
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Dear Giles, dear Nick,
thank you both for the feedback, much appreciated, even more so as sizing advice can be so boring for those kind enough to provide it! As far as I can see (from the small icon with the nice collection exhibited on the grass), Nick's RWs are lace-ups, my usual size in these (Beckmann/GTs & Iron Rangers) is US 8,5 or US 9, the 522 last of the 2990s seems to be smaller, thus a 9,5D for me. So I guess Wescos in US 9D or 9,5D would fit me … As for the WOs, it must be either US9D or US9,5D. I see that some people here complain about the tight fit of the WOs, no idea if that's about the actual sizing or the low toe profile (or both) ...
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Thanks, nothing special, just a bit of cheap natural shoe polish and some elbow grease.
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Beautiful @D97x7 .
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x2, love this build and your pair looks fantastic!
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Anyone with new pics? D97x7 perhaps?
Enjoy ya addiction!
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Damn right! Stunning pair[emoji8]
Enjoy ya addiction!
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Wesco's brown domain is probably my favorite leather to date. Looks great, and they clean up really well.