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Adtec 16" Boot from Shoebuy.com. I cute off the buckles. This boot would have been fine if i...

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I tried to sew the leather with a sewing machine. That was foolish. The sewing machine mocked me....

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Here's the holes for stitching a backstitch. sets of two holes together, a little more space, and then two more together.

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Here we have the Extra leather I got from Tandy Leather glued in with Barge Cement. (No toluene *sad...

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Outside view of glued on extra boot part. Since the internal lift took up 3 inches of vertical...

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Interfacing, magical sewing stuff that makes things stiffer and more durable, and is cheap. Glued in...

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I don't know why i put a second picture of this in here.

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Here's a front-ish view of the boots with Shinguards in place.

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Just a cool view that shows what, for ME, for my first ever leatherwork, looks like a polished job....

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Yet another view. You can see a box of velcro and some euro wooden shoes in the background.

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Will probably have to pad a bit insid the top edge of the shinguards with black/dark grey foam, the kneecaps hit my real kneecaps.

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One more.

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Rear 3/4 view shows the V shape on the side that was needed to close the hole from where the buckle...

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Another view, 3/4 of the boots as they are ready to wear.

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