These boots absolutely carry the best in class build quality out of likely any boot on the planet. However, there is one possibly fatal design choice that makes them a hard to get along with. The sizing is wonky for certain. As long as you can sort your way through JK's needlessly odd sizing you will be good there. There is a rather serious flaw right under the tongue. There is a thick piece of leather that absolutely chews up the top of your foot. I have been wearing them for 2 weeks now and it does not seem to be getting any better. At the end of everyday there is a painful mark that they leave. You would think the spot where your foot is most sensitive would be the most carefully designed. It is not at all smooth at this spot and then oddly comes to a hump/point making this issue even worse. Even when putting the boot on you can feel this thing push into and srape along the top of your foot while they slide on. This issue has nothing at all to do with build quality but design itself. I will continue to try and wear them in but this leather lump on the top of the foot may be the straw that breaks this camels back and ends up putting these boots under the bed.

I’ve worn these for 4 days so far, my first overbuilt custom boot. My feet are super sensitive but break in hasn’t been bad at all. I had the inserts in them for the first three days but they were making the fit too tight so I took them out yesterday and it feels much better. Love the arch support. For sizing I went down half a size from my brannock size which is 8D. I bought these in a size 7.5D. Width is perfect, length is a touch long, I could have gone with a 7D but these were in stock. I’ve got just over a thumbs width of room past my big toe. The leather is beautiful and it’ll darken once you oil the boot. Watch the tutorials on how to oil them and make sure you don’t oil around the double stitches around the sole.