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Sexy Mocs Finished...
billy:
HEy man those are AWESOME!! Very cool, and you saved a bunch of money to boot! Can't beat that. I really like the design and how you put them together, especially with the fact that there was NO SEWING! I know sewing leather footwear can be a challenge; my dad made me some moccasins and they are great, but it required a lot of tweaking of the pattern to get them to fit just right. Then one time I wore them right after a rain, they got soaked, and they not only twisted but they suddenly lengthened and I had almost 2 inches of extra leather where my toes were! My dad had to cut off the excess and then re-sew them. But they are awesome now. I hunted with them in Oregon several years ago, covered miles of rugged country and they held up great. They are the quietest type of footwear there is, plus you can feel what's under your feet. That way you can adjust your weight placement to avoid snapping twigs and giving away your position. That's why I hate wearing hunting boots...you might as well just wear clown shoes. If you want to be able to stalk like a ghost, then moccasins are what you need.
Talonzz:
Thanks alot Cromm & Billy ;D
I completely agree with you about the mocs for hunting... As soon as I get these finished for my wife I'm going to start working on a pair of stalkers for myself... Those will require sewing, Luckily my Mom O:) was a seamstress and I learned alot from her just by watching. I'll post pics as soon as I get a Prototype of those in the works. I'm going to make mine out of Buffalo hide (the stuff my wife is standing on in the pics above) and Elk. I might do a little natural trimming with some of that Chocolate Deer Leather too.
Stoker:
Those are great You did a great job. Always a sense of pride knowing you did it yourself. Congrats Leroy
sailordad:
.yup we might just have to work on a trade for a pair of them for my wife for the same reason.
they are SEXY,oh ya the ren fest too
Talonzz:
Thanks Stoker and Sailordad...
Tim: I just sent you a PM
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