The Best Custom Made Off The Shelf Boots - Justin Work Boots
With strong financial backing, a lasting tradition of quality, and a talented management team, Justin Work Boots today is stronger than ever and continuously spread their stores and outlets throughout the United States and Canada.
It takes more than one-hundred steps to produce a pair of Justin work boots. About sixteen square feet of leather goes into every pair. Boot builders are specially trained to make these high-quality boots. Once the pieces are cut, the workers cement the piping to hold the parts in place. Another boot builder stitches the pieces together. Originally Justin work boots were stitched by hand — now they are stitched on a machine driven by special software on a computer.
The boot builder shapes the boot over the boot last and the Justin work boot is given its final shape. The leather is trimmed, the sole is applied, the heel is trimmed, and inking and burnishing is completed — Justin work boots are ready to be bar coded, boxed, and shipped.
Women's work boots are made much the same as men's, except they are a bit more stylish. These boots can be purchased with aluminum toe protectors, thus reducing weight. They can still be purchased with steel protected toes for both men and women.
There are a couple of things to be aware of when buying any brand of boots or work boots. Unlike laced shoes or boots, a Justin work boot has only the instep to hold it securely to the wearer's foot. Proper fit of the instep is most important. The instep fit should be snug, but not too tight or too loose. If the instep is loose, the boot will slip excessively—especially in the heel—the wearer may get blisters. A slight slippage is necessary to obtain a proper fit. Also when you walk or run, you bend your foot at its widest part. This is called the ball. The ball of the foot should rest on that part of the boot that has been shaped to fit the ball of your foot. If the boot architecture for the ball is too short, the ball of the foot will sit too far forward and force the toes into the tip of the boot — causing severe damage to the toes or foot.
A new pair of Justin work boots will slip slightly in the heel because there is nothing to prevent the heel of the foot from riding up slightly. When the boot is new, the sole is stiff. As you wear the Justin work boot the sole is flexed and the leather softens over time, almost all of the slippage will stop. The Justin boot is as close to a custom fit as you can find off-the-shelf.
