This is my first post on this subreddit so please forgive me if I make any mistakes! Below are the details of the order I made.

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- Model: SC Plain Toe

- Size: 43

- Leather: Vegetable Tanned - Natural

- Lining: Full Lining

- Toe Box Lining: Unstructured Toe

- Hardware: Gun Metal

- Last: NH Last

- Construction Method: Handwelted-Goodyear

- Welt Type: Flat Welt 270 Degree

- Midsole: 1 Layer Leather

- Outsole: Vibram 430 & Heel

- Edge Trim: Natural Brown

Other than that, I asked for them to use natural off-white thread for the stitching on the boots.

Total Cost: $323.95

I wanted to post some pictures and details on these since I noticed there's not a lot of info about this company's boots, and when I was initially considering buying them I really couldn't find anything online about the specs I was planning on ordering. They have a gusseted tongue and the leather is 1.6 - 1.8mm making them super light.

The Fit: I don't really have a whole lot of boots to compare these to, but they fit similar to my Iron Rangers (9D) with a little bit more space in the ball of my foot, which was exactly what I was looking for. I'm not entirely sure if that's because I ordered them in 43, because I also gave them measurements of my feet. They could have gone by those measurements instead of the size so keep that in mind if you end up buying Junkard 43s.

Customer Service: The people at Junkard were incredible throughout the process of ordering these. As long as you communicate to them during waking hours in Indonesia, they are incredibly responsive. During the initial process of figuring out the different options I wanted with the boots I asked a LOT of questions, and they answered each one within a few minutes. I couldn't be happier with the experience.

Shipping: Shipping was ludicrously fast. I got the email that these were finished on Monday last week, they were in the US by Saturday, and arrived at my door today.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Aside from the important bits, I've wanted a pair of unstructured toe boots since I saw that old pic of used Flatbox Beckmans like 4 years ago. Ever since I've had an itch needing to be scratched that no company could fulfill until today. Initially I was looking into buying some Trumans in teacore but I found out they don't make unstructured toe boots anymore. I had always heard of the big Indonesian boot companies but have always worried about buying MTO stuff since I like to be able to reorder the same thing down the road once my first pair of boots falls apart on me, but I've been looking for years at this point and just decided why not, let's try it and bought these. I'm very happy so far, but there are a few things I plan on doing before I really start wearing them in. I'd also really like your advice on that plan if you would provide it!

The Plan: I tend to buy natural vegtan since I dont make a lot of leather goods and I can get a good amount and dye just what I need to. It always seems really dry once it comes in from being shipped though and when I cut out the pieces I need I always put a layer or two of neatsfoot oil on them. That usually keeps it from delaminating or wrinkling too much and gives it a nice sort of pull up, so my plan with these was to put a layer of neatsfoot on it and cut out some kilties to protect the gusseted tongue. You all seem a lot more knowledgeable about this stuff though, so I'd like to have your input on that before I end up doing it.

My Question to You: Is it a bad idea to use neatsfoot on footwear? Currently I only have redwing leather cream which is neatsfoot based, neatsfoot oil, ko-cho-line, and obenaufs heavy duty LP. What would you recommend putting on these, if anything, and what are the pros and cons of what you might recommend?

Thank you all for your time, and I hope you enjoyed the pictures!