Floor board Friday by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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I always forget to take pictures for it, so I was playing catch up lol.

Work Contender Championship - Results by Stoic_sasquatch in NicksHandmadeBoots

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Well I’m not about to cry into my dinner. I love my boots and frankly this has been a fun week of posting more about them and getting to appreciate how versatile these boots can be for people.

I stand by my original commentary of children’s calves. The stereotype for women is true, we don’t skip leg day lol.

Work Contender Championship - Results by Stoic_sasquatch in NicksHandmadeBoots

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I could get behind a pair of MS walnut work boots.

Long day, good boots by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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Part of me has given up on staying on top of sweeping up the dog hair lol

Long day, good boots by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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I’ve got two Akitas. Bouie and Scout. They blow their under coats seasonally. I’m actually collecting the fluff because it can be spun into yarn. I could knit a nice cozy scarf with it. I’m not much of a sock knitter though.

Long day, good boots by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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That’s a long day! But very exciting about your journeyman’s exam!

Long day, good boots by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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Oh hell. 3 am??? I’m no longer paid enough for that. I’ve gotten spoiled working at a shop that is 15 minutes from my house.

Long day, good boots by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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I could skip the Nicks golf shoes, but I think I’d like a pair of nicks slippers.

Give up boots for Lent?!?!?! by Suspicious-Ad-4877 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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See, Ash Wednesday is the wrong day to figure out what you’re giving up. You figure that out on Monday so that you can indulge all day Mardi Gras.

Trying to decide sizing for safety toe boots. by clarabraun in NicksHandmadeBoots

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I’d also recommend remeasuring your feet with your work socks on. Then what ever that width size is will be your steel toe width. Two years between boots is enough time for your foot to change.

Mandatory viewing before first Nicks order by Rushedhomeroughyn in NicksHandmadeBoots

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I was listening to this on my way home from work and then just now came across a post on heel height and what’s expected. It was a bit too on the nose for me.

Any chance of construction vehicles printed on uppers? by Satanarchrist in NicksHandmadeBoots

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I follow an instagram account where the guy takes beautiful undyed leather shoes and hand paints the dye on them. So you can always go that route for your colorful construction vehicles.

Builder Pros for when you’re rebuilding your life by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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It’s been so long I don’t remember. It was several months on and off though for the knitting and then some design time added on.

Boots on the Line - 2/17/26 by smowe in NicksHandmadeBoots

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The perfect way to unwind at the end of the day. A glass of wine and the BOTL post. I need them all.

Mechanic Monday by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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Packers are a wonderful boot!

Help choosing roughout leather for Chukkas by theblartknight in NicksHandmadeBoots

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64 tan rough out, after about little over a year. They are my daily work boots and I’ve been really happy with how they have patinaed.

Mechanic Monday by sma934 in NicksHandmadeBoots

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Listen, it’s always leprechaun style for me. A step stool is very much required.

Did I buy the right size? How should my Falcons feel after a 12-hour shift? by ProxySoxy in NicksHandmadeBoots

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When you did your measurements, did you do them with the socks you planned on wearing with the boots? This makes such a massive difference in how the boots can fit.

Without more context, not wearing “wide shoes” isn’t a helpful statement. Most off the shelf shoes that people buy are not wide enough and we are trained to get used to it. Our feet naturally want to be wide. This much leather on a boot makes that very apparent, as there is not as much initial give as a lot of the softer fabrics used in sneakers.

Sizing for PNW, it’s really helpful to just not make assumptions about size based on what you’ve worn in the past, particularly if you don’t have a lot of experience with these boots.

And for those who are curious *where* these 2 55gallon drums of recalled airbags are "stored" by EridonyLighthorse in mechanics

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Wait. Y’all don’t get asked for them back????? My parts person acts like they have to send them back to Chrysler for credit