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All of the boot styles presented by "Boots for Guys" are produced exclusively in leather.

The quality of leather is one of the principal determining factors in the manufacturing of a high quality boot. There are many different types of leather: Cow, calf, goat, pig and of course, other more exotic products derived from lizard, snake, ostrich, toad, fish, etc.. The leather represents a major cost in the raw material element used in the manufacture of the footwear, regardless of style.

Several methods of tanning exist, among these the processes using vegetable materials, or chrome. Today tanneries are extremely aware of their responsibility in the care of the environment. This historically and unfortunately has not always been the case. Stringent controls now exist and our leather is procured from these producers.

There are many different uses for the various elements in a hide. The tougher areas are laminated to produce the different thicknesses. The part closest to the surface layer is known as the scat and is used in the manufacture of articles of lower quality.

The "pleine fleur" layer is the best quality and is used in the preparation of quality products. Our range of boots is produced essentially from the "pleine fleur" calf hide, tanned with the chrome process with an aniline finish

We work with 2 types of leather :

* Smooth calf hide, "pleine fleur" calf hide that is immersed in a dye, with either an aniline or pigmented treatment to produce the smooth surface finish.

* Suede calf hide, also taken from the "pleine fleur", dyed to the desired color, dried and palissonized. To create the unique texture, these hides are then polished.

All of these relate to the external appearance of our products. We, of course, attach as much importance to the quality of boot linings, as they provide much of the comfort of the boot.

The absolute highest quality material used is high quality pig skin. After a great many years of experience, we have observed that the chrome tanning process is the one that produces the greatest suppleness and comfort.

Rubber soles offer the best traction and durability. All of our rubber soles are composed of 3 elements. The first is in leather and stitched to the uppers, the second is micro-cellular elastomere rubber which is also stitched to the uppers and the finishing sole is in rubber and attached using a thermo-reactive fixing agent.

We also offer a finished leather sole as on option on all of our boots.

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