White’s Semi-Dress. 9338 (swing) last.

[@EDHBlvd]

Whoa finally a video on the 38 Swing Last!!!

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@EDHBlvd yeah was surprising that there isn’t much out there about this last outside of a few posts on reddit

[@EDHBlvd]

@@aChannelAboutBootsyou should sell me this boot. 😂 I need to try the 38 Swing Last and I miss owning a Semi Dress.

[@qltyboots]

They look really nice, congratulations

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@qltyboots Thanks!

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

These look awesome. Great turnaround time.

[@HomeDrummer55]

Maybe I’m dumb but, how do you actually do an MTO directly thru whites, do you need to call them? Couldn’t really make it out on their site

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@HomeDrummer55 Yup, you have to call them. A lot of the options that you can do aren’t really listed anywhere, too. So you have to ask a lot of if you can do something and be prepared to hear no a lot. Really isn’t an efficient way of doing things.

[@EDHBlvd]

Conspiracy theory: The Thurman55 Last is just a 38 Swing Last. 😂😂 EDIT: had to finish rewatching this. Forgot that you mentioned this Last feeing way flatter than the 55. That’s not the same as the Thurman55, which has plenty of arch. Interesting.

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@EDHBlvd Hah You and your conspiracy theories. I need to try a Thurman55 or NW.

[@EDHBlvd]

@@aChannelAboutBoots ya I debunked myself on this one haha. The Thurman55 is interesting. Definitely has all the arch of the 55, but with the Munson toe. The ThurmanNW is basically just the standard Munson Last. It’s good if that’s what you want.

[@CosmicJhana444]

Wow!! What a great boot! Semi-Dress in Burgundy Double Shot is a fantastic choice!

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@CosmicJhana444 Thanks! I think they’re cool looking too.

[@Brajin1]

Man watching these makes me feel like I just got new boots lol. 3 week lead time for pair of whites is amazing. I might need to think about scooping up a pair. I’ve always liked the MP Sherman.

[@toneohm]

Nice!! Really like your taste. The Semi dress has grown on me. Swing last is interesting.. I dig burgundy And really want something with a half V bar.. I like Double Shot. It's not as shiny as CXL but it's nice.. Very impressed to hear the lead times. I just did my first MTO Bountys, can't wait!

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@toneohm You order them on the sale? Getting hand sewn whites for less than 600 always puts a smile on my face.

[@toneohm]

​@@aChannelAboutBoots hey,, yes I bought the Bounty's with the Fathers Day sale.., I was gonna go all out and get natural Maryam.. but I bailed and did natural CXL instead. i did some subtle two toning with a lineman patch and didn't want to spend all that on the Maryam and not use it all. I also used the Father's Day sale as intended hah,, bought my dad some Springdale's.. he's not really into boots like me, so I figured it would be a good entry boot.. something a little lighter and shoe-like for him. I was going hard on boots lately hah, just did a video on horsehide Mr. Lou's.. and will have another up of the same boots you got, the Division Road MP Stone Rambler.. first time getting the MP in an E width. fits nicely. Btw, have you ever noticed an 'off' smell that you get with lined boots. I got lined Oak Street Jump boots in Badalassi that are lined and have a plastic-like shower curtain smell.. and i think its the lining.. bc the Stone Ramblers have that smell too.. is that just a lined boot thing?? like how they finish the calf skin or the adhesive or something...? i don't like it.. lol it takes away from the 'good leather smell' you get otherwise. I selected for the Bounty's to be lined so hopefully they don't smell like that too.. Baker's couldn't seem to specify the tannery that the leather lining is from unfortunately..

[@rickc4317]

Man, those are nice. Great info on White's, too. Thanks for another great post.

[@milkbaby99]

THREE weeks? Do they know you're posting videos online about their boots?

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@milkbaby99 Nope. I imagine if I tried to get something out of them by telling them they would probably laugh at me. I know I would.

[@absolute.freedom]

Excellent info and demeanor. Thanks!

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@absolute.freedom Thanks for watching the video and I’m glad you might have gotten something useful out of it.

[@Sub-Machinist]

I wonder why lead times for Baker's are so long. I'm still waiting on a pair of semi-dress I ordered from them on black Friday. I think in the future, I'll only order through them if they have an exclusive leather or something like that. I love the half sole on these, too. Nicks is now discontinuing their half sole 'cause of sizing issues on anything too big, I guess. It's good to see that White's doesn't have a problem with it.

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@Sub-Machinist Seems odd that your boots would take so long. Did you get one of the fancy exotic leathers or something? Yeah love the half sole. Sucks to see Nicks drop them.

[@Sub-Machinist]

​@aChannelAboutBoots Nothing fancy, just brown dress leather with a lowered block heel. I emailed Baker's 2 weeks ago, and they said White's might take a while to respond to them because of the sale going on at the time. I'll have to follow up with them.

[@ggggggggggggggggg1]

is the hand-lasted double row welt thicker than the machine (stichdown) in whites? the welt looks huuge...

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@ggggggggggggggggg1 the shelf on these is 13mm. The shelf on those stitchdown stockmans is 12mm.

[@ggggggggggggggggg1]

@@aChannelAboutBoots bigger than nicks and other brands?

[@eduardoalvgtz]

Is this closer to the MP last in terms of arch support? Just kinda flat? I for sure prefer flat Munson-like lasts.

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@eduardoalvgtz It feels slightly more than the MP last by a small margin. It feels closer to the MP last than to the 5050.

[@sssnrrr]

Very cool last. Thanks for the insight on the last and arch support. Wish my White’s were built, I’ve been waiting 7 months 💀

[@toneohm]

Oh my! Why do you think that is?

[@sssnrrr]

@@toneohm Maybe it's a combination of buying them during a big sale and it was through Baker's which is known to double check the QC before shipping them out. But tbh I don't think much of it since I already have a decent rotation of boots. Just want to try the arch support which I've heard gives you better posture

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@sssnrrr Thanks for taking the time to watch the video. Yeah waiting long periods of time for boots just sucks. Hopefully you get them soon.

[@chalkboardshoes]

Wow, those have a very round toe. Nice boots though.

[@aChannelAboutBoots]

@@chalkboardshoes Yup total blob toe. Thanks for watching the video!

[@Boyd-66]

I do not like the double stitch welt on boots!

[@EDHBlvd]

Whites spaces it apart too much IMO. Nicks, Wesco, and even Franks do a better job IMO. Makes boots not look so wide.

[@rickc4317]

@@EDHBlvd agree!

[@averyj.steele1074]

In most cases it's a mark of very high quality. Makes it easy to decide what isn't worth buying.

[@toneohm]

Really?? I think double row is badass..?

[@EDHBlvd]

@@toneohm double row can be badass. Whites spaces the rows apart too much.