Graham Ebner is the Next Big Thing in Bespoke Cowboy Boots скачать в хорошем качестве

Graham Ebner is the Next Big Thing in Bespoke Cowboy Boots

When Graham Ebner says he makes “really nice, really expensive” cowboy boots, it’s somehow barely a brag. In just five short years the Houston native (“to be clear, I grew up FIRMLY in the suburbs”) has established an impressive foothold for himself in the pantheon of rising bespoke cowboy makers. After training under the legendary Lee Miller at Texas Traditions (early job: refooting boots eaten by presumably lovable dogs), Graham struck out on his own to flex his unique combination of artistry, inlay/overlay work, and technical skill. In my chat with Graham we get deep into how he works with customers through the lens of his just-finished Big Bend Boots, the “close the shop down tools” he could never be without, the language and purpose of toe bugs/flowers, and the incredible resource for learning bootmaking that is the internet—and the extra special sauce that comes from being part of a bookmaking lineage that stretches back to the all-time-great originators of the craft. SEE MORE OF GRAHAM'S WORK https://www.grahamebner.com/ https://www.instagram.com/grahamebner... MENTIONED Cowboy Bootmaking Legend Lisa Sorrell on Myths, Lore, and Why Craft Has Never Been More Important https://www.stitchdown.com/stitchdown... PODCAST VERSION OF THIS EPISODE https://www.stitchdown.com/stitchdown... COME TO STITCHDOWN BOOT CAMP—OCTOBER 6th & 7th 2023 IN NYC https://www.stitchdownbootcamp.com/ EPISODE CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 02:20 - Let's meet Graham 03:58 - Big Bend alien shroom boots 11:21 - Boot storytelling 16:59 - How Graham got started 31:00 - Bootmaking tradition and Internet learning 36:56 - Really nice, really expensive 46:58 - Custom last process 47:42 - Favorite tools 54:40 - Inlay & overlay 1:00:02 - Toe flower language and function 1:04:16 - What Graham loves and hates about Graham’s work