Cinch boots are hand lasted using the traditional process refined for centuries by fine bootmakers. Unlike most manufacturers’ machine lasting process, hand lasting offers maximum fit, comfort and durability.
Cinch bootmakers construct each pair of Cinch boots using superior channel stitch construction. The vamp, lining, and welt are stitched to the ridge under the insole created by the channel technique. A feature found only in the best hand-crafted boots in the world, channel stitching ensures a cool, lightweight, conforming fit that can only be experienced in the all-leather insole of a Cinch Boot.
Never compromising in process, construction or components, Cinch Bootmakers expert craftsmen use Lemon wood pegs to craft every Cinch boot. No less than 42 Lemon wood pegs are hand driven into each boot, securely locking the insole and the outsole together, ensuring the shank of a Cinch Boot will never twist.
Cinch Boots uses only pristine, flawless sections of leather to craft their boots. Top-grain leather is paramount to the comfort, quality and durability of each pair of cinch boots and they accept nothing less than perfection. Inferior leathers are often sanded, buffed, snuffed or otherwise corrected to remove imperfections, compromising the integrity of the boot. Cinch Boots uses only perfect hides for their masterpieces.