Prof Barnets Bulky Neocliffwood Engineer Boots

I wanted a perfect all-rounder pair of boots. A boot I can hike with, take to the sidewalk, and could dress up when necessary. I love the look of a black boot. I feel it can almost go with anything. However, I feel it can look to military, formal, or industrial. That is why I wanted, in a way, the complete opposite of a "blacked-out" boot. White contrast stitching, teacore edges, cork mixed soles, and natural edges give this black boot so much more life to me.

I bought a good measuring tape took a bunch of measurements and double-checked them. Prof Barnets asked for some specific ones and gave some images to show exactly what they wanted, which helped a lot. Particularly, they wanted a tracing of both feet, the length, ball circumference, high instep circumference, calf circumference at the tallest point of the boot (11 inches for these boots), and ankle circumference. I gave them all these required measurements. However, I decided that I would take the time to give as many measurements as possible. I even took images of my feet at different angles while standing. I also gave them my Brannock size with images of my feet in the device. The guide that I found extremely helpful in this process was the custom foot measuring guide and measurement sheet on Baker's Boots website. I highly recommend this to anyone getting a MTM boot or shoe. They even have a helpful video. Here is the link to the page with everything (https://bakershoe.com/pages/foot-measuring). Using these measurements, Prof Barnets determined the appropriate last for my foot and then modified it by adding material where needed to get a perfect fit.

Pretty good. Just saw a pair of boots on their Instagram that looked similar to what I wanted, told them I wanted that, and then asked for the changes I wanted to be made. Sometimes it was difficult to convey certain things because English is not their first language, so I would find an image of what I wanted from another boot and circle it. Paid using PayPal. Overall, good experience, no qualms about it.