I have used the brass boots everyday for everything I have done last months, I have worn another pair only during mountain hiking.
The leather became soft noticeably fast. I have brushed the vamp weekly with a soft brush, a stiffer brush on the sole sides and conditioned with Jim Green Leather Balm once a month. I enjoy the relative slow color change and how deep it looks with use. This leather get scraches really fast, walking though dry glass is almost enough to scratch them. This will even out with brushing and conditioning. Deeper scraches such as on the toes gets dark and deepens the look. Parts with more flex and rubbing gets a bit neppy and light in colour, but darkens temporary with conditioner. I am SO DISSAPONTED that I never get to make functional pre-creases in the vamp. Both this pair and the traveler loafers in CXL. The crease on the left boot bite my big toe and pushing it inwards every step. Making the part between the metatarsal bone and big toe very sore.
The Floyd toebox feels more spacious than the leo last. Dress socks in Leo and tennis socks in Floyd. Higher from the sole to the 'roof' and straighter shape from the metatarsal bone to the toe. I don't quite know why yet, but I find the taller tounge more comfortable as well. The lenght is more noticable with the rounder toebox. Thinking about how a shorter but wider size would fit.
Good clicking with the color, I am happy that the part with looser grain is on the left inside and not showing as much. Tasteful silouette wich works for all occations I think. They also work with slightly looser pants wich is nice.
The sole has been a little bit slippery on snow and ice. It picks up a lot of gravel and sand between the lugs. It feels duable og has good grip the rest of the season.
I love the Grant Stone Brass boots with half my heart. -And I hate the crease on the left boot with my other half... If this pair was not registered in the patina thunderdome I honestly would not wear them nearly as much because of this. But since I am stubborn they have been used every single day. Don't let me be misunderstood. To me the Brass boots are ideal. -Essential.