Have a pair of boots that flop around on your leg too much and drive you crazy? Here we explain how we can fix that.
Question: My boot tops are too big for my slim legs. Can you alter the boot shafts?
Answer:
Hello! Thanks for the question to The Boot Guy. It is definitely possible for us to alter the boot shafts to make the tops more narrow on your calves. This is one of the more in depth repairs we do so its best to let a professional alter your boots. I will explain how we do this.
Step 1: First the Pull Tabs are removed from the boot
Step 2: We cut a V of leather out of both sides of the shaft *Note how much is cut out depends on how much tighter you want the shafts to be*
Step 3: The side seams are then stitched back together with a zig-zag stitch pattern
Step 4: The stitching is covered by a strip of leather matching the color of the boot
Step 5: The boot pulls are reattached in their rightful places
When we are all done it looks good as new, you'll hardly notice the small strip of matching leather we added down the sides of both boots to cover the zig zag stitching. We've had a lot of people give us positive feedback and tell us how happy they are to have boot tops that finally fit.
To send your boots to us to have your boot tops made narrower, just click the button below:
In this case, its best to write down the circumference of your leg at the widest part of your calf and tell how much you’d like taken out of each side of the boot. Most often we remove one inch out of each side. But everyone is different and every boot is different. For information on other repairs we can do click >> HERE << ; send me, Slim The Boot Guy a question or comment below.
Hello Caden,
Space around your calf in a cowboy boot depends entirely on your comfort. They shouldn't be tight. I'd say its normal to have about a half inch of space around your leg all the way around. And to be able to fit your hand down the shaft but perhaps not your fist.
As of Aug. 2020 the price for us to narrow boot tops is $75 per pair.
Caden Mcwilliams
Hello, I just ordered a pair of boots but the top of the boot shaft is to big for my calf so much so that i can fit my hand in the gap when i wear them . what do you suggest is a good gap to have on a pair of cowboy boots and can i please have a general estimate on how much an alteration would be to decrease the calf of my boot
Haley
I just bought a new pair of boots I absolutely love them they look good from the front but not from the side they look very large.
The Boot Guy
Thanks for the question Yadriana, it depends on the job but turnaround time once we get them is roughly a week.
Yadriana Villanueva
How long does it take for you to send a pair boots back?
The Boot Guy
You're more than welcome to send them to us. You can fill out a repair sheet here: https://www.bootnshoe.com/service/repair-form/ write down the circumference of your leg at the widest part of your calf and tell how much you’d like taken out of each side of the boot. Put the paper in a box with the boots you'd like altered when you ship them to us. Once we finish we call you for payment and ship them back to you.
Irene Rodriguez
I need my boot shaft to be narrowed as they are to big on my calf’s.
The Boot Guy
Hello there, the cost as of 2019 is $75 for the pair to take in boot tops.
Karley
My boot is way to big around my calf, for you to fix that and make it smaller how much would that cost?
Steph Hilgenbrinck
Hello Sally,
The estimated cost for that will be $75.00.
If you have anymore questions please feel free to ask!
Steph
Steph Hilgenbrinck
Hello Gregory,
We would be happy to do that for you and the price to do that job will be $75.00
If you have any other questions please feel free to ask!
Steph
Gregory M. Castelo
I would like to send you a pair of boots to alter the boot shaft. How much will it be (ball park)
Sally
What is average cost to make shaft of woman’s western leather boot smaller?
Slim, The Boot Guy
Hello Caden,
Space around your calf in a cowboy boot depends entirely on your comfort. They shouldn't be tight. I'd say its normal to have about a half inch of space around your leg all the way around. And to be able to fit your hand down the shaft but perhaps not your fist.
As of Aug. 2020 the price for us to narrow boot tops is $75 per pair.
Hello, I just ordered a pair of boots but the top of the boot shaft is to big for my calf so much so that i can fit my hand in the gap when i wear them . what do you suggest is a good gap to have on a pair of cowboy boots and can i please have a general estimate on how much an alteration would be to decrease the calf of my boot
I just bought a new pair of boots I absolutely love them they look good from the front but not from the side they look very large.
Thanks for the question Yadriana, it depends on the job but turnaround time once we get them is roughly a week.
How long does it take for you to send a pair boots back?
You're more than welcome to send them to us. You can fill out a repair sheet here: https://www.bootnshoe.com/service/repair-form/ write down the circumference of your leg at the widest part of your calf and tell how much you’d like taken out of each side of the boot. Put the paper in a box with the boots you'd like altered when you ship them to us. Once we finish we call you for payment and ship them back to you.
I need my boot shaft to be narrowed as they are to big on my calf’s.
Hello there, the cost as of 2019 is $75 for the pair to take in boot tops.
My boot is way to big around my calf, for you to fix that and make it smaller how much would that cost?
Hello Sally,
The estimated cost for that will be $75.00.
If you have anymore questions please feel free to ask!
Steph
Hello Gregory,
We would be happy to do that for you and the price to do that job will be $75.00
If you have any other questions please feel free to ask!
Steph
I would like to send you a pair of boots to alter the boot shaft. How much will it be (ball park)
What is average cost to make shaft of woman’s western leather boot smaller?