Under the HammerMaking the Chukka Boots

I’m going to say hammers a lot.

There are no computers involved in the making of our boots. It’s all hammers, strange nineteenth century machines and lots of time. The boots are made by hand and eye not automation or AI.

We visited the William Lennon factory this week to see how the latest Chukka Boots order is going. Vic shot some video of Dan putting the sole and heel on a boot and this hammer and nails production is available for you to watch now.

If you like vintage engineering, belting things with hammers, old school skills and an aesthetic that only comes from over a hundred years of being useful, then you’ll love this place.

After some sucking of teeth Dan told us to expect these redesigned 50 pairs of boots sometime in January. We thought it might be next week but that was brushed aside as a daft idea! There is no rushing here.

Shop Chukka Boots here or click the image below.