The BEST Boots For Climbing With Spurs! How Custom Lineman Boots Are Built by JK Boots 

This was a lot of fun, glad to make a friend in you Jacob, glad you love the boots man! Enjoy

I thought this would be boring, but wow what a process plus the knollage in that young man, very well made thanks for showing.

Wow one of your BEST video,s!!! Tim is a AWSUME DUDE!! What a great pair of BOOTS!!! His story is amazing!!! All GLORY TO GOD!!!!

I think the reason that he had no problem with you filming the process is his professionalism, proficiency and belief in what they do and how they do it . They have a right to be very proud of the quality product they produce

The American dream! Brought tears to my eyes with his family's story. Nice boots, awesome video!!

Quality materials, workmanship and pride in the product.

It cracks me up listening to the guy talk about how good he's doing on every step.

That was, honestly, the most engrossing thing I've ever seen on RU-vid. I was sitting here with my mouth slightly open from around the first minute until the very end of his telling the story about how his family came to the states. Dude, THIS is what RU-vid is about, period, full stop. The REAL stuff, no filler, no BS, just authentic on the line content from the opening of the gate to the finish line. Awesome. I'm not even a boot guy anymore but if I were, oh, man, if I were!!!

That's the American dream, starting your own business and working for yourself ❤️

Been wearing mine for a couple weeks now. Insanely high quality. Most comfortable boot I’ve ever worn. Well worth the money!

Amazing workmanship! Can we just appreciate the level of work and expertise that went into this, really superb!

Those climbers are built like a house.I love watching true craftsmanship.Great content.Thanks

Proud owner of jk lineman boot. Even more proud after watching the amount of detail that goes into them.

This was great. Knowing the story and history of your boots makes them even better. A Beautiful, hard working family. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Awesome vid! JK is one amazing company. I invested in a pair in April and my feet have never felt better.

Great video and product! This is the ultimate testimonial of you get what you pay for, care, experience, handmade. Something that's on your feet for hours, every day, it's critical for your comfort and safety. Awesome story of the American dream too...love it.

Nice to see the attention given to stiffening up the shank. People don't realize how painful it can be to stand on spikes for hours on end.

Always the most raw and genuine content.

I’ve watched all JK’s boot making videos now and they are fun to watch, but Tim explaining what’s going on in each step of the process makes it much better. He’s telling the origin story of these boots. So cool

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this story! The last few minutes sold me. I want to support a family owned Christian company!

Another good video, my dad , who was a live time logger swear that hand built boots are a must, always did his shopping in Spokane, at a family owned company, good stuff

Thanks for making this video Jake, it was super interesting. I don't have need of a boot like this nor a desire to make a boot.....but it is always a pleasure to watch any craftsman ply his trade. It's why watching you has been a pleasure, as well as others like Concrete with the Hauses, John's Furniture Repair and Fab Rats. You're doing great things since the unfortunate split and I am sending positivity your way........wish you all success!

Absolutely beautiful, I will be buying from them soon. Thanks Jake for the content and thank you JK Boots for showing the process to making great boots

Tim's a great guy. Glad to see you guys working together. Enjoy your boots, they look fantastic!

I was supposed to be out cutting some firewood today, but I can't think of better way to have got sidetracked. What an awesome story and it's amazing how much care and knowledge they have in their craft. Thanks guys.

Man, compared to some of your (JK's) competitors, the wait times are nearly instant. I waited 36 weeks for a lighter build type from another Spokane bootmaker. My JK boots were less than 6 weeks. I'm a JK customer forever now. 🙂. And a huge fan of your arborist channel. You all have taught me a ton about what you do, and I'm able to take care of the trees I have here (Northern Utah).

that dude is so smooth on camera

Awesome video and awesome work by Tim. I spoke to him on the phone gave him two measurements of my feet. And the boots fit perfectly and two years later they have only gotten better and more comfortable.

Not sure why or how I got sucked into a nearly hour long video about handmade leather boots...but as a proud JK owner I was more than happy to watch this video. Thank you so much for shedding light on this craftsmanship

Wow! I don't need lineman boots, dont plan on getting boots, but watched from beginning to end. Mesmerizing! And what a great story! Thanks for making this video!

Holy badass artisan tradesman batman. I love a good American success story. I hope the break in goes smoothly.

Some of the best content on RU-vid. One has to Appreciate, and Respect the Craftsmanship, and Detail of Quality that goes into Handcrafting a pair of Boots that can Honestly be called a Work of Art. Thank You for making this video. I do hope that a High School Teacher somewhere, will see this, and show it to their students. Tim Khadzhi, Much Respect, and Thank You.

Heck yeah!! AMAZING VIDEO!!!! More content like this from JK please!!

One of the best episodes I have seen you do! My wife even loved it. Now thinking about getting a pair myself for my wooded mountain property north in Prescott AZ. Super well done Jake and even a better success story for the opportunity of what makes America and the American dream a reality. It’s not easy but with hard work and commitment to quality you will succeed. Well done JK!!!

Thanks for the story and testimony at the end. JK climbing boots 16" on my feet right now at the end of the day. My feet feel great.

My eyes were glued.

I also love Tim’s story about his dad and the origins of JK boots. Land of the opportunity! God is good! Thanks again, Gents.

Jake coming through with another awesome collaboration with pros in the tree industry.

Man glad I have them notifications turned first like 👍🏻

Thanks for giving glory To God nice to know you are unashamed makes me like your channel even more brother

Very interesting video!! What a awesome company and a great story. Thanks for sharing

This was an awesome video! I own 2 pairs of JKs and will continue with them! Customer service is top notch, they make a quality product. Plus I love the story of JK and how family oriented they are. Rock on!

I’ve worn JKs for work for the last two years, and I just sent them in for a resole and some love. They’re the best in the game! I’ll be ordering another pair soon.

I need to put a second comment, 10 Mins in watching , it's the middle of the night , I can't stop watching from the sheer Craftmanship. Amazing

Nice! My favorite has been Whites since 1993. I don’t even know if they are still in business. I haven’t had to buy new ones for 20 years. I just get them resoled. This process is great. Thank you for sharing.

Really nice video and I especially liked the family story at the end. Beautiful!

LOL!!! Get this, Sitting here watching your video and guess who shows up? UPS, My Bison Forefronts are here!!!! Beautiful boots!!! Got to warm them up! -10 here in MN. Beautiful boots!!! Thank you. P.S. Love the smell of the glue! LOL!

what a great talented guy with a great story enjoy your new boots

That is crazy I never knew it was that much work to make the boots great video thanks

Great video I’m shacked up with Covid away from my family and this made my day great to see people that own a business actually know the business makes them appreciate their employees more I would think

Retired lineman...don't need anymore boots(12 count right now!)...but I'm thinking one more pair because of this video!! Love his story and can't imagine a better built boot.

That’s awesome, I was born in Moldova and my parents immigrated to Seattle as well. My mom is also a seamstress. Small world, and a great story. Looking forward to get my pair!

Enjoyed the video. Nice seeing the whole boot making process. Quite a craftsman that Tim. Kudos to him for his talented work.

Amazing seeing the process. Great family story as well.

Lovely to see such attention to detail !!

Great video, Jake. My dad wore these types of boots as a Davey Tree foreman from 1926 until he retired in 1973. My job as a kid was to unlace his boots and pull them off after he got home every evening. I doubt they were the same quality as the JK Boots, however. His pants were really cool. The were snug from the knees down and tucked into the boots. The thighs were wide--kind of like "jodhpurs" --very comfortable and they sure looked cool.

I love how much this guys talks about how nice his work is as he’s doing it hahaha

Wow, cool to watch boot being made. I have never seen that before. Awesome.

Awesome amazing! Loved this tidbit behind the scene type product tool video!

JK boots are amazing! Love my OT pair, will be purchasing the 300 next. So happy their in Phoenix, best wildland boots hands down.

Love the family story and history. Great work!

I loved this. JK should send a pair to Rose Anvil to get cut apart. Would be great for JK to tell their story in a boot centered space like Rose Anvil.

Skill, passion and pride. Wow. 👌 #respect

Tiiiim! What a nice guy. Jacob why don’t you gaff up in scaffel life’s like all the other tree guys? Lol Two pairs of JK fire boots, and finally a replacement for my clapped out red dog caulks arrived last night. Customs dude the only way to go. From one Jake to another; stay safe stay rad

That dude is a true craftsman. I'm running whites and Wesco now but I think I'll give jk a look for my next pair. Good content Jake.

What a great story, those are sweet boots, amazing craftsmanship put into them!

What a great video Jacob.... your arborists videos are terrific and this is the next level. Thank you for telling your family's story Tim. Just terrific to see that a strong work ethic and Christian beliefs can still thrive today. I do hope that it will become the norm again. Thank you both for sharing this...very uplifting.

Real craftsman !

Shout out from the 509! Thanks for supporting our local businesses.

Love the video and the process of the making of your boots and a amazing family story at the end

Wonderful video brother I loved every bit of it . Really appreciate ya buddy . God bless from Australia 🇦🇺🌲🪓

what a great company spotlight loved it.

This was amazing to watch. Thank you for doing it. After watching the amount of skill, care, quality, craftsmanship and love that go into making these boots, $650 no longer seems like an excess amount of money to spend on a pair of JK boots. Neither does the 14 week lead time.

Very awesome workmanship family history was great 💪

Outstanding video!! I'm long retired but I sure do appreciate a really good pair of boots "for the woods" as Dad used to say. Never could afford custom but back 50 years ago Red Wing served me well. I've watched a bit of JK on utube and I'm very impressed with the family, the product and to be honest their prices aren't at all out of line for a boot of that quality. I'm too old to be climbing trees but I do love good boots. Hard to face the day if yer boots aren't right. Thanks!!!

Pretty great story!. Good to see what hard work does

Love that story about your pops and your family that was awesome thank you for sharing .

And as Jacob says in the video a big thanks to Tim with his big heart and willingness to share his business and his story

Always great seeing someone who loves their job

Thanks for this awesome video for us boot afficionados! It's an extremely rare privilege they granted your filming request. I'm sure Wesco, Nick's, Whites, Hoffman boot companies wouldn't have done that. Legal would prolly not allow it as they spend millions on P/R, customer service, legal, marketing, and advertising, so everything has to be exactly in sync and perfect facing the public. I've had Wesco make and rebuild 3 pairs of loggers/lineman's boots of different heights since 1983 and make one pair of 18" engineer boots in 2014. A couple things stand out that perhaps you should mention to JK Boots. An "L" steel heel plate protection that's fitted between the Vibram heel and the oak leather part to prevent the climbing spurs from shearing those two pieces apart, even with screws. Second is an optional leather lining to prevent soiled socks from boot oil. The boot fit needs to be adjusted slightly for the smooth leather lining (no sock staining either 😊). My last pair in 2014 was $475 with 6 weeks lead time. Today it's $880 with an 18 *month* lead time. 🤯 Have you ever tried on Wesco logger/ lineman boots? Thank to you I'm considering a JK two tone gray roughout logger/lineman boot. I just like the way they fit and feel on my feet. Forget Geogia, Carolina, Tec, Red Wing, and Chippewa boots. They don't go the distance today. Crocs??! Get rid of them dang thangs! 🤣 John.

What a great video! We need to know these things. The dry times have never been depicted that I've seen. Like painting a car which had been my profession for decades, dry times are crucial. Terrific video Tim! I'd like to know the smells, the feel of the leather being sanded, that smell. The pressure needed to stretch the leather. All of those things are really where it's at and give a complete experience as far as how the best boots are made.

I had commented the day this came out about how I’d been thinking about getting a pair of their boots then found out they have a store IN MY TOWN! Stoked to find them in Redding! I had ankle reconstruction last year and with the high heal on my whites and cheap Carolinas I keep rolling my girly ankle so I went in and ordered a custom pair this morning. Sooooo stoked for them to come in! Definitely worth the wait!

Thank you so much for showing this extremely interesting topic. The end product was so impressive.

Outstanding story thanks for sharing. Nice boots too

WOW !Does this gentleman know his trade ! And loves what he does .There's no way You'd get this quality from China. I hope you will post his link .

Pretty awesome episode. Thanks for sharing JK Boots amazing craftsmanship

Wow! This is real craftsmanship. Awesome! Good video Jacob

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing I had viberg stompers lineman boots almost 9 or 10 yrs, a beast of a boot. I wouldn’t walk around in them, literally put them on to do the tree only. Long break in period but once broken in they were golden. Don’t think they make em anymore tho. I’m trying Canada West boots now, they’re not as strong but acceptable given they’re much cheaper than the vibergs

wow I loved this video. Love from England

I have a pair from JK boots given to me by a friend. Nice to see a local company from Spokane represented!

What a really good company to make boots,stunning good video jake

Amazing work !! Greetings from Uruguay!!

Outstanding! Outstanding! Outstanding! I absolutely enjoyed this. Thank You both for this presentation.

I’m glad your dad and mom could come and experience the American dream god bless America

Wow that's some craftsmanship

Be cool to see you show off how well they seat the spur's, awesome video! watched the full thing to the end, which it must be a damn good video if it's that long

The machine that cuts the sole pieces, I'll bet that's fun to run. I can imagine how that sounds and feels as your cranking it around and trimming the sole.

Superb craftsmanship!

Excellent job

Well, this video sealed the deal for me I think. I currently own a pair of Whites Smokejumpers, but I saw they've been bought out by another company and their prices are climbing. I was debating between getting a pair of Nicks or JKs, but the Nicks have a super long wait time, and they don't have a storefront near me like JK does. As a Christian, I love to hear about how JK Boots was made by a Christian family and lots of hard work, and that the owners still get in the shop and work on the boots themselves. I also really like the available options. Looks like I might have to pay them a visit whenever I am able to buy another pair of boots.