Legendary Spokane-based work boot maker Nicks Handmade Boots just released its dressiest style to date. Called the Charley, it’s a 5″ style with a single-piece heel and backstay and no pull loop. Made ...

We put these through the wringer in the yard, at job sites, and even on a cattle ranch in New Mexico. Here are the models that stood out for performance, comfort, and durability. Today’s work boots ...

Nicks Handmade Boots crafts some of the finest footwear in the world. Since 1964, the Spokane-based company has been outfitting hotshot crews, loggers, upland hunters and one very dapper Daniel ...

From the highway, Ed Martin’s house is just a bump in a cornfield east of the Fort Lyon prison. It’s not until an apron-clad Martin opens the door of his workshop — a 1920s-era ranch house his aunt ...

Equipped with Wolverine’s highly regarded DuraShock system and a wedge-sole design, they’re some of the most comfortable work boots on the market. Though pricey, the 1957s are, hands down, the best ...

While it’s nice to think about the backyard barbecues and poolside afternoons that summer has to offer, working in the hot sun is part of life for many of us—contractors, landscapers, and homeowners ...

The nephew of boot king M. L. Leddy is now royalty himself, and he runs a real family business: He does the cutting, his wife and daughter do the stitching, his son-in-law does bottoms, and his former ...