text: Okay, here's my review based on one day of work wear.  Construction is very good if you've got an eye for such things.  I expected nothing less, because I had a US-made Double H hat for many years, lost in a flood, which was tough as nails and built for the long haul.  Fit like a glove out of the box, even better when I slipped an insole in it, in my regular size.<br /><br />Leather is substantial, thickened at the toe, but has a broken in feel.  It's oiled right from the factory.  Texture is more pebbled or marbled than the picture.  I got the &#34;bison&#34;, which is kind of a dark ox-blood color.  Very nice.<br /><br />I need a boot that I can meet with stakeholders in one minute and be framing a wall or down in a trench in the next, and these fit the bill.  The wife keeps raving about them.  The details are awesome from the stitching to the rubber-on-leather soul to the saddle on the top of the arch.  A scuff on the toe from a curb actually made the boot look cooler, and a little mink oil buffed it right out to where it is just another detail in the nice leather. Two nicks in the heal revealed the un-dyed leather underneath, and I'll be interested to see how this develops. I could recommend these boots.  Buy USA!