I know I'm two years late, but here's a tip for anyone who sees this: For added comfort around the top, you can mimic what Corcoran does with their new boots by adding a nice soft doe leather strap rolled over the edge of the top of the spat. If you've got the patience, you can even stuff additional padding such as cotton or wool under the strap before sewing/cementing it in place. It prevents your leg from becoming raw around that top edge and just helps create a better seal around the top. A super simple but effective improvement on the spat/gaiter design. Good luck!

As a man who uses a strap cutter frequently I can confirm it NEVER gets old.

"This is the first.... STEP" lol! Well done, sir, well done

I'm thinking of making these for my hiking in heavy ankle shredding bramble areas, and also using them on my motorbike as extra protection from my slightly warm exhausts that come a little close to my legs :)

My family and I just got a new Husky pup He so adorable 🐺❤

Great job, they look great!

Love it! Will miss you in Dec!!

Looks great! I've been thinking about doing something similar. Also, I use Chicago Screws in place of rivets when I am just holding something together temporarily or to test out sizing. I have a coffee cup full of old Chicago Screws just for this purpose. Keep up the good work!

The Spanish word for these is Polinas or Espiñilleras typically worn by horsemen or vaqueros, the predecessor to the cowboy. Great for riding through thorny brish if they also cover the knee and for preventing snake bites when walking through desert terrain.

wow, those are excellent gators. good job, everything looks very professional.

Looks like they would look good on a vintage motorcycle rider. Thumbs up

Clever is the reason I go to Tandy honestly for leather and other things.

I am excite!

The portion over top of the foot is called your metatarsal they also make padded metal guards for them that attach to the top of your work boots.

Oh god... This is awesome!!!

How about a leather dice tower? That would be awesome!

Very cool 😀

I made a pair of plains boot moccasins (pattern Tandy leather) with the boot shaft from 8 oz veg tan and sole from 5-6 oz soft leather, the same leather suggested for motorcycle gear. Take a look at English riding half-chaps if you like these, very similar. I wear paddock boots and half chaps out dancing. Or did when the clubs were still open.

I made some faux fur spats a few years ago and I wear them over my dress shoes in the winter. I get more compliments on my "boots" than my dress shoes ever got.

When you said "barge concrete" I definitely heard "bard concrete". I was thinking I'd never heard of that spell until you showed the tube so I could see what it said. 🤣

i know that eventually i'll make gaiters like this, but since i have already made shoes i wanna go knee deep nto some soft soled boots. prooobably use this as reference for the uppers though because they look amazing

Sweet needed a good pair of gators to protect my legs from the pipes on my bike. 👍👍👍

Need to make these for fishing. I fish from shore and lately in some very remote areas. Long story short I need some snake bite protection 😊

There are a lot of snakes around here that have attitudes. I think I will try this with maybe some mail inside.

i use spats every day welding .. i use the metal spring steel cage style easy on and off you have inspired me to make a larp steampunk design for work . subscribed good video

Tandy makes a button hole punch, I use those same button studs and it doesn't seem like much but the punch looks like O-- and the extra slit is more consistent than trying to cut it out.

Still waiting for the boots!

I have a lot of trouble with the fabric ones shifting down over the day, as well as not fitting right. Some custom rigid ones may be just what I need.

I needed this... Because I need these. I lost mine in a move.

I can relate to not caring about the weird looks. I will wear my pajamas to the store if I don't feel like changing into regular clothes. I have a friend who uses gaiters to protect his lower legs from snake bites in case he runs into a snake out in his rural area. That's actually something I could use. Looking at the gaiters as you're holding them I'm imaging using snaps that look like the rivets (I called them studs in another comment bc I forgot the word) to secure the bottom piece. I'll need something thin but strong for the bottom piece because I only wear flat shoes. Even a small heel hurts my ankles and back. I really want to make boots too. I was thinking of recycling the bottom soles of some slippers, throwing in some memory foam inserts, and making sure the inside is nice and comfy. I need to check your video listings to see if you ever made boots. I want Jedi boots with hidden buckles/closures. I need custom stuff with my cankles. I'm all here for the puns! If you ever want some stiffer material that is a thin cardboard almost like posterboard for FREE, you can go to a Samsclub (maybe even a Costco) and they have these big sheets of thin cardboard that are like paper that they put on to of pallets (under things like paper towels). If you find an empty spot where they haven't thrown the stuff away yet, you can grab it. I happened to be eying it and said to my brother (who was with me at the store) that I wanted to take the large sheets that were just lying there and an employee overheard me. He said "Please take it! Take it all! Then I won't have to deal with it!". They let you take empty boxes too so you can get plenty of free cardboard and it won't cost you anything. I've seen some people use duct tape and others use masking tape. Is there any advantage to using masking tape over using duct tape? Ooh, I like the buttons. I think they are called Chicago buttons Chicago screws or something? I like how these look without stitches. I know I initially thought about magnetic snaps for the bottom straps, but I bet those chicago screws could work too.

They look SWEEET!

very classy! ive been wan to make some. any idea what oz it takes to stop a snake bite?

even native Americans used gaiters to protect from snakes

If you put a little bit of Elmer's glue on your button screw post it will keep them from coming loose but still let you remove them if needed it would suck to lose part of your button not that I have ever done that.....I totally have

Solid pair of gaiters! I know this is a year later but you mentioned in the video that you want to make a pair of boots some day. I would recommend checking out Harry Rogers on youtube, he's a leather worker/carpenter guy who has done a couple types of leather footwear projects. I'd probably check out his stitchdown style shoe construction video series, that's a great starting point. There are also a lot of shoemakers slowly establishing a presence on youtube, I'd just type in "shoemaking" in the search bar and succumb to the rabbit hole of making shoes lol.

if you read these, make sure you put a leather finish on thoes, or water splash will ruin the dye job

My wife goes hunting with her hawk and encounters rattle snakes on occasion. These would be a good idea to reduce the chances of successful snake bites.

As you say in this one. I've been looking for a good boot aide to learn to make a pair but still no luck. Maybe you'll do 1 soon. :)

I’m going to make ones based off of the ones that Jaune Arcs form RWBY and love your videos keep them up

Have you made a video of making an edger sharpener? They are expensive to purchase but shouldn't be too difficult to DIY.

Made a set of these a while back (not near as nice as these). I wear them on my property while cutting weeds in the summer. The property is filthy with copperheads and timber rattlers. So, basically mine are "snake" gaiters.

Slick!

OLD Leather Smith here, great job, even a beginner could make 1. I use the same process when I do moccasins. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

They are Sam Brown Buttons. Great video

Original old west Cowboys wore gaiters alot more than boots..facts ppl

I went to the Skill Tree website, but I can't find the template there to purchase. Granted, I'm an idiot, so any help would be appreciated.

do a kilt and wear them together . it would be a cool project .

Try making Moccasins

Been looking for something to protect my legs from the dastardly maraca danger noodle. Think I know what I'm gonna make!

I can't find the template for these on your site

They're great for snake bites too

I could have sworn Spats was short for spatulas. Also really cool to see my name in the credits

Ima make some to wear with my tennis shoes

If you're going to make a walking stick you should make it a challenge since that would be to simple to just lathe a hunk of wood. Try to do a Smugglers Flask Cane

Hey it’s cool take December off it’s all good my friend

Is the template available for sale?

was the pattern posted online? I can't find it anywhere on your site?!?!?!

I can't find this pattern anywhere on your sites. I checked "Skill Tree" and followed the links below, but still no beautiful pattern. Is it posted somewhere else, or did I just overlook it somehow? Hope to hear from you soon, and thanks a bunch.

CAN YOU MAKE FULL LEATHER BOOTS?

Gaiters are a Steampunk staple.

You could possibly use these for a jedi costume also.

Is this template still on your site? I couldn't find it.

I want a pair for hunting. Cant find any for sale 😔

Still with ya ;) This is one that I will definitely do for myself! But with plastic instead of leather. Or maybe... Can snake bite penetrate through that leather ? What's your guess?

👍👍👍👍👍

Question for any armor makers, are there any traditional pieces of armor that guarded the main arteries i.e. Brachial (inner upper arm) and Femoral artery (inner thigh)? I'd like to see better coverage for the Carotid arteries too. Is that just covered by chainmail? I think that would make me nervous...

Does anyone know if tooling the leather would change the size needed for the template?

I would definitely wear them out and about. That may not inform your decision when I tell you I pretty much wear any sort of nonsense out and about.

Drop a dab of white glue on the threads of the posts

LOVE THOSE GAITERS... AGAIN JUST WONDERFUL, YOU MENTIONED A GENTLEMEN'S WALKING CANE, YES, I MADE ONE FOR MY EX'S COSTUME AND WHOLE COSTUME, WON FIRST PRIZE BUT ANYWAY... AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUR IDEAS ON THAT.

Your also protected from nope rope🐍🐍

what is the difference compared to puttees? just the material? The pictures from ww1 are soldiers wearing puttees?

BOOTS

The top belt could hold a knife sheath or two, so itssnot completely useless, lol!

You remind me of Ryan Reynolds for some reason

Make a bastard sword with steel ⚔️

Can you Make environmentally friendlY plastics please?

Make a satchel

We didn’t leave after that horrible dad joke. Your safe good sir.

Monty Python courtmartial where gaiters were mentioned: www.dailymotion.com/video/x31xzed Fawcett: With respect sir, I shall seek to prove that the man before you in the dock being in the possession of the following: one pair of army boots, value three pounds seven and six, one pair of serge trousers, value two pounds three and six, one pair of gaiters value sixty-eight pounds ten shillings, one... Presiding General: Sixty-eight pounds ten shillings for a pair of gaiters? Fawcett: (dismissively) They were special gaiters, sir. Presiding General: Special gaiters? Fawcett: Yes, sir, they were made in France. One beret costing fourteen shillings... Presiding General: What was special about them? Fawcett: (as if he can hardly be bothered to reply) They were made of a special fabric, sir. The buckles were made of empire silver instead of brass. The total value of the uniform was there... Presiding General: Why was the accused wearing special gaiters? Fawcett: (irritably) They were a presentation pair sir, from the regiment. The total value of the uniform... Presiding General: Why did they present him with a special pair of gaiters? Fawcett: Sir, it seems to me totally irrelevant to the case whether the gaiters were presented to him or not, sir. Presiding General: I think the court will be able to judge that for themselves. I want to know why the regiment presented the accused with a special pair of gaiters. Fawcett: (stifling his impatience) He used to do things for them Sir. The total value of the uniform... Presiding General: What things? Fawcett: (exasperated) He... he used to oblige them, sir. The total value... Presiding General: Oblige them? Fawcett: Yes, sir. The total value of the uniform... Presiding General: How did he oblige them? Fawcett: What sir? Presiding General: How did he oblige them? Fawcett: (more and more irritated) He, um... used to make them happy in little ways, sir. The total value of the uniform could therefore not have been less than... Presiding General: Did he touch them at all? Fawcett: Sir! I submit that this is totally irrelevant. Presiding General: I want to know how he made them happy. Fawcett: (losing his temper) He used to ram things up their... Presiding General: (quickly) All right! All right! No need to spell it out! What er... what has the accused got to say? Walters: (taken off guard) What, me? Presiding General: Yes. What have you got to say? Walters: What can I say? I mean, how can I encapsulate in mere words my scorn for any military solution? The futility of modern warfare and the hypocrisy by which contemporary government applies one standard to violence within the community and another to violence perpetrated by one community upon another? Defense Counsel (Terry G.): I'm sorry, but my client has become pretentious. montycasinos.com/montypython/scripts/courtmar.php.html

Are you saying you DON'T wear your Jedi lightsaber holster to the grocery store? WTF NOT?

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