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Stewart Boot Co

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Raul Cerrillo, general foreman at the Stewart Boot Company, checks a form - called a "last" - against a drawing of a customer's foot. The firm, which has made custom boots since the 1940s, has a 10-person crew crafting boots in its South Tucson factory.

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After tracing the foot, areas where the boot will need to be custom designed for the client's foot are shaded.

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Armando Ochoa shapes the bottom of a custom pair of cowboy boots. Some boots are as individual as their owners.

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The machinery and the handcrafted process at Stewart Boot Company hasn't changed over the decades.

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Victor Borg has owned Stewart Boot Co. since 1970, but the company's been around since the 1940s.

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Boots are crafted to a customer's specifications, sometimes out of exotic hides like ostrich, shark or Nile crocodile.

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Tana Kelch jokes that the only time she doesn't wear the boots is to weddings or to work out.

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This time of year, it can take about 90 days for someone to receive a pair of custom Stewart boots.

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