Buster's Boot Company owner Craig Bartels trims a boot seam with a sharp knife. It's a delicate task. If he cuts the stitching, he'll have to start the whole process over.

When an apron-clad Ed Martin opens the door of his workshop — a 1920s-era ranch house his aunt passed on — piles of leather and old tools hint at his profession. It's the shed, though, that gives it ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind pair of cowboy boots, there’s a place in Fort Worth where they’re still made the old-fashioned way. At Morris Boot Company, tucked near ...