Custom Cowboy Boots Explained: Process, Price and Timing

|George Frederick Baker, Sr.
A bootmaker's bench with a brown boot upper clamped over a wooden last beside a paper foot tracing, tape measure, thread, pegs and a knife

Custom starts with measurements and a last built to them. The price and the delivery date come with the quote.

Custom cowboy boots start with a practical choice: define a pair around your measurements and preferences, or shop a ready-to-wear boot that is listed now.

This guide uses Olsen-Stelzer’s own published process and prices. It does not turn those details into a Bespoke Western quote or delivery promise.

What “custom” means here

Olsen-Stelzer describes its boots as made-to-measure. Its order page asks for leather, stitching, toe and heel, size, width, and other measurements.

Sources: Olsen-Stelzer history and Olsen-Stelzer order details.

For this guide, custom means that published process. It does not mean a fixed set of basic, premium, or luxury packages.

How measurement and ordering work

The order page asks you to complete a custom order form. Olsen-Stelzer says it will respond with an exact price and an estimated delivery date.

It also asks for specific details, including size, width, other measurements, leather, stitching, toe, and heel. Read the published order instructions.

Olsen-Stelzer’s history page says the company can help with measurements and advise on leather or skin, heel, toe, top shape and size, stitching, and design.

That page says a representative may be available. It does not promise that one will be. Read the measurement and design note.

Published starting prices

Olsen-Stelzer labels the following figures “Starting At.” They were fetched September 8, 2026. They are Olsen-Stelzer reference values, not Bespoke Western prices.

Olsen-Stelzer published starting values, fetched September 8, 2026
Published configuration Starting value
Cowhide, Shoulder, Goat, Buffalo $1,500
Kangaroo, French Calf $1,750
Shark, Kangaroo Top $1,750
Elephant, Kangaroo Top $1,750
Smooth Ostrich, Kangaroo Top $1,750
Smooth Ostrich (Foot & Top) $1,750
Full Vamp Lizard, Goat Top $1,750
Full Quill Ostrich, Kangaroo Top $2,000
Full Quill Ostrich, Smooth Ostrich Top $2,000
Full Quill Ostrich (Foot & Top) $3,000
Caiman Horn Back (front or tail), Kangaroo Top $3,500
Caiman Belly, Kangaroo Top $2,500
Nile Croc, Kangaroo Top $2,500
Nile Croc (Foot & Top) $3,500
Alligator Belly, Kangaroo Top $4,000
Alligator Belly (Foot & Top) $5,500
Bronc Buster Inlay (Kangaroo foot & top) $2,500
Heart Inlay (Kangaroo foot & top) $2,500
Eagle Inlay (Kangaroo foot & top) $2,500
Oil Derrick Inlay (Kangaroo foot & top) $2,500
Pump Jack Inlay (Kangaroo foot & top) $2,500
Blue Bird Inlay (Kangaroo foot & top) $2,500
Provide Your Own Skin/Hide $1,200
Initials (per initial) $40
Inlays (depending on inlay) $100–$1,000

The price page says custom shafts, heels, toes, pulls, initials, logos, and other options cost extra. It also says a 50% non-refundable deposit is required to start a pair.

The order page says every custom pair will vary. Check the current Olsen-Stelzer price page before making a decision.

How long the process may take

Olsen-Stelzer currently publishes two descriptions. Its history page says 8 to 12 weeks. Its homepage says 2 to 3 months in most cases, and sometimes less.

Sources: 8-to-12-week statement and 2-to-3-month statement.

Those are source-specific statements, not a guaranteed date. Olsen-Stelzer says its response to the order form will include an estimated delivery date.

How to read the material list

The table uses Olsen-Stelzer’s current labels. They describe published configurations and starting values. They do not prove that every option is available for every order.

Ask the maker about the exact material, configuration, price, and timing for the pair you are considering. Do not treat a gallery photo as proof that an option is currently priced or orderable.

When ready-to-wear is the better route

Choose custom when the measurements and specifications are the point. Start with ready-to-wear when you want to compare boots that are already listed in the current catalog.

Browse Bespoke Western’s ready-to-wear boots, or use The Field Guide for more practical boot guidance.

What to have ready before you ask

  • Your size and width
  • The other measurements requested in Olsen-Stelzer’s measuring guidance
  • Your leather, stitching, toe, and heel preferences
  • Questions about current price, timing, and material availability

Start with Olsen-Stelzer’s custom order page

Source check: September 8, 2026. Prices, options, and timing can change. Confirm current details with Olsen-Stelzer.

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