Handmade leather boots, shoes and footwear for use in the SCA, Renaissance fairs, living history, theater and screen, and historical reenactment groups from the middle ages. Thank you once again for taking an interest in my craft. I have completed well over 5000 pairs of boots and shoes even providing boots for Walt Disney MGM studios, Stan Winston Studios, several Shakespearean festivals, and a s
everal opera companies. I very much enjoy my job. Since 1999 boot making and medieval leather working has been my primary means of earning an income. I take great pride in, and extract much joy from, making boots for people. I am Michael J. Fine and I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the SCA, I am Sir Bohemond le Sinistre, Order of the Laurel, Knight of the Company of St. Martin, and Baron of the court. I live in the Barony of al-Barran (Albuquerque, New Mexico), which is a territory of the Kingdom of the Outlands. Though I attend some Renaissance fairs, I mostly attend big SCA events like Pennsic and Estrella. I have been recognized for my artistic skill in the SCA by receiving a Baronial level arts and sciences award, Order of the Russian Thistle, a Kingdom level arts and sciences award, Companion of the Argent Hart, and a Grant of Arms Award, the Desert Flower of the Outlands. In July of 2002 I created a Companion of the Order of the Laurel, the highest arts award in the SCA. Word-of-mouth business started me off on this endeavor and now the internet and advertising have helped sustain the business. The best way to get a pair of boots from me is to order from this website. I still take some custom orders, but only when I can personally measure your feet. Please see me at either Estrella, Gulf Wars or Pennsic for custom boots or shoes.
