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Hmm, I didn't think about trying to strip the mottled one and redye them both, that's another attack, thanks. I think I'm going to take them out to the Tandy Leather in the area on Monday and see if anyone there can help. Luckily the colors are spot on so unless you are looking closely one wouldn't notice the difference. It will never stop annoying me though, so I am determined to get these to match better! Also note: The two boots are not standing on a level surface, they are laying on their sides on a bench, that's why it looks like they have different proportions.

Hi, I'm not a leatherworker but I'm hoping someone here can help me anyway: I recently bought some tall leather boots online, that arrived mismatched in terms of the finish/distressing, one being very distressed, cracked and pebbled (which is how I expected them to be) and the other seemingly "untreated" or aged in the same way. I want to keep them, I cannot return them to the store I bought them from because there are no more in stock, and even if there were, I need the boots for a trip I am taking next Wednesday. So, I figured I would try to distress/age the unfinished one to match … but, obviously there are lot of techniques used to do this and all of my novice efforts have not made much impact. Here is a photo of the two boots, the one on the left being the cracked effect I'm hoping to recreate on the right. I don't know how to get that wider cracking, or the black waxy pebble patina with the warm brown cracks. Please help if you can offer ay advice on how I might go about doing this myself. Thanks!