Best Leather Repair Service Santa Rosa Near Me

4worldlovers:
"From out of town and needed the zipper on my wallet repaired."

4worldlovers:
So glad I tried out this shoe repair shop! Canul has now worked on two of my shoes (including a pair of vintage Frye boots), and he knocks it out of the park. Super reasonable price point and fixes them in about a week and a half. My shoes will probably last me the rest of my life now. A good cobbler is worth their weight in gold, and in today’s throw-away society, buy high quality shoes and keep them up with Canul!

The man who runs this store is humble, talented and wonderful to work with! I brought him a client’s purse for repair that had been disconnected from the strap. He stated clearly that the repair would show and the straps may not be the same length as some had come unraveled. What I got back was a GORGEOUSLY repaired bag that was perfectly balanced and a repair stitch that was so wonderfully done that it was barely even noticeable! I also left a pair of thrifted boots with him that had holes in the soles and scuffs galore. These were returned to me looking absolutely new and with soles of the exact specifications I’d asked for! 10/10 work from this shop and a pleasure to do business with. I recommend him to all my clients and friends for reliable, quality craftsmanship.

4worldlovers: In the heart of downtown Sebastopol, California, Michael Anthony Carnacchi crafts custom made boots with great care and detailed attention to last a life time.


Each pair of lasts is made to fit the customer. You may drop in and inquire and learn what leathers are available or you may set up an appointment by calling Michael at: 707.823.7204.


Michael Anthony Carnacchi, a native of Detroit, Michigan, came west on his Harley in 1987 and learned his craft from legendary bootmaker Jack Reed of Burnet, Texas.


As a cobbler, Michael observed that the quality of factory-made boots has been rapidly declining. He figured that there would always be people willing to pay for the best, so he studied bootmaking in Texas and then started hand-making boots the old-fashioned way . . . one pair at a time. Like Jack Reed, Michael operates a one-man shop where the entire boot, including the stitching, is done by him. He makes his boots in a small workroom in a shop on North Main Street in downtown Sebastopol, in Sonoma County, California. He sells a number of boots in southern California, so he makes quarterly trips to fit customers there.

He takes eight to ten measurements on each foot to guarantee a perfect fit. "There are 372 steps to making a pair of custom Western boots and I do every one of them. It's just me," says Michael. There are just about as many options in ordering a pair of custom boots. You have to choose the toe style, heel height, shaft height, stitch patterns, color and type of leather, plain or fancy. Tall shafts, and heels up to three inches high, are available.

Michael prefers using French or German calf leather, as well as ostrich and alligator skin, for most of his boots, but he's prepared to craft boots from the skins of deer, emu, mule, snake, or lizard. "I will make a pair of boots from any hide that is not an endangered species," he says.


A basic, $2000 pair of boots requires at least 50 hours of labor. The most expensive pairs of boots can run $7,500 and utilize exotic materials and take many hours to make. The leather alone for a basic pair of boots is $200. Michael says, "I figure I earn $11 an hour when I make a pair of boots. I'm not getting rich doing this, but bootmaking is a dying art that I love and want to preserve. If you have never had a pair of Western boots handmade exclusively for your feet then you have never really worn a pair of boots. Unfortunately most cowboys can't afford my boots."

Michael custom measures his clients feet to assure a fit like no other pair of footwear.