Hot Boots -- a large directory site. Hotboots is ran by Larry Kenny, someone that I have been lucky enough to have bootblacked for at IML. Kenny's interest in boots goes back more than 45 years to when he was in junior high school! Engineer boots were my favorite then, and the first thing he bought with the money from his first job was a pair of engineer boots! A black leather jacket and engineer boots were what made a guy "cool!" back in the late 50's!

the Boot Black Forum -- The source for information on Boots, Bootblacking and the sensual art that it can be. Discussions range from technique and the various products available to aspects of ceremony and spirituality. This list has been created to help promote awareness of Bootblacks in our community and the various events they will be attending. This is a very freindly and tight knit community which has been ongoing with 10 to 15 letters a day on average since January 2001. I am listed there as KrizaKaren and I have been a member since Oct 29, 2001.

David Hawks -- International Mr. Bootblack 2000 His site covers subjects like the IML titleholders, Photos from past events, some limited resource for how-to's, and some of David's writings. Now this site is not updated as much as I would like but it is one that I keep coming back to. David has done alot to bind this tribe together and he has lots of deep thoughts on the subject of bootblacking and he is the most polite southern gentleman. last update that I am aware of is the results of IML2005.

Bootdog -- Being the adventures of a young pup whose primary interests are Dehners, Wescos, and Corcorans. Bootdog is a complex person which you can easily tell from his website. He has a wide range of interest on this site revolves around his sexual interests including of course bootblack and puppy play, but also bears,truckers and cops oh my! His bootblacking site includes several well written articles covering several how to subjects. Like Better Leather Through Chemistry. Several good links and some pictures of his adventures. Last update that I found was feb 2006.

BootPig --Ms. Olympus Leather, She teach on service-related topics, and in conjunction with Whipmaster Bob Clark on SM topics at events all over the country. She Publishs the Simple Service Journal and has several of her workshops on DVD. Her site is professional and as she puts it "simple and mostly text based." Her Website is something of a resume, allowing the view to understand alot of what she does and why she does it. She has a list of the classes that she teaches. Last update that I found was April 2005.

Alleycat (Ian Turner) -- He is a member of Delta International, and was on Delta's Board of Directors for three years, including two years as Chairman. An associate member of Chicago Hellfire Club and The 15 Association and the Bootblack Toronto 2002. His site goes over his personal understanding of SM and boots, his site has one of the better how-to on spit shinning boots. It is a very simple site but with lots of greats information. Last update that I found was April 2005.

Izzy --(Site Down last time I checked)International Ms. Bootblack 2004 Like Bootdog, Izzy's site has severalof her interest in her life listed on her site. On her bootblacking part of the site she has a couple of articles, Her titles, Pictures from several of the events that she has gone to. Her website overall is updated regularly.

Suka (Site Down last time I checked) --International Ms. Bootblack 2004 Her site is more of a promotional site which keeps tracks of her current adventures. It includes and calendar, photos, services offered she also has a long bio on her site. Last update that I found was june 2005.

Alex Bettencourt -- the current Great Lakes Bootblack 2005 Her site is kinda new to me, Found it about a month ago, she includes her Blog, pictures, and current events. The last update that I found on the page is September 09, 2005

Fiebing They sell horse and leather care products. One of the first products that Fiebing manufactured was Saddle Soap. Fiebing's Saddle Soap soon became so popular that the U.S. Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas used it exclusively to clean and preserve their saddles, tack and other leather equipment. They are best known for their dyes in the bootblacking community.

Angelus Shoe Polish Company A shoe Polish Company out of Southern California. They Sell Oils, Polish, shoe cleaner, dyes and Conditioners. I used their products a couple of times and can understand why people like and want to stay with thier products.

Pecard Leather Care Products

The Bootblack Forum This is a yahoo group which works as the main community portal for the Bootblack tribe.

How is Works

Reflection and the Ray Model of light explains why things are shiny.