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Nate Crawford II and Cody Teller have traded bullets for boot making.
The Afghanistan war veterans -- Crawford was in the U.S. Air Force, Teller in the Army -- are now assembling high-end, hand-crafted leather shoes and boots for Pingree Detroit, a startup based in the city's Milwaukee Junction neighborhood.
With training and oversight from boot maker and College for Creative Studies adjunct professor Cinthia Montague, the two earn $13 to $15 per hour making the "Mayor" high-top shoe ($300, available Oct. 1) and the "Governor" boot ($400-$500, available in the first quarter).
Fitting names for the footwear, given that the company takes its name from 19th century Detroit mayor and Michigan governor...