[TheForge] [OT] Cats, boots (Was: chickens)

[Jerry Frost]

Again, phenolic toes don't stay mushed if you drop something really heavy on 
them so no cutting necessary unless you let your foot swell before you pull 
your boots.

Odd sizes can be dealt with by wearing the external foot protectors though 
you'll look like you're wearing a bad Hollywood armor costume. Still, 
they're a lot tougher than steel toes and they cover your whole foot.

Jer
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From: "peter fels" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
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Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] [OT] Cats, boots (Was: chickens)


> Ever since i spent an uncomfortable and rather bloody 1/2 hour cutting my 
> toes free of a collapsed steel toe boot..i'haven't worn them.
> I have  the opposite size problem, 11 1/2 B..skinny feet...so i also have 
> trouble finding ones that fit.
> Sometimes i try to convince myself that the steel toe saved my toes from 
> worse damage...but...
>
>
> On Mar 24, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
>
>> FWIW, Dr. Marten's has a boot that somewhat resembles what you're looking 
>> for.
>> http://tinyurl.com/DrMsBoots
>>
>> I may have a look at these later today, though I DON'T want steel
>> toes, particularly, and only will wear them if they're
>> super-comfortable.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Mike Spencer <mspencer at tallships.ca> 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I used to have a cat who ranched mice...in the living room. She'd
>>>> catch them outside and bring them in to play with, then get bored.
>>>
>>> Our tomcat (RIP) was much more of a country Good Ol' Boy.
>>>
>>>    http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/alien/ice-mousing.html
>>>
>>> ObSmithing: Trying to build an attachment to an attachment to my
>>> portapower that I can insert into a new pair of work boots that will
>>> expand the steel toe caps just a bit so they don't chafe my toes.  May
>>> not be possible but I'm giving it a go.  Which brings to mind, BTW,
>>> the reason I'm doing this....
>>>
>>> Have I asked this here already?  Anybody know of a shoe store, safety
>>> supply, farmer's coop or overstocked "woorkboots provided" type
>>> industrial employer who has on hand JB Goodhue #07719 "Oil Rigger"
>>> works boots in size 12?  Pic here:
>>>
>>>    http://www.treensafety.com/catalog.php?proddetail=0250.100.060
>>>
>>> I've been wearing these boots for decades.  Goodhue has been borged by
>>> Indeka and has ceased production of #07719.  At my age, a couple of
>>> pairs would keep me in boots I like for as long as I'll want to wear
>>> heavy boots.  I've been all over the net with little luck.  But
>>> somewhere out there is a pile of old new stock with my boots in it.
>>>
>>> (The red laces in the pic are, of course, largely cosmetic but my
>>> provide a visual cue to remind you where you may have seen these.)
>>>
>>>
>>> - Mike
>>>
>>> --
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>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Bruce
>> NJ
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