Re: This woman should be pulling this horse

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:40:57 GMT, Grizzly wrote:

And when the log skid roads were iced and shoes were calked like ice
climbers gear.

Calk boots are still a part of the logger's staple (Hoffman's Boots
probably has the greatest range of styles). I remember being
horribly confused when reading of logger's "corked" or "cork-soled"
boots with the description of tearing up wooden floors and sparking
on concrete. Fortunately a friend or relative clued me in on the
colloquial usage of "cork" instead of calk (sharp stud). ;-)

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Best,
Ben Turner, Mare's Reach

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