Talk:Caulk boots

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Caulk is spelled Calk and Calks and Corks are Not the Same

Not too certain who the contributor is on this article but unfortunately he/she has a very little information and worse, it is incorrect. Calk boots, spelled c-a-l-k and are called "Caulk" boots, pronounced the same as the caulk for your tub or sink, while Cork boots are "Cork" boots and pronounced cork. Corks and Calks are a specific part of the boots, on the bottom and they are steel protrusions to help with traction. Corks are more round, often not replaceable while Calks are more oval and often replaceable. I will not edit the actual page, I've done it 20 or 30 times and even created several pages back in the days when I actually signed in. It was a complete nightmare, overzealous and über anal retentive editors demanded I form my sentences a certain way, stated not enough information was given to even start an actual Wiki,(even though it was at least twice the length of the Caulk boots entry) etc ad nauseum. So I vowed to leave it to the professionals in order to retain some sense of sanity as literally every attempt I made was shot down. Oh, a final suggestion, the Cork and Caulk boots are far from limited to the Pacific Northwest and Canada as also is incorrectly suggested. I'm guessing here, but believe the author made assumptions by watching Axe Men! Corks and Calks are used in MN, WI, the entire North Eastern United States logging area, and probably many other areas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.17.215.115 (talk) 07:52, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Have you looked at the definitions given in the references in the article? I'd be interested in your comments. HiLo48 (talk) 07:59, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I sure did, and I won't make too much of a comment on either source as it will only serve to make me appear biased against women. Which I am not. I would say having a pair of cork boots made for someone is extremely odd as there are many companies that make them, a quick search on the internet and here is a link for you: http://www.woodsindustrialsupply.com/store/footwear/ scroll down to the last dozen pair and judge for yourself.