Caulk boots
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Caulk boots or cork boots (pronounced "cork" and usually called "corks") are leather nail-soled boots[1] worn by lumberjacks in the timber-producing regions of the Pacific Northwest and Canada.[2] They are worn for traction in the woods and especially in timber rafting, and were part of a lumberman's basic equipment along with axe and crosscut saw. Loggers and others who work in the woods still wear corks today.
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- ^ Women and Timber: The Pacific Northwest Logging Community, 1920 - 1998: Glossary. Center for Columbia River History. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
- ^ Ottawa Valley Expressions. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
