Crushed foot

Bruno of NH · August 30, 2019, 08:57:00 AM

Crushed my foot doing firewood
Pictures to come
Going to have to get some steel toe boots
Never liked them but learned my lesson.

btulloh · August 30, 2019, 09:08:43 AM

Sorry about your foot Bruno. I hope it's not too bad and it gets better fast.

I personally vote for no pictures. ;D ;D Sometimes a couple words is worth a thousand pictures. ;D ;D

Get well soon.

Weekend_Sawyer · August 30, 2019, 09:20:11 AM

Ouch! and the hits keep coming!

Bruno of NH · August 30, 2019, 10:04:33 AM

Yup the last 6 years I'm under some black cloud.
I'm tough but starting to lose some of my grit .
I will just try and channel my Dad as he was fighting lung cancer.

doc henderson · August 30, 2019, 10:23:14 AM

Quote from: btulloh on August 30, 2019, 09:08:43 AM
. ;D ;D Sometimes a couple words is worth a thousand pictures. ;D ;D

Get well soon.

I am sure Bruno used a couple of those words!!!

god speed Bruno.

Bruno of NH · August 30, 2019, 10:54:42 AM

Doc.
The funny thing is I never felt it.
Got inside took my shoe off and looked down and went . say_what

doc henderson · August 30, 2019, 11:00:28 AM

I get redwing boots with composite toe and soft leather. feel like hike boots but more support. soft sole so do not hurt to stand in. If you go to a dealer they can look mine up on line and take a look. not cheap but I consider them one of my logging tools. no real break in period. I just take them out of the box and start wearing them. good luck. 8)

rjwoelk · August 30, 2019, 11:18:34 AM

Doc which shoes did you get? Pic? We have Redwing shoes up here as well, my son has been buying them.

Old Greenhorn · August 30, 2019, 11:31:48 AM

Quote from: rjwoelk on August 30, 2019, 11:18:34 AM
Doc which shoes did you get? Pic? We have Redwing shoes up here as well, my son has been buying them.

Cutting trees, it's a no brainier to wear my logging boots, splitting wood also because there are too many times I lose control of the round or a big split falls off and it ALWAYS aims for my foot. The steel toes are a godsend especially with the sharp rocks we have here. I can't afford the really nice ones, but I bought a pair of Carolinas and after the break in period they have worked well and are comfortable. I wish they were taller than 10" though. I have this bad habit of using my foot as a chock when rolling the big logs around and they are handy for that also, unless the log roll up on top of my foot, then I am dead in the water, so to speak. (Actually, it's one of my bigger fears, being caught under a log alone down by the mill and not having a good tool within reach.) Even when I wear my 'light' shoes when milling, they have a composite toe and shank.
I hope you heal up quick.

sawguy21 · August 30, 2019, 11:36:28 AM

That is going to be a slow painful recovery. Ouch!!! My landlord did the same thing cutting a large walnut limb which let go sooner than expected. Hard toe boots are indispensable for saving toes but don't do much to protect the upper foot.

doc henderson · August 30, 2019, 01:07:02 PM

I am on pair number five. i add the toe cover black stuff. soft leather and composite toe. you can get metatarsal guards. 400 g thinsulate. stock number 2244 but that may change. you can ask them to look up what i got by name in Wichita, Ks.
I you are near a dealer, they will reapply toe cove, replace shoe laces, spray for water proof. they have also replaced brass eyelets and made patches to the inside liner all for free.
pics to follow

they could look up on the computer what my brother bought in another town. his were hard leather and required weeks of break in. this was handy after I found this style. I could call and have them look it up, and my wife could pick them up, I also like the insoles. you warm them up in the oven and they conform to your feet.

Bruno of NH · August 30, 2019, 06:45:51 PM

The foot

Old Greenhorn · August 30, 2019, 07:14:20 PM

ooohhhh my.

WV Sawmiller · August 31, 2019, 04:50:01 AM

Bruno,

Sorry about the sore hoof. Hope it heals soon and completely.

My son dropped a 6' log on my R foot when I first got my mill and was practicing on some logs he had. Lost my big toe nail and likely broke a toe or two next to it but never got it checked out. (What are they going to do anyway besides tell you "You've got a broken toe."?). To make matters worse a week later he dropped the front landing gear on the same foot when we loaded up the mill to take it home. I remember some of those words Doc is talking about!

I generally 9" ST boots from TSC when working around the mill. I think they are TS Schmitt brand Logger model.

curved-wood · August 31, 2019, 09:14:56 AM

Sorry about your foot. Hope that you will heal fast.

Don P · August 31, 2019, 06:30:15 PM

I like Red Wings, and they go to H wide. Why in the world would anyone need an H, that would be dropping a log cutoff onto my foot in sneakers on a concrete slab. I didn't go get it checked out and don't know if they could have done anything but it smushed that knuckle below the big toe and it has gotten the Arthur, large and none too happy. It went up by 2 sizes and 4 widths. Alley Oop kinda tree frogged it :D. All depending it might be worth getting it checked.