What is a steel shank and do you need one? 

As someone who spent a ton of time on ladders and in hooks you do absolutely want a steel stank for those uses. Other than those two uses I really cant think of a time I would prefer a steel over leather shank.

Thank you so much for clarifying this. I have never preferred a steel shank except when rock climbing, and I never knew why. This makes all the sense in the world.

I’m a tower climber, I don’t stand around in my boots on the ground very long. A steel shank is great for distributing force across more of your foot to avoid pressure point injury

Thanks for explaining So your boots have both . The steel shank for rigidity then the leather shank also. That’s insane amount of support

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I've worn steel toe/steel shank Redwing Loggers for 13 years. Usually got 3.5 - 4 years out of each pair, never had any issues with the shank. No comfort issues at all. My JK bison leather climbers have given me more issues with discomfort than I've had with any boots. The quality is impressive, the comfort has been a work in progress. Redwing Orthotic insoles, and loosening the laces more than I typically would in work boots has helped. Next I might take out the kilties, see if that helps. Other PNW boot wearers have suggested some sort of origami with the tongue, but I haven't tried it yet.

tower climber here... would love a rubber coated steel shank i can just hit with some glue and screw into the bottom of a boot and keep trucking

ho . thanks for the helpful video. for the work boots (steel toed shoes) our shoes should have a steel shank or a rubber one?

Could you have the lineman leather shank without the steel piece? Would there be any point in that ? As an arborist myself its not always spike work sometimes just climbing and sometimes you gotta get om the ground.

Will the leather shank arch collapse over time? I've worn my White's for 14 years and the steel shanks have no problems other than they squeak, which is annoying if you're in a store and it's fairly quiet. I've been told that the leather shanks don't squeak but no one has ever mentioned whether or not they are durable.

My metal Shank went through my boot... what can i do?

If I am mistaken please let me know but there another type of worker that would benefit from a steel shanked climber boot which is a landscaper or a worker that use shovels a lot.

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