I wasn't thinking in terms of steel toes. I was thinking more in terms of ankle support.<br><br>If your boots aren't secure, you'll slide in them. And I know from having done it that you can go after 10 and 12 inch trees with a wire saw. Nothing you want to have loose boots on when it chooses to tell you the wind has shifted, by jumping at you. That, and ever time I've delimbed by foot, I've been glad I've had my boots securely on, with good ankle support. <br><br>Selective cutting in places like Vermont, and then taking the wood out by hand or by horse team, is a lot different than clear cutting any place, especially in the western 2/3s of America. That's what my experince is.