8" CASCADE WORK BOOT

A men's work boot with a round toe. The round toe is the older of the two shapes in this category and the one that asks for the least attention: room across the front of the foot, and a profile that never runs wider than it has to.

Beyond the shape and the intent there is little on record for this style, and saying more than is known would serve nobody. What is certain is that it is a work boot, cut for a working day rather than an evening, and that it sits with the western and work boots on this shelf rather than with anything dressier.

So choose it the way boots were chosen before spec sheets existed: on fit. Put on the socks you actually wear to work, stand up, and walk the length of the room. A round toe suits a foot that wants width at the front more than a narrow silhouette. If that is your foot, this is a straightforward boot to own; if you would rather have a square toe or a safety toe, the shelf carries both.