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Can anyone suggest a few reasons why I may choose a 7 inch height over 6 inch height on the Cutter?
 

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Can anyone suggest a few reasons why I may choose a 7 inch height over 6 inch height on the Cutter?
It’s a personal preference.
I like 8 inches tall boots for ankle support.
 

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It’s a personal preference.
I like 8 inches tall boots for ankle support.
The added height makes that much of a difference? I feel that the 6’ already covers the ankles so I’m just curious to know what changes? Is it that the extra leather restricts movement more thereby helping with stability?
 

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The added height makes that much of a difference? I feel that the 6’ already covers the ankles so I’m just curious to know what changes? Is it that the extra leather restricts movement more thereby helping with stability?

I'm not who you asked but will chime in and say that the taller shaft tends to offer stability the way you mentioned, at least for me.

I like a 10" shaft as I have skinny ankles but decent sized calves. So a 6" height boot, depending on the design, sometimes just feels like shoes to me whereas the taller shafts feel more secure on my legs. Also a 10" boot just looks more badazz sh*tkickers than a shorter boot. 🙂
 

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The added height makes that much of a difference? I feel that the 6’ already covers the ankles so I’m just curious to know what changes? Is it that the extra leather restricts movement more thereby helping with stability?
I think the added height does make a difference.
I have tried 5/6 inches boots in other brands (lower-end brands like Allen Edmonds) and when I was looking at ordering White's I wasn't sure about the height. I ended up ordering 8 inches tall and liked it. FYI I work in an office environment :)
 

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The added height makes that much of a difference? I feel that the 6’ already covers the ankles so I’m just curious to know what changes? Is it that the extra leather restricts movement more thereby helping with stability?
I don’t have any 7”, but do have 1 pair if 6”and the rest are 8”. The 8 does hug my leg better for more stability, but I found the 6” more difficult / increased time to break in. They are easier to fit into a bag though! Like @milkbaby, they do feel a bit more like shoes on my foot .
 

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I'm not who you asked but will chime in and say that the taller shaft tends to offer stability the way you mentioned, at least for me.

I like a 10" shaft as I have skinny ankles but decent sized calves. So a 6" height boot, depending on the design, sometimes just feels like shoes to me whereas the taller shafts feel more secure on my legs. Also a 10" boot just looks more badazz sh*tkickers than a shorter boot. 🙂
I don’t have any 7”, but do have 1 pair if 6”and the rest are 8”. The 8 does hug my leg better for more stability, but I found the 6” more difficult / increased time to break in. They are easier to fit into a bag though! Like @milkbaby, they do feel a bit more like shoes on my foot .

Oh yeah I hear you, I have slight Asian ankles as well and thought the 6 inch height provided decent support but I can see how lacing up higher would offer more now. Was chatting to someone about hiking boots to get a sense of how this worked.

As to the question of usage, I am a WFH dad as well so hardly gonna be uprooting trees in these things but I do walk a lot so that is my justification for needing another set of **** kickers. ;-)
 

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Oh yeah I hear you, I have slight Asian ankles as well and thought the 6 inch height provided decent support but I can see how lacing up higher would offer more now. Was chatting to someone about hiking boots to get a sense of how this worked.

As to the question of usage, I am a WFH dad as well so hardly gonna be uprooting trees in these things but I do walk a lot so that is my justification for needing another set of **** kickers. ;-)
You've got to dig potatoes in something Mr_Spud.... sounds legit to me.
 

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Thinking of having bounty hunter reduced from double to single midsole on next resole. Will this change the Arch Ease geometry of how my foot sits or just the overall height?
 

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Thinking of having bounty hunter reduced from double to single midsole on next resole. Will this change the Arch Ease geometry of how my foot sits or just the overall height?
I can speak from personal experience, it won’t change the arch support (Bakers did the resole on my boots) but I do feel like I have break-in the boots again. The arch support feels kind of new, best way I can put it
 

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Wore my only pair of White's - Stevens Dress Cap Toe on 5050 last in Burgundy Horsehide - last week as part of my self imposed PNW/Viberg/Horsebutt Boot Week, along with 4 pairs of Vibergs.
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