:-) Thank you, Jostein! I knew there had to be a distinction with the two different forms of the word for shoemaker, but I needed to make sure. Spent some time on relatives' farms (one uncle had a Grade A Dairy farm), but haven't had a cow step on my foot. A friend from confirmation class and I were riding horses from her farm to my parents' and we were riding bareback (we raised grain, not animals, except for those few destined for winter meat). The mare I was on was very pregnant, and coming down from a fast trot I fell off and saw her front hoof coming for my head and I turned my head in time to avoid having my head stepped on! I don't remember how I got back on her because she was very tall and with no saddle I couldn't just jump up over her fat, pregnant, belly, but I do remember riding the rest of the day - at a walk. I had two other bad incidents with horses at different times later, and stayed off of horses from then on. Odd thing is, I really love looking at horses, petting them. Thanks, again! :-) Bev On 5/14/2017 10:10 AM, Joe Aasland wrote: > > << I know a Skomager is a shoemaker, and Træskomager is another kind of shoemaker. > > Does Skomager denote making shoes of all kinds, including leather shoes..., whereas Træskomager is wooden shoes only? > > I couldn't find anything in Otto's dictionary or in Haugen's that would list the distinction, so I must turn to those of you who are fluent in Norwegian, old and new. >> > > > Tresko are wooden shoes. These were the first form of safety boots are were or maybe still are worn in the barn. If you have ever had a cow step on your foot you know the value of tresko. > > Jostein > > >