i would but the carcas is also hammered on my current red wings the soles are worn flat but they are also steel toe and the steel has worn a hole though the leather, and on my Irish setters the plastic heel has worn threw the liner along with the flattened sole and last I checked it cost about $100 to re sole a good pair of boots. I can't complain about these two pairs of boots since I have had them for around 3 years