A couple more from today [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Good idea, David, I'll take fresh pictures of it tomorrow and start a new one.
Thanks for your comment, Jack, he was actually shod with toe clips on the hinds in the previous cycle, I had some steel plates his size and no other...
It takes me four or five runs now to get it right, Travis, 3 heats to get just the fullering in both branches finished if the anvil is warm. But...
Beautiful work, Travis, what does this horse do for a living ?
Some 3-4 years, Kim, but he only got this coming out of barefoot this winter, this is this his 2nd shoeing this year. I have no idea. But the...
And an important question : You can see on this horse the coronary band is jammed up a bit in the quarters in all four hooves. How does one correct...
I tried a new rasp for finishing, the Mercury Deluxe, and I was not very happy with the surface it produced. May be I need to get used to it a bit.
Happy birthday Red
One from today. #1 Kerckhaerts. Sorry, forgot sole pictures. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
This is not my forging cross pein, it is too light for that, lighter than these shoes I think. It is just a little cheap hammer I had lying around in...
Wasn't the bubble too small with the pritchel ?
Yes, it looks cool with the clip starter, but eventually it is trickier as you have to adjust the bite for different sections. Safer, but not very...
It is just a tool, Kim. If one finds it convenient, IMHO he/she should by all means use it. Why not ? Don't we also use bob punches to start a bubble...
About what ?
I've posted a couple, but no need to go looking for them, I'll take some fresh tomorrow and post them, no problem.
That's encouraging, Smitty, thanks. I never have any clenches up and the shoes are actually too solid at the end of the cycle, they're a pain to...
Thanks, Smitty, you're a treasure. Now I have to spend the afternoon tomorrow adjusting stamps and pritchels, it seems much depends on that, much...
So here's my contribution to the history of handmades. For the humour department. The 10 heat or so 3/4 fullered hind shoe. 3/8 by 1 inch. The...
Because we have attracted attention from other planets too, you know...:D
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