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An American Civil War-era traveling forge contained 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of tools, coal and supplies. These tools and supplies included a bellows attached to a fireplace, a 4-inch-wide (100 mm) vise, 100-pound (45 kg) anvil, a box containing 250 pounds (110 kg) of coal, 200 pounds (91 kg) of horse shoes, 4-foot-long (1.2 m) bundled bars of iron, and on the limber was a box containing the ...
A pritchel is a type of punch used in forging, particularly in making nail holes in horseshoes. The horseshoe is heated and a hole is punched through 90 percent of the steel with a forepunch or drift punch. The pointed end of the tool should be kept sharp so that the burr is cut out smoothly.
The farrier must take care not to hold the hot shoe against the hoof too long, as the heat can damage the hoof. [21] Hot shoes are placed in water to cool them. The farrier then nails the shoes on by driving the nails into the hoof wall at the white line of the hoof. The nails are shaped in such a way that they bend outward as they are driven ...
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A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, ... Anvil, hammer Used to shape horseshoes to fit horse's feet [13] Forge and tongs
Mar. 12—EDWARDSVILLE — The "horseshoe crew" recently celebrated its 26-year anniversary. Robert "Shotsy" Shotwell started the league and he continues to be the ring leader of the "shoe crew."