Everyday Shoeing

Jacob i would start from the start learn how to do one thing well
and move on.
start pulling shoes and clenching with the CJF
when he gives you the green light you can move on to a ruff cut trim
and so on.
if you try and do the hole package at once it dont work

Thanks for the advice smitty! I've been pulling shoes and finishing for him. He let me do that one. That clinching isn't near as easy as it looks. Believe it or not, I'm actually getting better at it.Ha.

how long you been clenching?

Trying to do it the proper way?? Probably about 10 days.

so your ten days with the cjf

Yes. However I have a job so those days are not in a row unfortunately. I usually get with him only one or two days a week. I guess it's better than nothing.

Are you hammer clenching or useing the clenchers

Clinchers. He told me that we would work on hammer clinching as well.

good, its good to know to do them all well

Ill post some more pics after this week. We can see if I'm improving.

yes of the cjf nailing and you clenching

Ok.

2nd of concave i made. Please give me your thoughts

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Heels need closing up better so that it looks like the to rim flows from the inside rim around to the outside rim. More defined safing in medial branch and toe. Shape seems rough and not flowing.

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not bad for a 2nd go
to add to what Josh said
when making shoes think horses feet
starting with your toe bend
make a toe bend in relation to the size of foot
its for then try get your branches flowing off your toe
your stamp needs altering
keep it up

Also Zack try make pairs of shoes
get into the habit putting them down on each other
and seeing a pair.

I have 25 more feet of stock so i will be practicing. Any instruction on making heals i was just winging it

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Zack what type of horses/ponies are you putting the concave on
there is 3/4 type of heels you can do.

the norm for making your heels would do your toe bend
then your outside heel and branch followed by

your inside heel and branch.

try not to bash the iron try keep as much width on the foot surfice
and put a heel on the end of it

also try end up with the material you started out with
not thin it down

Smitty i put that pair on a eventer

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Quick one from today, 12 and half inches of 7/8 3/8 hinds on a riding cob