Show us your handmades

Discussion in 'Horseshoeing Competitions and Handmade Horseshoes' started by david a hall, Oct 31, 2012.

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    Alex Hall Active Member

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    Poor quality photo, but some of my recent handmades, never made any of these shoes before, they are all first time attempts, pretty pleased with them, but need improving :)

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    Rick Burten Professional farrier

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    Looks like they'd nail for money. Nicely done.
    Rick Burten, Mar 9, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    I got today my barstock concave. It's the first time in my life that I make a concave shoe.

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    Gabino, Mar 15, 2013
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    Alex Hall Active Member

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    Good effort
    Alex Hall, Mar 16, 2013
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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    Gabino, have you ever tried to catch a squirrel? The secret to working concave is NEVER let the squirrel see your hammer. :D
    Tom Bloomer, Mar 16, 2013
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    gary evans old and slow

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    eh?
    gary evans, Mar 16, 2013
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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    The adjective/adverb for today's vocabulary exercise is "squirrely."
    Tom Bloomer, Mar 16, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    Not understand good..do you say the hammer must hit the concave very soft???
    Gabino, Mar 16, 2013
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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    You can hit it hard, but you have to sneak up on it to hit it so it bends without wiggling and twisting like a squirrel.
    Tom Bloomer, Mar 16, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    You use as much strength in your left arm as in your right arm when making shoes, If you dont counter the hammer blows with pressure from the tongs then the metal bends unevenly. If you watch a good man work he forms a circle through his hammer, metal tongs and his body. Power is increased by forming a lever with your tongs that counters the hammer. Hammer speed does not improve forging. What do I know though :D
    david a hall, Mar 17, 2013
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    gary evans old and slow

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    Ah, I see... I thought he had more problems with frogs than squirrels... :unsure:
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    Rick Burten Professional farrier

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    Here's a photo of the first concave shoe I built from bar stock. Subsequently, I spoke with Bro Bloomer. He gave me some tips about frogs and squirrels and hammer use. While I now have some lovely, crisp and crispy, frogs and squirrels, and have become rather adept at sneaking up on them, my concave shoes still remain a work in progress ;) :)

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    Rick Burten, Mar 17, 2013
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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    Rick, technically those were recopies, not "tips." AND "sneaking up" on road kill doesn't count. :cool:
    Tom Bloomer, Mar 17, 2013
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    Rick Burten Professional farrier

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    AHHHHHH........(y)
    Damn! :(:(
    Rick Burten, Mar 17, 2013
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    david kelly Dave Kelly

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    Made in forge and cold shod fitted on stall jack. I should have rasped a bit more of the inside heel I see now 015.jpg
    david kelly, Apr 8, 2013
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    gary evans old and slow

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    Nice job.
    What does that horse do, David?
    btw, I like the guy behind you's work boots! :)
    gary evans, Apr 9, 2013
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    david kelly Dave Kelly

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    That horse is supposed to be a race horse! The season is over for two months so i'm putting steel on them.
    That is the standard safety boot for grooms here in Saudi! :)
    david kelly, Apr 9, 2013
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    david kelly Dave Kelly

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    Made these today will surely fit something i'l shoe tomorrow
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    david kelly, Apr 9, 2013
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    Mikel Dawson Active Member

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    I was waiting for a customer yesterday and remembered seeing Smitty's concave bar, so thought I'd give it a go. Concave 005.JPG
    Mikel Dawson, Apr 28, 2013
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    david kelly Dave Kelly

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    Lovely job Mikel! Do you usually weld shoes at the toe or what made you decide to weld this one that way.
    david kelly, Apr 28, 2013
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