Michael Allen has suggested and is willing to judge the October 2013 contest. He will post instructions etc. later so stay tuned,don t touch that dial.........thanks Michael
Modifications needed: Straight Bar shoe shoe fit with pad two forms of traction added toe clip quarter clip extended heels shoe to raise the angle trailer rolled toe rocker toe square toe hind hand made nail hole If i am missing one let me know. Trying to do this from memory you can have more then one modification per shoe. The Afa has some examples on there site under certification. Hand made,keg shoe, or mix of both. All fronts and hinds need to fit the same pattern.
All shoes will be judged to Afa standards, any questions about the modifications can be answered by the AFA cert. book. Or ask here and I will try my best to answer, or any other tester can answer as well. All judging will be by the AFA book.
I bet you make most of these modifications on a daily basis. It won't be that hard for you at all.Enter any apprentices as well.
They used to have this posted on their web site for public download, but now they charge non-members for a copy.
Lets start with all the hinds together in one photo and fronts together in another. hoof and ground surface please. So we will start with just 4 photos. If i need a closer view of a shoe I will ask for it. Please include your template in the photos.
Ray, I downloaded that document from the public section of the AFA web site in 2008. Back then it was available for anyone for free. If the AFA sues me for distributing something they provided free to the public for several years the publicity that stupidity might just put the final nail in their coffin with me swinging the hammer.
The 2008 explanation of the modifications is correct. But other rules have changed, such as the rule on templates being required. So I would doubt the AFA should care about a non current document being posted. We can take it down if it would make you more comfortable.
Then it serves the purpose of this contest. Ray can delete it if he's uncomfortable. It has been and will remain on my web site for anyone who want's to see it. http://blackburnforge.com/images/AFA%20Certification%20Guide%2008-%20All%20Rights%20Reserved%20web.pdf Copyright is federal law and the federal government is shut down. Now can we get on with life or is this contest going to turn into a pissing contest?
First evening in the forge for a while. Here is my bar shoe, rockered toe, side clipped heel extention hind shoe. I will make the front next week will I pass?