You asked for a possible reason why you may not be having any trouble with using the wrong nail head in your shoes . Your the only one who can answer if the the reason I am assuming has merit . another could be your just lucky .
Oh & that doesn't change the fact your using the wrong designed nail head in your shoes. Your choice your clients.
When it comes to the world of judging it might pay to know what nail should go in what creased or stamped shoe. I'd would hate for a carpenter to win a championship hanging a door with a roofing screw instead of a counter sunk.
What makes you not know the difference is what should be getting answered. Regardless of authority any young farrier reading this thread has just learnt the difference. & I'm not a carpenter not that there's anything wrong with being a carpenter. Jesus was one. Good night lads there will be plenty of time for the hounds tomorrow .
You haven't said anything to convince me that you know anything about nail selection. In fact, the more you post on the topic, the more ignorant you appear. Maybe you should quit while you're behind.
Great. Now I have to grind all my e head nails. I could nail up, then use a dremel to take the edges off. What if I tell owners to never back up the horse. Then I only need to grind one side. It will save time.
If someone hasn't the slightest brain wattage to comprehend the blatantly obvious pointed out to them. Then convincing them of anything is not an option.They have special schools for that.
What is your problem! Is it the water in your area ? Not enough tin foil in your hat to stop the transmission from Mars ? . If you like to use the wrong type of nail in your shoeing work Its ok no big deal its not a crime & nothing to have a break down over . sloppy work yes never the less but you wont be jailed for it. If you feel an E nail is less likely to get dislodged pulling the clinch then if you used a bevel head in a concave. Then hip hip hooray good for you.
There are, as most of you know, several makes and styles of traction nails. They are designed to grab the surface, be it ice, asphalt or slippery rocks and they do not come loose in doing so. The Mustad A-nail is an interesting case, it is used in the mountains around here to shoe pack mules and horses. They are traditionally shod with a flat plate of steel that covers the whole underside of the hoof and is bent upwards in the back to protect the heels and frog. Much like a steel pad you nail on. Nailheads do not sit in the shoe and are not even very snug in the holes of these plates, yet they never come off. It is very rare for one of these shoes to be lost before the nailheads are worn off completely. Gabino may have a couple of stories on this, I think they use them in Spain too.
Despite all your irrelevant babbling about stuff I haven't said, you still haven't answered the question . . . What makes you an authority on nail selection? Why should anyone defer to you, respect your opinion, or bother reading anything you write and take your words seriously?
Eric I believe the nail fitting in the shoe is myth.Smitty how do you figure that one out eric?Karen Someone who comes to this forum only to flame or troll will not be tolerated. Mmmmm what a strange unbiased statement. Am I to deduce Karen from your remark having an opinion on any topic that differs is a no go zone ? I'm struggling with your definition of forum or am I to assume its not a farriers forum but a closed mined club with closed minded opinions on all subject matter related to horse shoeing .
