back pritchelling

ok or not ok?

no no no , no . Gary what is this all about ?

I made a pair for a pony the other day and spoiled the nail holes a bit as I adjusted the shoes, so I back pritchelled them to make them useable.

I remember being taught that it was a big no no and, as a rule, I don't do it but on this occasion I did it all the same...

I have seen some guys do it as a matter of course, so I thought it might be a good topic for debate.

Gary not a good habit to get into
if your making hand-mades the holes
are only as good as your stamp/pritchel are set up
the norm is to barley touch the back of the hole
there should be no day light from the back and not much movement

So if you... er sorry, if one of your apprentices . squished a nail hole when they adjusted the shoe, should they chuck it and make another, back pritchel to make the hole more usable or just hammer the nail through anyway?

Are we not talking about back pricheling as in all the nail holes?

always pritchel through from the ground surface , a shagged up nailhole can always be restamped

I was actually just thinking of ones that have been spoilt - like I often do when I clip hinds. I seem to squash the holes next to the clip a bit. The obvious answer is 'improve your clipping' but in the real world, a tap from the back with the pritchel makes them usable.
I have seen some guys back pritchel all the nail holes though.

Gary there will be shoes made tomoro bye the App
made from 3/4 x 5/16 i want a size 3 nail to fit not a 4,5
i dont want the nail swimming in the hole or i dont want it that it wont go in
its all habits they pick up good and bad, hopefully not to many bad ones

i never close up holes clipping hinds

back pritchelling weakens the nail , remember how your stamp and ptitchel work and set the hole up , back holing it only makes the hole bigger and puts a sharp edge inside the hole which will weaken the nail

Anyone here in the States that used Diamond Saddlite shoes learned how to backpunch nail holes. That, or they got used to driving really bad nails.

yes, have a few left over for the real thin walled horses welsh pony/TB crosses [children's pony hunters] .....use the SB 4.5 Capewells with them. I go thur the top, then back punch with a small pritchel for RN and SB blade nails.

anytime you back punch you are opening up the nail hole on the wrong side and you will get some sharp metal pieces in the nail head itself; and the you are opening up too much the nail head from the foot surface and can cause movement in the nail is seated; could cause shearing of the nail.....the nail is tapered down and so is your nail punch to be tapered down and with the angle of the wall; and your nail is to seat almost tight without movement in the nail punch.
when you backpunch you lose that tapering.
explain later...got to go.

In the words of the famous Rick - it depends. I try not to. But if I get a hole a little off, I will.

I know people that back punch every shoe. Doesn't seem to Matter.

Eric Russell