The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . 1 Fig. 24,—End Elevatiou of L. H/s Tool Box. Scale V/z inches to foot. wood, and is fastened between the irons by two long ferrule is put upon each end of the wooden handle in orderto prevent its splitting.—Bij Now and Then. An Improved Farriers Box. The bottom of a farriers box should slope up as shown inFigs. 2G or 27 in the accompanying illustrations. Thentools are within sight and reach, and one is
The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . 1 Fig. 24,—End Elevatiou of L. H/s Tool Box. Scale V/z inches to foot. wood, and is fastened between the irons by two long ferrule is put upon each end of the wooden handle in orderto prevent its splitting.—Bij Now and Then. An Improved Farriers Box. The bottom of a farriers box should slope up as shown inFigs. 2G or 27 in the accompanying illustrations. Thentools are within sight and reach, and one is not obliged tostoop low nor to feel around for them. Boxes are made too THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 5a larg-e. One wants but few tools in them, and these shouldstick out handy to be seen and seized. A square bottomcauses the accumulation of paring-s and old nails. Withsloping- sides these can be brushed out without emptyingthe nail boxes above.—By Will Tod. An Improved Rest for a Horses Foot. The accompanying-illustration, Fig. 28, represents a device/for a horses foot to rest on while the smith draws down the. Fig. 25.—Horseshoers Tool Box, contributed by Now and Then. clinches. It is easily made and is a g-reat improvement onthe old style of foot rests with three legs. To make thisnew rest take first a piece of hardwood plank 28 incheslong and 12 inches wide. Make a 2x-l: inch hole, three inchesfrom the end of the plank, and place in it the upright piece,2x4 inches and IS inches long-, as shown in the the top of this piece a little rounding*, and run an ironbrace from the plank to the piece. Make four pins fromf-inch round iron and drive one of them in each corner of the 54 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. plank, letting fcbeni extend out half an inch. These answeras legs and prevent the rest from sliding. To use the rest put it far enough ahead of the horse tomake his knee almost straight. The smith stands with onefoot on the plank and draAvs the clinches o
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