If anyone want a good forging exercis take a piece of half inch thick by 1 1/4" and about 19 inches long and forge a shoe from it. It is possible alone, but even better if you have a striker. The striker come in real handy when the shoe is fullered,,creased and the nail holes driven in. Most every large city has a shoeing contest of some sort and at those it is common to have a draft shoing competition that usually has three person teams. On work on the feet two make the shoes. You can check at a local horseshoe supply house to get info on your area. And if you are handy at times they may need a striker. In any case it is an opportunity to see metal worked hot by others. Always a good thing for me.
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