November 1, 201411 yr Using a large rounding hammer, helpfull for making the points curved. I acualy use my drawing hammer as well. As it has a 2" radius
December 10, 201411 yr Fun project. Going to give it another try this weekend. Had problems with the bottom of the shoe, think I need a sharper corner.
December 10, 201411 yr Let an old horseshoer give you a bit od advice Iron dwarf and jacob, open the shoe up begor you start the point, either by seting the heals, on on the face and on on the side and taping the senter of the toe or by placing it over the horn and taping the toe. This will give you a more defined point. The heals will n ed to be scroled more, like jacons second shoe. Look up brians original video as he shows you clearly how not to close up the heals to form the top of the heart. Ae, it looks to me as if you either used full face blows or tried to flaten the quarters of the shoe after forging the point insted of spreding the heals first. This comes from lots of experians screwing up shoes and fixing my mistakes, lol
December 10, 201411 yr I have made a couple of horse shoe hearts and make mine opposite the way yours are. The bottom point of the heart is the two ends of the shoe brought together. I take a horse shoe, fold in half so the two sides match up. Then I draw out the front of the shoe (where the front of the horses hoof goes) to a point, then the same with the heel of the shoe. Unfold and adjust as needed. Everyone has their own way. ~The Mad Rabbit
December 11, 201411 yr Mad Rabbits method is the one I have seen donne in the past. Fold, straighten, taper ends, bend curves, unfold. This method keeps everything symetrical. Watched a guy knock out 4 in 15 minutes this way.
December 11, 201411 yr I have issues with the tip looking funky with the fold and forge method, I guess it comes from bumping shoes for a living. The first thing you lern is how to make both branches symetrical, then flat, then unsemetrical again, lol
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