jacbow2 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) Someone gave me a bucket full of horse shoes and railroad spikes, trying to think of what to make with them.. i could probably make a few hearts with the shoes.. what do you guys think? Edited May 15, 2016 by jacbow2 Incorrect spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Horse shoe usage is endless, me make coat hooks, bridle hooks, tack washing hooks, hoof picks, napkin holders, boot scrapers, hinges, wine bottle holders, we've made lamps made one as a door mats to get heavy dirt off boots before getting to the wiping mat. Have a farrier that drops off a 5 gal buckets once or twice a months, good things to give to people starting at forging, makes them think, they can forge them or weld them endless, Spikes same thing makes you think and endless possibilities just look at this sight fully 100s of examples of spikes and horse shoes, you need to read & research before asking for help. Right Frosty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 20 minutes ago, notownkid said: hinges any pictures? that would be interesting to see, never made/seen them made into hinges. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Unfortunately my pictures, the ones not already lost are packaged for or already shipped to new farm and will be a while before they rise to the important thing to do today list. I think I have seen a picture of one .on IFI here in the not to distant past. envision rolling the heals into a hinge design for the pins, spread the shoe heal as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Littleblacksmith, here are some hinges made from horseshoes. I copied mine from one of our member's outhouse next to his smithy. The original outhouse hinge belongs to Richard Ross (credit for stealing his idea). Mine are the pair on the placemat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 RR spikes are good for coat hooks, bottle openers, toasting forks/steak flippers just to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 arkie, those look easier than I thought, thanks for sharing. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 55 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said: arkie, those look easier than I thought, thanks for sharing. Littleblacksmith A tip for finishing up the hinges. Where the loops are formed on the shoes, make one loop closed to fit well, not loose or rattley and leave the other loop partially open so as to slide the pin of the other shoe(s) into it. Then close the last loop and your set to go. Much easier than trying to bend a shoe and force the pins into closed loops. My shoes weren't bent into as tight a curve as Richard's were...wish I had done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 If you have access to Pinterest or some such thing, even just Google images, just put in "horseshoe art" and a zillion options come up. I also got a box full of horseshoes recently, had a blast making some items from them though I was mostly welding, not forging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 9 hours ago, arkie said: Much easier than trying to bend a shoe and force the pins into closed loops I tried to made a door knocker basically the same way as a hinge but tried bending the shoe into the holes, lets just say that I never finished it and it is currently in the scrap pile. LoL Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDarkNebulah Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 You could make the horse shoes into railroad spikes and the rail road spikes into horseshoes. Then repeat. Flawless plan right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Hoof picks from horseshoes sell well out here. even better if you forge a horse head on the handle end. RR spikes are great for power hammer practice making tent stakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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