January 31, 200917 yr Could any one shed some light on the easiest way to make a knife/hoof pick like this. Any help would be greatly apreciated (never made/done anything like this before)
February 1, 200917 yr Make a T shape with a short leg, then fold the T arms back onto each other and weld? I dont see why that wouldn't work just fine. I was thinking the same thing. Thats a nice looking knife. It looks to be hand made. They call those loop knives. They work great when they are really sharp but can be dangerous. I cut myself the other day with one.
February 1, 200917 yr I like that loop knife... here are some other designs that might be of interest.phalenhorseshoeingsupply.com They don't have the pick integrated in them but might give some additional ideas.
February 1, 200917 yr Author Thanks all, For your help now all thats left to do is get my forge built and start forging.
February 2, 200917 yr yes metal muncher it is for shoeing it is called a loop knife they have gotten real popular of late most dont have the hoof pick built in them
February 3, 200917 yr Yes it is for trimming horses. It is very useful in trimming the frog. Which is the soft part on the bottom of the foot that looks like a arrow head. There are other single blade knives more useful to trim the sole.
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