Excerpt from The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing: Horseshoeing, Carriage and Wagon Building and Painting

1. Brick Forge 12; 2.An Iron Forge with Fan Blower 13; 3.Bellows with Spring Attachment 15; 4.Anvil 17; 5.Blacksmith's Hammers 21; 6.The Proper Kind of Hammer Eye 22; 7.A Pair of Tongs 23; 8.Split Joint 41; 9.Butt Joint 41; 10. T Joint 42; 11.Section of the Foot 47; 12.External Appearance of Foot 48; 13.Bottom of Foot 51; 14.Normal Position of Front Feet 61; 15. Base-wide Position 62; 16. Out-toe Position 63; 17. Base-narrow, In-toe Position 63; 18.Correct Position as Viewed from Side 64; 19.Position Too Far Forward 65; 20. Sheep-kneed Position 65; 21. Acute-angled Foot 66; 22.Bear-Foot 68; 23.Lines of Flight, Regular, Base-wide, and Base-narrow 69; 24.Untrimmed and Trimmed Hoofs 82; 25.Both Sides of a Front Shoe, Showing Concaving and Position of Nails 85; 26.Front Shoe. Hind Shoe 87; 27.Heel Calks 91; 28. A Horseshoe Nail 101

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