But think of all the money you save shoeing your own horses.Hovannes wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 18:44 An anvil is a gateway drug.
Then you need hammers, tongs, hardies, a forge, etc
Not to mention a stand of some sort. A good size tree stump is classic.
Of course once you have the basics, you can forge your own blacksmithing tools.
That's how apprentices learned in the old days.
A bottomless rabbit hole.
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That's why there are turning cams on my Cliff Carroll---for cold shoeing.FredS wrote: ↑26 Sep 2022, 06:47But think of all the money you save shoeing your own horses.Hovannes wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 18:44 An anvil is a gateway drug.
Then you need hammers, tongs, hardies, a forge, etc
Not to mention a stand of some sort. A good size tree stump is classic.
Of course once you have the basics, you can forge your own blacksmithing tools.
That's how apprentices learned in the old days.
A bottomless rabbit hole.
Fire up the forge for clients and add an decimal point to the price tag for hot shoeing.