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MANUAL FOR ARMY HORSESHOERS. 



grasp the bar about 2 inches from the end and an equal amount 

 projects over the edge of the anvil, so that the point struck will be 

 midway between the points of support. 



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Strike lightly with the hammer at the center of the upper edge of 

 of the bar, and gradually bend the bar until it is right angled or L- 

 shaped. 



If, after bending, the L is not flat, but twisted, it must be leveled 

 on the face of the anvil. 



