60 MANUAL FOR ARMY HORSESHOERS. 



5?. Drawing the toe clip.— Fitting hammers with two different 

 styles of peen are considered in this work. The one with the round- 

 edged end to the head of the hammer, is shown in the following 



cuts. For the fitting hammer, with spherical peen, see Plate I, 

 l)aragraph 1. Having procured a shoe of the desired size and having 

 noted the general changes to be made in its shape, especially at 



the toe, place^ the toe of the shoe in the fire, ground web down. 

 "\Mien the toe is white hot take the tongs in the left hand, seize the 

 shoe near the heel on the side nearest you, remove it from the fire 



