THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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lever running' from (7 to D, which you will easil}^ see gives 

 power enoug-h to cut off the end of a y^g-inch rivet. They 

 can be made any size. This also is a very useful tool. — By 

 Kab of the Wynde. 



Bending Horse Nails. — Sprlng-PIncers. — A Shoeing 



Stand. 

 I have been shoeing horses for thirty years and through 



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Fig. 10.— Horse Nail Clincher. Fig. 11.— A Rivet Cutter. 



man}' of these followed the old plan of twisting the nail off 

 with the claw-hammer, wiiich always' leaves a rough and 

 dangerous stub. But about ten 3^ears ago my hammer 

 broke and being in a huriy I adopted a new plan with such 

 success that I have adhered to it ever since. It is this: As 



