THE PRACTICAT. HORSESHOER. 



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cated upon the drawings, Figs. 23 and 24, show the propor- 

 tions I have found most desirable for employment. The 

 till at the top of the '^ deck" is made one inch deep. The 

 tool box is made four inches deep. From this brief descri})- 

 tion and the accompanying sketches I think any one will 

 be able to construct such a tool box as we countrymen use. 

 —Bij L. H. 



Shoeing Box. 



I send inclosed a sketch of a shoeing box, Fig. 25, which 

 has many advantages. The dimensions are as follows : 



Fig. 23.— Side Elevation of " L. H.'s^' Tool Box. Scale lYz inches to the foot. 



Length, 12 inches ; width, 18 inches, and height 10 inches. 

 The small square compai'tments arp for nails, the larger 

 space in front of them is for knives, w^hile the other half of 

 the upper portion of the box contains rasps, hammers, pin- 

 cers, etc. The drawer below, which in the sketch is shown 

 partly drawn out, is quite convenient in cases where the 



