THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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A represents a piece of round shafting- with steel face at 

 top. B represents a block of wood, into which the shaft A 

 is let. C passes throag-h A, at the slot F, The foot piece 



Fig. 43.— Device to Prevent Horseshoes from Slipping on the Anvil. 



is bolted or riveted to C. The steel face is 3J- inches wide 

 and slanted, as shown in the drawing*. — By Will. 



A Device to Prevent Horsehoes Slipping on the Anvil. 



The following" is a g-ood plan to prevent horseshoes from 

 slipping- on the anvil. I have been bothered in this way for 

 years, but last winter I took an old anvil and cut three 

 creases in it near the hard^^ hole, as shown in the eng-raving-, 

 Fig. 43. This ended all my trouble. It works like a 

 charm. — By S. C. R. 



Getting the Angle for a Horse's Foot. 



The accompanying- illustration, Fig. 44, represents the tool 

 I use in g-etting the ang-le of a horse's foot. The bar or 

 pointer is eig-ht inches long-, and one-eig-hth inch thick. A 



