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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. - 



small thumbscrew secures it to tlie other piece, which is 

 made from iron one inch wide and one-quarter inch thick. 

 In making- it I take a piece twelve inches long-, and then 

 another piece, bending- the latter into a half circle as in the 



Fig. 44.— Tool used by " A. W. M." for getting the Angle of a Horse's Foot. 



illustration, and then welding- together the four ends of the 

 two pieces. The method of using- the tool is clearly shown 

 in the illustration.— j^^/ A. W. M. 



