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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



to build one from the drawing- 1 enclose. Fig. 169 is a side 

 view of the apparatus, and Fig. 170 the front. It is built 

 of lumber, six by eight inches, in sections. The floor is of 

 tw^o-inch plank, raised one foot from tlie ground to prevent 

 stooping on the part of the operator. The nailing pieces, A 



Fig. 170-End View. 



are three by four inches, raised eight inches from the floor. 

 Each is furnished with two devices, B, for securing the 

 foot. They are let into the inside of the posts two- thirds of 

 their thickness, and are secured b}^ bolts. The rollers, C, 

 are made of hard wood, six inches in diameter, and are 



