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shown. By keeping the toe solid {i.e., not fullering it) the 

 chance of overreaching is lessened, and its results when occur- 

 ring are rendered less grave. 



Chamfering, or rasping down the inner limb, is done in 

 the vice whilst the shoe is hot. It minimises the risk of this 

 part of the shoe striking the opposite limb, and prevents the 

 bearing surface of the shoe wearing with a ' burr ' or saw-like 

 edge. Like that previously described, the above shoe has a 

 great advantage over ordinary feather-edged patterns in that it 

 presents a broad bearing surface to the foot, in which it does 

 not tend to become embedded. 



