SHOEING. 



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foot, and the nail-holes' punched, as in Fig. 565. Lay on the shoe as 

 intended to be nailed, and with a pencil make a mark over the inside 

 of the bar at the point of the heel on both sides. This done, accu- 

 rately punch or 

 drill two holes 

 through the iron, 

 about three six- 

 teenths .of an 

 inch in diameter. 

 If it can be done, 

 it would be bet- 

 ter to have the 

 holes beveled on 

 the inside of the 

 bar. extending 

 up and back at 

 the point of the 

 heel. Next, take 

 two little pieces 



©f good iron or steel, about three fourths to seven eighths of an 

 inch long, by about three sixteenths thick, and about five eighths 

 of an inch wide. Cut down the end until it will fit the hole in the 



Fig. 502.— View ol Hoot with Marked Depression across the 

 Front, and a Corresponding Bulging downwards ol the Sole. 



Fig. 503.— Model Thin-heeled Shoe. 



Fig. 504.— Light Hind Shoe. 



shoe, and rivet it, as shown ' in Fig. 557. These are now to be 

 warmed and bent, and, if necessary, filed so as to lie flat against 



