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Calgary Mail-In Presents

A pair of roadsters is at the center of the 2011 exercise
The 2011 Calgary Mail-In Exercise presents a double-barreled challenge to entrants. Farriers will be asked to forge not just one shoe, but two: A pair of roadsters, to be precise.
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Forge Welding Made Easy

Making a successful forge weld boils down to three key points
Proper forge welding is a combination of surface preparation, heat and timing. All of the problems encountered while forge welding can be attributed to the improper execution of one or more of these three elements.
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Getting a Firmer Grasp on Farrier Shop Skills

Participants in this year’s Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise further developed their talents by making bolt tongs rather than shoes
After 10 years of forging various shoes ranging from the simple to the complicated, the Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise shifted gears this year. This year’s exercise encouraged American Farriers Journal readers to sharpen their forging skills by producing a pair of bolt tongs from 3/4-inch bar stock.
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Getting A Better Fit

Hot Or Cold?

Before he retired, Ringwood, Ill., Jim Woods always treated shoes with heat.
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