Daniel Jones, CJF, has been shoeing horses in Fairhope, Ala., for 25 years. He is the captain of the 2020 American Farriers Team and a multi-year member (2011, 2012, 2019). In 2008, he was the World Championship Blacksmiths Striker of the Year and a Top 10 finisher in that year and 2009. He is also an American Farrier’s Association pre-certification instructor and the recipient of the 2018 Jim Linzy Outstanding Clinician Award.

Use Calipers to Improve Efficiency and Accuracy When Punching Nail Holes

Measurement tools can aid farriers in everyday work and competition

By Daniel Jones posted on January 6, 2021 | Posted in Equipment

Training your eye is one of the most important skills you will learn as a farrier. It’s also one of the skills for which time has no substitute. Fortunately, new and veteran farriers alike have a variety of measurement tools that can serve as a guide, whether you’re at a barn earning your living or at a competition honing your shoemaking skills.

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