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Hoof & Shoes > Parts of the Shoe & Tools > Flashcards

Parts of the Shoe & Tools Flashcards

1
Q

Define a web

A

width of material that shoe is made of

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2
Q

Define a branch

A

covering the quarter (toe to heel)

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3
Q

What is the bearing surface

A

part of shoe in contact w/foot

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4
Q

What are clips

A

drawings made by farriers at toe/quarter by heating & shaping shoe

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5
Q

What is a fullering/full swedge?

A

groove made in side of shoe hitting the ground

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6
Q

purpose of fire tongs

A

turn shoes in fire

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7
Q

purpose of shoe tongs

A

hold hot shoe on anvil

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8
Q

Purpose of clipping/turning hammer

A

draw clips when hot shoeing

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9
Q

Purpose of hot fitter

A

takes hot shoe from forge to foot & burning

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10
Q

Purpose of pritchel

A

remove piece of steel left @ bottom of nail hole after fore punch; hold hot shoe against foot

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11
Q

purpose of rounding hammer

A

shape shoes

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12
Q

purpose of creaser/fuller

A

make cut in shoe where nails places

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13
Q

purpose of fore punch

A

make nail head shaped holes in handmade shoes

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14
Q

purpose of butcher block brush

A

brush fire scale off hot steel

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15
Q

what is fire scale

A

layers of oxides formed on top of metal during heating

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16
Q

purpose of shoe puller

A

pull/widen shoes & cut nails

17
Q

purpose of clinch cutter/buffer

A

blade cut/raises clinches//double as hoof pick

18
Q

purpose of clinch block

A

clinch & set nails

19
Q

purpose of clinch gouge

A

remove piece of hoof wall under nail where comes out foot

20
Q

purpose of nail pullers/pincers

A

remove nails from shoes

21
Q

purpose of clinchers

A

bend over piece of nail coming out of foot

22
Q

purpose of driving hammer

A

drive nails into foot

23
Q

purpose of rasp

A

2-sided file to remove tissue; rough = rasp & smooth = file

24
Q

purpose of shoe spreaders

A

widen heels of shoes

25
Q

purpose of hoof nipper

A

cut wall

26
Q

purpose of hoof knife

A

cut outer layer/pare the sole

27
Q

purpose of loop knife

A

pare frog

28
Q

purpose of hoof tester

A

squeeze hoof to test for tenderness

29
Q

purpose of wire brush

A

clean foot before shoe

Hoof & Shoes (6 decks)

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