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Pukka Bundook · 25th January 2007, 02:49 PM

Any pounding and compacting of the iron shoe produced by the horse, would be compltely lost anyway, in the forging process.

You hear the same thing, re. stub-iron twist gun barrels, (barrels made from horseshoe nail stubs)...........The pounding makes a purer product therefore a higher quality barrel.
as above, lost in forging process,..... but a good source for nice pure iron!

25th January 2007, 02:49 PM	#8
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Blades and horseshoes??! Any pounding and compacting of the iron shoe produced by the horse, would be compltely lost anyway, in the forging process. You hear the same thing, re. stub-iron twist gun barrels, (barrels made from horseshoe nail stubs)...........The pounding makes a purer product therefore a higher quality barrel. as above, lost in forging process,..... but a good source for nice pure iron!