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I just got home from a long ride on a treasure hunt. I  only got lost twice and it was a thirty five minuite ride there when I finely found this place way out in the sticks this good old boy comes out and hands me three five gallon buckets full of horseshoes now I'm heading out into my shop to try my second try at some neat little horseshoe art projects  I'll post some pics soon
Reply:Trevor, That was a lucky find! I saw some pics fro a guy who made a nice pool cue rack. I look forward to seeing yours.
Reply:note this is not my design i borrowed it from the net but here goeslets see if you know what it is Attached Images
Reply:Napkin holder? or walking stick oranament?
Reply:It's a cowboy warming his hands in front of the fire. Or maybe some of us younger weldors paying homage to the old heads!Low speed, high drag............but heavily armed!
Reply:The leg looks crooked because of the angle  http://sticky46341.tripod.com/sitebu.../p10100051.jpg
Reply:Sorry, I can't figure out how to load a picture to the site
Reply:those things make good gifts "after a long day of doing nothing...its gooood to kick back" Pumbaa
Reply:Sure looks like a cowboy to me, but I can't tell what it's made out of.  I had a buddy who used to go to a swap meet / flea market and make little figures out of horse shoe nails and used a OA torch and brazed em together.Last edited by Rocky D; 01-13-2004 at 04:40 PM.Experience is the sum of our mistakes.  Arcin' and Sparkin' Rocky D
Reply:Rocky, I'll deferr to your years of expertise in the arena of shoeing horses & mules, after all theArmy did teach you that part of the business, and I've heard you single handedly are responsible for long wearing shoes onGeorge Washington's horse, or was that his false teeth.Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:Originally posted by Franz Rocky, I'll deferr to your years of expertise in the arena of shoeing horses & mules, after all theArmy did teach you that part of the business, and I've heard you single handedly are responsible for long wearing shoes onGeorge Washington's horse, or was that his false teeth.
Reply:Nice Trevor.  How did you heat the shoes to bend them?
Reply:The leg is straight, it is the camera Attached Images
Reply:another pick Attached Images
Reply:Originally posted by Sticky another pick
Reply:Originally posted by Trevor note this is not my design i borrowed it from the net but here goeslets see if you know what it is
Reply:memfuzz is right its a cowboy warming his hands by the fire candle holder theres lots of pis on the net just do a net search on horshoe art  i've done a few differnt projects but ran out of horseshoe till the other night  A oldtimer buddy of mine says i should sell these things in local craft fairs or at the sevral craft malls around here Sticky maybe i'll borrow your design on that table to if you dont mind
Reply:Remember the three things you have to know to be a Cowboy.1. Don't spit into the wind2. Don't drink downstream from the herdand3. Don't squat with your spurs on
Reply:heres one i made last night once again found idea on the internet the guy called it drinking buddys Attached Images
Reply:jim314  I heated the legs with a propane torch and whacked em with a small sledge I would like to get a anvil and make a forge and realy heat and beat some metal
Reply:Rocky D,Used 1x 1/8 inch angle frame for the legs to conect to the wood.   Top of legs on the side view is11,  bottom is 15.  Seat is 16 inches high.   Top is 22.5 x 12. Rebar is 7/8.  The 3 shoes came to 13.25 inches and I welded them together first.
Reply:Originally posted by Sticky Rocky D,Used 1x 1/8 inch angle frame for the legs to conect to the wood.   Top of legs on the side view is11,  bottom is 15.  Seat is 16 inches high.   Top is 22.5 x 12. Rebar is 7/8.  The 3 shoes came to 13.25 inches and I welded them together first.
Reply:Originally posted by fla jim Remember the three things you have to know to be a Cowboy.1. Don't spit into the wind2. Don't drink downstream from the herdand3. Don't squat with your spurs on
Reply:Rocky D,That is real horse poop on the boots. Attached Images
Reply:Check this out Attached ImagesThank God for that boot jack!Should we discuss the difference between Cowboys & Drovers?Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:Whay's snow?
Reply:The difference between Engineer boots, and cowboy boots:Cowboy boots has the bulls**t on the outside
Reply:I wouldn't touch that line with a 14 foot Serbian, let alone a 10 foot Pole.Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:looks like one of those kokapeli dudes you see in colorado all the time, but warming his hands instead of dancing around! Cool candleholder...?Lean mean TIG weldin' machineSquarewave 175
Reply:I recently went to a wedding in a back yard where they had the altar(?) made out of horse shoes.  Cool, but interesting as well...