Hoof knife from a hoof rasp

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Cherry wood handle, carbon fiber pins. 120 grit finnish on blade and wood. One coat of olive oil. Bevel and crown on the spine done with a file. Custom for a farrier as payment in a trade.





 
I'm extremely impressed that you did the bevel with just a file, it looks amazing!


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I know it od but maybe even fuggly. The farrier (second generation) was very specific, down to spine tempering and stock thickness. He had a finnish farrier knife as a reference and start of point in the design discussion (pic below). Both knifes are about twice the size of the normal knifes and have plenty room for the the non knife hand to act as a pivoting point or support. I guess some of our traditional work horses (huge) are to rare fore the big brand tool makers take notice.

 
OK, he wants a trimming knife. Your knife should do quite well for that task. Mostly I made knives to clean the frog and trim the bars. ( soft place in the middle of the hoof and the harder places on each side of the frog)
 
:) Thanks for the clarification. I think the best translation from Swedish would be "toeing knife". But I really don't know.
 
A toeing knife is driven with a hammer or mallet. Sorta like batonning. Rarely done in the US, but still quite common in Europe. Offer times with a helper holding the foot and the farrier facing the foot. Nice job!
 
Cool knife.
Btw, I wonder why one has yet to comment "making knives of files or other scrap is a fools errand when known steel is abundant & inexpensive..."

Our friends at Mora manufacture such a knife but on a smaller dimension.
I am no farrier, but I think its more common european use tool.
 
Putting the finnishing touthes on the blade. I finaly built a extremely over sized strop. Just a straigt piece of pine with an angel as an anchor. The leather is glued with regular wood glue.





The farrier was wery happy with the knife but immediately wanted a super sized version with an extended handel an extra inch at the ricasso.
 
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