Placed 3rd at my first competetion

[dpuckett]

I entered a farrier/ blacksmith competition this past week, and placed 3rd in my division in one class. I've been building shoes for about 3 weeks now, and am quite happy with my results. I even got some of my entry back. I figured out forge welding the night before the meet (have to do some in one class), and did ok with the bar shoes.
Hopefully this is a good indication of things to come.

Daniel

[TWorline]

Great job Daniel!!! I would definitely say that it is an indication of things to come. Keep up the good work.

[PToombs]

Cool! Sounds like you're getting the hang of it.
Let us know when you want to do Jeremy's animal, I wanna come out and watch!


Get your LP on yet?

[dpuckett]

Get a rope to make a sugar string, and I'll do a demo next year.

Hard to get the lift pump on the truck right now. I went home the next weekend, and in light of higher diesel prices, and lower MPGs of the dually, I took the Dakota. She was driving the diesel til the starter crapped out- I told her just tap it with a hammer, but she's not accustomed to that kind of vehicular abuse. So she's been driving the 1/2ton. She said she'll see about getting it licensed this week......

DP

[dpuckett]

Last week, we had an AFA precertification clinic here at the school, and 4 from my class (myself included) took it. Took a written test on Friday, along with handing in a shoe display, which showcases some various modifications we can make to regular horseshoes for various uses. I passed the wirtten with a 90%; passed the shoe display with flying colors. They chose one shoe for me to reproduce to their pattern in a 30minute time frame. I got it spot on, except one heel was about 1/8" too short, and they couldnt pass it.

I shod a pair of front feet Saturday morning, and missed the time limit by 12minutes. Guy grading my work said it would have passed by a goodly margin if I had been a little faster. All in all, not bad for a student of 15 weeks, especially when one considers there were guys testing alongside me who make 6 figures a year, and got stopped because their trim was sub-standard. I have to redo my on-site demo and shoe another horse at a different certification, and I will be an AFA certified farrier. The director of the school was impressed, even. Things are looking up for me......

DP

[PToombs]

Certified Fairy?


Sorry Dan, I couldn't resist! Congrats on doing so well! Hope you get 'er nailed next time!

[dpuckett]

Yeah, Pete, we've heard all the Fairy jokes. Old news, nothing new there . Ironically, there are quite a few next door to home......

FInished up my 16th week today. Took a monster written test (102 questions, 15pages), and turned in my shoe display. I got the 2nd highest scores on the shoe board and test.

Now I just need a forge.....

DP