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Pukka Bundook · 25th January 2007, 04:39 PM

Hi Fernando,
I wasn't saying the use of horseshoes or nails was a myth, just that any wonderful properties added by the horse pounding the iron would be lost in the forging.
William Fullard, the best barrel-maker in London in early 19th Century used horseshoe nail stubs almost exclsively. ( poor folks made a poor living by gathering them along the great london road!)
I'm sure swordsmiths would compete for this source of pure (at that time) iron!
Best wishes,
Richard.

25th January 2007, 04:39 PM	#11
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Blades and horseshoes??! Hi Fernando, I wasn't saying the use of horseshoes or nails was a myth, just that any wonderful properties added by the horse pounding the iron would be lost in the forging. William Fullard, the best barrel-maker in London in early 19th Century used horseshoe nail stubs almost exclsively. ( poor folks made a poor living by gathering them along the great london road!) I'm sure swordsmiths would compete for this source of pure (at that time) iron! Best wishes, Richard.