smitty , chris g is a top notch educator , he has that ability to explain what he is doing and how to do it , as for his everyday work i cannot comment .
chris

chris bunting wrote:
I get it now. Shoeing yesterday and today I counted seven things I learned at Saturday's clinic that I could use to improve. After 19 years, I think I can turn out a fair product, but it's sure nice to learn to do a bit better.
As to his day to day work, I haven't seen it, but he has competed at a high international level, and I've heard that the FWCF cards aren't just handed out.
I know Chris fairly well and we consider each other a friend. His integrity I've come to know leads me to doubt he'd go out and slap on some shoes when he thought no one would see.

Bill Adams wrote:
IME, in this game people who talk the talk at least walk the walk as best they can.

I'm sure that all of us who talk the talk have jobs out there we are less proud of, but not for want of trying to do the best job possible. Sometimes it just doesn't work out as we would like.

I wouldn't know Chris if he fell out of a packet of Cornflakes, but that FWCF says to me that he is serious about his craft.

$0.02

What were the 7 things Bill?

Thanks for that tip, Rick, I'll keep it in mind at the test .
I'm sitting the test in Oklahoma at dusty franklins, so that's 5 hours away from my school smithy. It was the only test I knew of that was on at the time I needed one, although now I hear there is one in a few weeks about an hour away.
Anyway, I get to meet Dan Helton there this weekend and also Jason ro tromel, so it's all good. I have been working so hard towards this for so
Long that Im looking forward to a good night out afterwards and I can only hope I have something to celebrate.

Smithy, you'd have to read the blog to get an fair idea of the school, there is just too much to say. Chris and Kelly and Cody are excellent folk and I learn as much about being a truly good and disciplined person from them as I do about good shoeing.

Sure miss having spare time, but I didn't come all this way to slack off

smitty88 wrote:
I got several tips on making toe cap shoes.

Dialed in on jump welding.

When bumping toes or heels I have always hit the bar with the flat side of the hammer. Chris hollered at me to use the round side, what a difference.

He had me thin out my pritchel. Works mo' better.

Taught me to watch the other side of my creaser, which brought my hands in line with each other for better control.

Got a couple tips on making my clips a bit nicer, and they burn in easier now.

Got yelled at for tapping my work between strikes.

Many tips on certification, encouraged my two sons who were there, alot of good discussion, and encouragement.

By the way, when I wrote that post before I bet myself that you'd ask what I'd learned.

Rachel,
Did you check out page 215 of the new book yet? Also ask Chris if he applied for his California work permit yet.

By the way, when I wrote that post before I bet myself that you'd ask what I'd learned. (Bill)



What made you think that?

smitty88 wrote:Getting to know you!
You're a great example and I appreciate the challenges you put forward.

Bill
I heard those work permits were hard to come by and you had to be interviewed by the Cali Hwy Patrol. Tell Chris its not as hard here in Texas

nothing is difficult once you have been taught correctly and dont stop practicing ,but it will always be hard work
chris

So has anyone heard, Rachael Kane CF?

Jason RoTramel wrote:
Or yeah ay
like shes a chicky babe ay

noyce bum pritty face
smart as n a real good Farrier
only trouble ive ever heard of her is
she Pharts like a brumby ay :D;)

Red your a crack up.

I'm sure she passes but had not heard for sure yet.

She has gone Underground in USA!!!

Her blog has been up-dated with the last two weeks.

boy . . . . She's gonna be after Red when she reads that one!