07-19-2007, 01:36 PM
Quote:A couple of questions:
Could the shaft be hammered down to a better angle?
We tried this, actually, hoping to get both longer and continously tapering shafts. A friend of mine who is a professional smith found that he had about 1/3rd wastage because the shaft broke off. This seems to be due to them being cast, not forged - different material qualities.
Quote:Could the shaft be filed down to a better angle?
Certainly, and if you plan on nailing closed shoes/boots I think I'd recommend taking the trouble and do so. With open shoes where the complete insole area is accessible like caligae e.g. the method I described above seems to work ok as well.
Cheers,
Martin
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