Crossed 500 shoes shaped on my old anvil this year, a number that honestly shocked me.

It made me realize how much muscle memory and speed you build without even noticing, so who else tracks their shoe counts and what's your personal benchmark?

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adam_wood9729d ago

Wait, 500 shoes on one anvil in a single year? That's insane! I can't even picture the amount of hammering that takes. My arm is tired just thinking about it. You must have some serious dedication to hit a number like that.

kellymurphy29d ago

People forget how much of that work is about setup and rhythm, not just raw hammering. Once you get a good system going, @adam_wood97, the pace can really surprise you. It becomes more about steady flow than brute force.

matthew_morgan5d ago

Hold on, rewind. Five hundred shoes on one anvil? I'm stuck on the fact you're still using an old one. That's the real story. The face must be a mess by now, I'd be worried about bouncing everything off a work-hardened surface all year.