Yeah I wanted to mount the shoes nicely and thought inlaying them into the curved board might be too much for the accuracy of my machine (Lowrider2 - pingpong build) - due to its size there is a good amount of flex which doesn’t show in normal cuts, but can show in inlays. Although it’s oversize it does really well, and while I’d love to upgrade to a lr4, I just can’t bring myself tobe without a cnc in the downtime!
Making the hooves was the natural choice as it allowed them to be mounted proud of the board, and then could incorporate the proper horseshoe nails etc. it was a how hard can it be moment! I was then able to nail the shoes onto the “hooves” like an actual farrier/blacksmith would. With to the capabilities of the machine, and the ease of 3dmilling in estlcam it turned out to be pretty straightforward to complete, but I was glad I did the foam test first!
Thanks @vicious1 @christian-knuell and everyone who’s supported on the forum for providing the tools, support and inspiration to take thoughts in my head and turn them into reality!