Old Shoes

Arizona is full of rocks. Big, little, crumbly, volcanic and all very abrasive. So shoes get worn out and need to be replaced. So, we wind up with lots of old shoes. Not the shoes in the picture above, the ones in the picture below.

That's right..... horse shoes! We have lots of horse shoes. Boxes of them.

So what to do with all these shoes? Of course, it doesn't take much imagination to turn them in to the scrap iron dealer and get a few bucks. But how 'bout if we apply a little imagination? What could they be? How about curtain rod hangers?

How about that? But that's not all by a long shot.






How about a towel rack?

Well, that's nice, but not all that clever you say? It gets better. Here's some creativity. These are condiment holders for your table. They hold a salt and pepper shaker and a stack of napkins and in the center is a bottle of toothpicks. With custom made hats and pistols and chaps and neckerchiefs!

Horse shoes come in various sizes and can be heated and bent and welded to make all sorts of stuff.




Some of it can get pretty large.

I don't know what this is, probably a plant stand, but it sure uses up the horse shoes.

And here's a hall tree.

And finally, for my money the piece de resistance, a chair.

This chair is surprisingly comfortable and there are certainly lots of places for your red plastic cup.

This work was all done by my cousin's husband with a torch, an arc welder, a pile of horse shoes and lot of imagination. You just never know what you're going to find! I get such a kick out of discovering this sort of thing, just done for pure fun.