Originally Posted by 1minute
Beautiful! Wood looks a little proud, so the wood/metal fit could be improved just slightly. It does take a ton of time and patience though to fit wood if the metal has already been finished. Can't sand things down flush.

Along those lines, the Shiloh folks seem to be the best at wood/metal fit here in the US. Probably helps that they do everything in their own shop and the fitting can be done while metal is still white.


The wood is left proud intentionally, as the old time English makers did. It is to allow for refinishing in the future. It takes a lot more time to leave the wood proud to a consistent depth all round, than it does to simply sand it down to the metal.


If you want good quality hay then expect to pay a fair price, if you want to buy hay that has already been thru the horse, well that comes a little cheaper.