Butchers Block Wire Brush

The butchers block wire brush is the traditional farrier's pattern of descaling brush, fitted with flat metal blades rather than the round wire bristles found on general-purpose brushes. The blades bite into forge scale far more effectively than bristles, making short work of cleaning up shoes during shoemaking and modification at the anvil. A compact block format sits comfortably in the hand and keeps the blades square to the work, so scale can be cleared from the branches, fullering and nail holes quickly between heats. This is a workshop brush for steel, and is not intended for use on the horse's hoof.

Traditional farrier's block-pattern descaling brush with metal blades rather than wire bristles, for removing forge scale from shoes during shoemaking.