Tool Maintenance | Roy Bloom, CJF

Tool Maintenance | Roy Bloom, CJF | DVD

Tool Maintenance focuses on the care and adjustment of the tools farriers and blacksmiths rely on every day. Roy Bloom demonstrates practical maintenance techniques for tongs, punches, and other commonly used tools, showing how proper attention can improve both performance and working life.

The program provides straightforward guidance for recognizing and correcting common tool issues rather than simply replacing equipment when it stops working as intended.

Roy Bloom, CJF is a farrier, blacksmith, toolmaker, clinician, and educator who has worked professionally in the trade since the early 1970s. His career has included serving on the American Farriers Team, teaching clinics throughout the United States and Canada, and developing farrier and blacksmith tools through Bloom Forge.

Bloom received the American Farrier's Association Outstanding Educator Award in 2001 and was inducted into the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame the same year. He is widely recognized for his forging skills, attention to detail, and decades of education within the farrier industry.